THE MEXICAN EXTREMOPHILE NETWORK
IS PLEASED TO INVITE THE
November 23 to 26, 2025
Note: This timeline ensures sufficient preparation for participants and organizers while accommodating a rigorous review process for oral presentations
Students:
280 USD early payment.
Deadline July 31, 2025
370 USD late payment.
Deadline September 30, 2025
Researchers:
370 USD early payment.
Deadline July 31, 2025
450 USD late payment.
Deadline September 30, 2025
Speakers Invited
JENNY BLAMEY
Fundacion Cientifica y Cultural Biociencia, Chile
NINA GUNDE CIMERMAN
University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
AHARON OREN
Hebrew University of Jerusalem Israel
ANTONIO VENTOSA
Universidad de Sevilla, Spain
RUSS H. VREELAND
ESM Company, USA
LUIS ANDRÉS YARZÁBAL.
Universidad Católica de Cuenca. Ecuador.
BONNIE K. BAXTER
Westminster University Salt Lake City, USA
RAMON ROSELLO-MORA.
IMEDEA, Spain.
RAFAEL RUIZ DE LA HABA
Universidad de Sevilla, Spain
CRISTINA SÁNCHEZ PORRO
Universidad de Sevilla, Spain
Afternoon | ||
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14:00 17:00 | Registration of participants | |
17:00 17:15 | Welcome Address by the Organizing Committee | |
17:15 18:15 | Opening Lecture: Halophilic fungi revisited: Biodiversity and adaptation across the salt spectrum. Speaker: Nina Gunde-Cimerman. University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. | |
18:15 19:15 | Keynote Lecture: On Earth everyone has a job: What do our wonderful halophiles really do in that salt brine. Speaker: Russ H. Vreeland. ESM Company, USA | |
19:30 | Welcome Cocktail |
Morning | Afternoon | ||
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09:00 10:00 | Keynote Lecture: The Halophiles’ Confusion to Microbiology Speaker: Aharon Oren. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. | 14:00 16:00 | Science dissemination: Bridging extreme microbiology and art for scientific outreach (Session 2) |
10:00 10:30 | Coffee Break | 14:00 14:40 | Keynote– Bridging extreme microbiology and art for scientific outreach. Speaker: Luis Andrés Yarzábal. Universidad Católica de Cuenca. Cuenca, Ecuador. |
10:30 12:30 | Oral Presentations (Session 1) – 15 minutes each, including Q&A | 14:40 15:00 | Music for scientific outreach in the context of extreme microbiology.María del Rayo Sánchez Carbente. Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Mexico. Speaker: Claudia López Sánchez (Instituto Tecnológico de Oaxaca, México |
10:30 11:00 | Genomics and metagenomics reveal intrageneric and intraspecific diversity and discreteness key for their ecological success. Speaker: Ramon Rosello-Mora. IMEDEA, Spain. | 15:00 15:20 | Graphic arts and photography for scientific outreach in the context of extreme microbiology.María Asunción Lago Lestón. CICESE, Mexico. Speaker: Hortencia Silva Jiménez. Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Mexico. Rosa María Camacho Ruiz. CIATEJ, Mexico. |
11:00 11:30 | Great salt lake microbialite recovery from desiccation. Speaker: Bonnie K. Baxter. Westminster University Salt Lake City, USA | 15:20 15:40 | Literature for scientific outreach in the context of extreme microbiology. Speaker: Roxana Malpica Calderón & Marisela Aguirre Ramírez. Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, México. |
11:30 11:45 | Mineral microbiomes entombed in Great Salt Lake Gypsum: Considerations for Mars evaporites. Speaker: Paulina Martinez-Koury. Westminster University Salt Lake City, USA | 15:40 16:00 | Microbiology can be comic.Vanesa Amarelle. Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Speaker: Clemente Estable, Uruguay. |
11:45 12:00 | Selected Talk 4 | 16:00 17:00 | Flash Talks (3-minute presentations each) |
12:00 12:15 | Selected Talk 5 | 17:00 19:00 | Poster Session 1 (Coffee available during the session) |
12:15 12:30 | Selected Talk 6 | ||
12:30 14:00 | Lunch | ||
Morning | Afternoon | ||
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09:00 10:00 | Keynote Lecture: Halophiles from Chile and other extreme sites. Speaker: Jenny Blamey. Fundacion Cientifica y Cultural Biociencia, Chile. | 14:00 14:40 | Meeting: ICSP-Subcommittee on the Taxonomy of Halomonadaceae & ICSP-Subcommittee on the Taxonomy of Halobacteria. |
10:00 10:30 | Coffee Break | 14:00 | Free afternoon (Optional cultural/touristic activities available) |
10:30 12:30 | Oral Presentantion Towards objective genus boundaries in the families Halomonadaceae and Oceanospirillaceae: Insights from network análisis. Speaker: Rafael Ruiz de la Haba. Universidad de Sevilla, Spain. | 19:00 | Congress Dinner |
10:30 11:00 | Selected Talk 17 | ||
11:00 11:30 | Selected Talk 18 | ||
11:30 11:45 | Selected Talk 19 | ||
11:45 12:00 | Selected Talk 20 | ||
12:00 12:15 | Selected Talk 21 | ||
12:15 12:30 | Selected Talk 22 | ||
12:30 14:00 | Lunch |
Morning | Afternoon | ||
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09:00 10:00 | Keynote Lecture: [Title of the Lecture] o Speaker: [Name, Affiliation] | 14:00 14:30 | Business Meeting (All Participants) |
10:00 10:30 | Coffee Break | 14:30 15:30 | Closing Lecture: Impact of metagenomics and culturomics on the study of halophilic microorganisms. Antonio Ventosa. Universidad de Sevilla, Spain. |
10:30 11:00 | Oral Presentation From DNA to Ecosystem: Metabolism and Adaptation in Halophilic Microorganisms from Hypersaline Environments. Cristina Sánchez-Porro Alvarez. Universidad de Sevilla, Spain | 15:30 16:00 | Closing Remarks and Farewell |
11:00 11:30 | Invited Talk | ||
11:30 11:45 | Selected Talk 26 | ||
11:45 12:00 | Selected Talk 27 | ||
12:00 12:15 | Selected Talk 28 | ||
12:15 12:30 | Selected Talk 29 | ||
12:30 14:00 | Lunch |
Address:
Mision de Los Angeles Hotel, Oaxaca, Mexico
Accommodation instructions
To book your accommodation for the Halophiles Congress, please follow these steps:
1. Visit the hotel reservation page (links provided in step 2)
and select November as the month. Choose the dates corresponding to your stay, then click APPLY.
2. Select your preferred room type –Prices are indicated as Mexican pesos:
o Room only (no breakfast): Book here
o Room with breakfast included: Book here
3. Enter your personal details and credit card information to guarantee your reservation. No charges will be applied at this stage; the card is only for guarantee purposes.
4. Click BOOK NOW to finalize your reservation.
For payment arrangements or any special requests, please contact the hotel directly at: groups@misiondelosangeles.com.