Sunday
2:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRC Chair
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm
The Mineral-Water Interface
Discussion Leader: Hendrik Heinz (University of Colorado Boulder, USA)
7:40 pm - 7:45 pm
Opening Remarks
7:45 pm - 8:00 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
8:00 pm - 8:25 pm
Rosa M. Espinosa-Marzal (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA)
"A Surface-Science Approach to Biomineralization"
8:25 pm - 8:45 pm
Discussion
8:45 pm - 9:10 pm
Takeshi Fukuma (Kanazawa University, Japan)
"Visualizing Calcite Growth and Dissolution Processes by High-Speed FM-AFM"
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
The Role of Vesicular Transport and Processing
Discussion Leader: Mike Hubbard (University of Melbourne, Australia)
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:15 am - 9:40 am
Jonathan Erez (Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel)
"Biomineralization of Marine Calcifyers: Lessons from Physiology and Geochemistry"
9:40 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:25 am
Lia Addadi (Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel)
"Tracking Pathways of Ion Transport and Concentration Toward Mineral Deposition"
10:25 am - 10:45 am
Discussion
10:45 am - 11:15 am
Coffee Break
11:15 am - 11:25 am
Selected from Poster Abstracts: Anne Jantschke (TU Dresden, Germany)
"Nature and Function of Crystalline Inclusions in Calcifying Dinoflagellates and Their Relevance in Biomineralization"
11:25 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 11:40 am
Selected from Poster Abstracts: Maayan Neder (University of Haifa, Israel)
"Mineral Formation in the Primary Polyps of Pocilloporoidea Corals"
11:40 am - 11:45 am
Discussion
11:45 am - 12:10 pm
Catherine Shanahan (King's College London, United Kingdom)
"Microvesicles and Mineralization: Correlation or Causation"
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Power Hour
The GRC Power Hour is an optional informal gathering open to all meeting participants. It is designed to help address the challenges women face in science and support the professional growth of women in our communities by providing an open forum for discussion and mentoring.
Organizers: Noah Metoki (Northwestern University, USA) and Utthara Rameshbabu (Northwestern University, USA)
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Of Mechanisms and Proxies
Discussion Leader: Jennifer Fehrenbacher (Oregon State University, USA)
7:30 pm - 7:45 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:45 pm - 8:10 pm
Kristen Fichthorn (Pennsylvania State University, USA)
"Multi-Scale Modelling of Crystal Growth from First Principles: Crystallized"
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:40 pm
Selected from Poster Abstracts: Robert Eagle (University of California, Los Angeles, USA)
"Combining Geochemical Tracers and Cellular Biological Approaches to Study the Environment of Marine Calcifying Organisms"
8:40 pm - 8:45 pm
Discussion
8:45 pm - 9:10 pm
Alberto Perez-Huerta (The University of Alabama, USA)
"Geochemical Proxies in the Context of Biomineralization: A Must!"
