Research Mode Project
ROSEMEB
Role of secondary metabolites in driving ecosystem functionality
and maintaining ecosystem biodiversity
In the last decade, there has been an increased awareness that many secondary metabolites play fundamental roles as defences
against predators and competitors, by acting as infochemicals, allelogens and kairomones. They are therefore driving ecosystem
functionality at the species, population, community and ecosystem level, by affecting cell physiology as well as interactions among
organisms. The discipline that studies chemical interactions among living organisms is named Chemical Ecology, which focuses
on the production and response to signaling molecules, toxins, and other organic compounds.
ROSEMEB aims at integrating research in chemical ecology at the european scale by fostering exchange between laboratories
involved in the study of secondary metabolites of marine organisms. This integration should allow the participants to collaborate in
projects that cannot be carried out by a single institute, and will allow for the training of young scientists in the rapidly growing
discipline of chemical ecology.
WORKPLAN
though the joint organisation of workshops and training activities. One joint position paper has been written as output of the first wor
n important engagement of all partecipants in ROSEMEB. Three courses are being organized, on bioassays and on chemical isolation
Exchange of material and samples among the participants, together with short sabbaticals, have taken place among the partecipants
RESULTS
-Kick-off workshop on New Trends
in Marine Chemical Ecology in
Ischia, (Italy) November 2005
- A reference list of relevant
publications in chemical ecology
is online at the ROSEMEB RMP
website. The list focuses on
secondary metabolites of marine
organisms and their effects at the
molecular, cellular, population,
community and ecosystem level
and should be a good starting
point for potential researchers in
chemical ecology.
It is updated periodically
Weblink:
http://www.marbef.org/projects/ro
semeb/results.php
Presentations offered by the
participants and a report of the
workshop are available at
http://marbef.org/projects/rosemeb/results.php
-Workshop on Chemical Ecology of
Plankton in Juodkrante (Lithuania)
July 2008
Courses
More detail, updates and further information is available at
http://www.marbef.org/projects/rosemeb
/index.php
PARTECIPANTS
Presentations offered by the
participants and a report of the
workshop are available at
Stazione
Zoologica A.
Dohrn di Napoli,
Italy
CNR-ICB Istituto di
Chimica Biomolecolare di
Pozzuoli, Italy
Station Biologique
de Roscoff, France
Klaipeda University;
Coastal Research and
Planning Institute
Lituania
University of
Göteborg,
Sweden
Kalmar University
Sweden
http://marbef.org/projects/rosemeb/results.php
- Workshop on Chemical ecology as a
driver for bioprospecting and blue
technology in Ischia, Italy, from 29 to 31
October 2008
Alfred Wegener Max-Plank-Institut Für Centro Interdisciplinar
CNR-ISMAR
Institute of
Istituto
Marine Mikrobiologie, de Investigação
Bremerhaven,
Scienze del Mare
Germany
Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
Germany
di Venezia, Italy
Plymouth Marine
Laboratory
UK
Observatoire
Océanologique de
Banyuls s/mer
France
CNRS_LOV Laboratoire
de Océanographie
de Villefranche, France
Coordinator of the RMP: Dr. Adrianna Ianora ([email protected])
Responsible for outreach within ROSEMEB:
Dr. Raffaella Casotti ([email protected])
Stazione Zoologica A. Dohrn di Napoli, Villa Comunale, Napoli 80121, Italy,