Programme
International Summer School on Natural Products – Maldive edition15-21 March 2026 – MaRhe Center
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International Summer School on Natural Products – Maldive edition15-21 March 2026 – MaRhe Center
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17.30-18.30 Info Session and Networking Meeting (introducing each other) with Federica Siena, Luca Fallati and Lorenzo Toniolo (UNIMIB and Marhe Center)
19:00: 20:00 Dinner
20:00-22:00 Networking (teamwork and round table and/or presentation by participants)
Giorgio Chiappetta & Nadia Pellgrino, DinoSub with Lucas Di Cerbo:
DinoSub: A history of Sea preservation
08:15-8:30: Opening: Valeria Costantino, UNINA, ISSNP Board
08:30-9:30: Lecture and open discussion, Chair: Valeria Costantino
Prof. Vitor Vasconcelos, CIIMAR and ISSNP International Scientific Board
Blue Natural Products & Sustainable Research
10:00-12:00: Diving Lab (diving or snorkelling, and sampling)
12:30-14:00: Lunch
14:00-16:00: Diving Lab (diving or snorkelling, and sampling)
16:30-17:30: Talk Ing. Carlo De Sterlich – UNINA: “Safe on Land and Underwater: Best Practices for the Lab and Diving Lab”
17:30-18:30: Lab Time (working in the lab- all together- Referent person: Dr Viviana Di Matteo – UNINA)
19:00: 20:00- Dinner
20:00-22:00 Round-Table- Chair Dr. Serenella Gagliardi, Food and Culture Consultant,
The Maldives: the Identity of a Paradise
08:30-9:30: Lecture and open discussion
Prof. Valeria Costantino – UNINA
From the Collection to the NPs discovery. The Nagoya Protocol and ABS Sharing.
10:00-12:00: Diving Lab (diving or snorkelling, and sampling)
12:30-14:00: Lunch
14:00-16:00: Diving Lab (diving or snorkelling, and sampling)
16:30-18:00: Lab Time: working session in the lab- all together- Lab Instructors: Vitor Vasconcelos and Pedro Leao – CIIMAR
19:00: 20:00- Dinner
20:00-22:00 Round table and talk by Dr. Giovanni Bottiglieri – MBA spa
Marine Protection: Environmental Responsibilities of the Shipping Sector
09:00-12:00: Diving Lab (diving or snorkelling, sampling)
12:30-14:00: Lunch
14:00-16:00: Diving Lab (diving or snorkelling, and sampling)
16:30-17:00: Lecture and open discussion- Chair: Dr. Viviana D Matteo
Dr. Germana Esposito (online)– UNINA
The Metabolomic approach using Molecular Networking and other tools
17:00-18:30: Lab Time (working session in the lab- all together- Referent person: Dr Viviana Di Matteo)
19:00: 20:00- Dinner
20:00-22:00 Round table by Dr. Thomas Gale – University of Greenwich
To what extent is green chemistry helping to preserve our oceans?
08:30-9:30: Lecture and open discussion, Chair: Joana Almeida
Dr. Pedro Leao – CIIMAR
Harnessing the Biosynthetic Diversity of Cyanobacterial Biofilms
10:00-12:00: Diving Lab (diving or snorkelling, and sampling)
12:30-14:00: Lunch
14:00-16:00: Diving Lab (diving or snorkelling, and sampling)
16:30-18:00: Lab Time (working session in the lab- all together)
Lab Instructors: Viviana Di Matteo – DNA extraction
19:00: 20:00- Dinner
20:00-22:00 Networking by Lucas Di Cerbo – UNINA
Team Building & Effective Communication: from the Sea floor to the Laboratory
08:00-10:00: Lecture and open discussion, Chair: Pedro Leao
Dr. Thomas Gale – University of Greenwich
Reviewing Structure-Activity Relationships in Marine Natural Products
10:00-12:00: Diving Lab (diving or snorkelling, and collection)
12:30-14:00: Lunch
14:00-16:00: Diving Lab (snorkelling)
16:00-18:00: Lab Time (working session in the lab- all together- Referent person: Dr Viviana Di Matteo – UNINA)
19:00: 20:00- Dinner
20:00-21:30: Dr. Luca Pallonetto, UNINA
AI & Natural Products Research
21:30-22:00- Conclusions and future, Valeria Costantino