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Mechanisms of Biological Crystal Growth Control
Discussion Leader: Felicitas Bidlack (The Forsyth Institute, USA)
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:15 am - 9:40 am
Fabio Nudelman (University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
"Structure and Functionalisation of the Coccolith Baseplate"
9:40 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Group Photo / Coffee Break
10:30 am - 10:55 am
Yael Politi (Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Germany)
"Co-Oganization of Chitin and Proteins in Arthropod Cuticle"
10:55 am - 11:15 am
Discussion
11:15 am - 11:25 am
Selected from Poster Abstracts: Jinhui Tao (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA)
"Control of Calcium Phosphate Nucleation and Transformation Through Co-Assembly of Enamelin and Amelogenin"
11:25 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 11:40 am
Selected from Poster Abstracts: Ling Li (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA)
"Morphology and Formation Mechanisms of the Biomineralized Photonic Structure in the Blue-Rayed Limpet"
11:40 am - 11:45 am
Discussion
11:45 am - 12:10 pm
Igor Zlotnikov (B CUBE - Center for Molecular Bioengineering, TU Dresden, Germany)
"A Physical Model for Molluscan Shell Ultrastructural Morphogenesis"
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Fundamentals of Phase Transformations
Discussion Leader: Stephan Wolf (Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany)
7:30 pm - 7:45 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:45 pm - 8:10 pm
Lara Estroff (Cornell University, USA)
"Bio-Inspired Mineralization: Interfaces Between Polymers and Crystals"
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:40 pm
Selected from Poster Abstracts: Noah Metoki (Northwestern University, USA)
"Quantifying ACC Crystallization Kinetics and Polymorph Selectivity"
8:40 pm - 8:45 pm
Discussion
8:45 pm - 9:10 pm
Jeffrey Rimer (University of Houston, USA)
"Developing Preventative Therapies for Kidney Stone Disease: New Approaches to Inhibit Calcium Oxalate Crystallization"
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
From Genes to Biomineralized Tissues
Discussion Leader: Smadar Ben Tabou De Leon (University of Haifa, Israel)
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:15 am - 9:40 am
Ophir Klein (University of California, San Francisco, USA)
"Long in the Tooth: Making the Cells that Make the Mineral"
9:40 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:25 am
Cynthia Bradham (Boston University, USA)
"Patterning the Biomineral"
10:25 am - 10:45 am
Discussion
10:45 am - 11:15 am
Coffee Break
11:15 am - 11:25 am
Selected from Poster Abstracts: Stefan Görlich (B CUBE - Center for Molecular Bioengineering, TU Dresden, Germany)
"The Role of the Silicanin-1, a Membrane Protein in the Diatom Silica Deposition Vesicle "
11:25 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 11:40 am
Selected from Poster Abstracts: Grazyna Sroga (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA)
"Phosphorylation and Glycation of Extracellular Bone Matrix Proteins and Their Contribution to Bone Fragility"
11:40 am - 11:45 am
Discussion
11:45 am - 12:10 pm
Yue Him Wong (Academia Sinica, Taiwan)
"Molecular and Cellular Mechanism Involved in Barnacle Shell Formation"
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Bio-Inspired Processes and Materials
Discussion Leader: Ana Bedran-Russo (University of Illinois at Chicago, USA)
7:30 pm - 7:45 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:45 pm - 8:10 pm
Christine Keating (Pennsylvania State University, USA)
"Bioinspired Mineralizing Microenvironments Generated by Liquid-Liquid Phase Coexistence in Aqueous Media"
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:40 pm
Selected from Poster Abstracts: Kaushik Mukherjee (Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, University of Southern California, USA)
"A Peptide-Based Bioinspired Approach to Reconstructing Multi-Layered Aprismatic Enamel"
8:40 pm - 8:45 pm
Discussion
8:45 pm - 9:10 pm
Sarah Staniland (University of Sheffield, United Kingdom)
"Understanding and Exploiting Magnetosome Biomineralization for the Biomimetic Synthesis of Next-Generation Magnetic Nanoparticles"
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Business Meeting
Nominations for the Next Vice Chair; Fill in Conference Evaluation Forms; Discuss Future Site and Scheduling Preferences; Election of the Next Vice Chair
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Mineralization in Collagenous Matrices
Discussion Leader: Eli Sone (University of Toronto, Canada)
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:15 am - 9:40 am
Franklin Tay (Augusta University, USA)
"Effect of Collagen-Ligand Interaction on Intrafibrillar Mineralization"
9:40 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:25 am
Nico Sommerdijk (Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands)
"Collagen Mineralization in Living and Non-Living In Vitro Systems"
10:25 am - 10:45 am
Discussion
10:45 am - 11:15 am
Coffee Break
11:15 am - 11:25 am
Selected from Poster Abstracts: Cayla Stifler (University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA)
"X-Ray Linear Dichroism Reveals Mesoscale Order of Apatite Crystals in Parrotfish"
11:25 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 11:40 am
Selected from Poster Abstracts: Changyu Shao (Zhejiang University, China)
"Citrate Improves Collagen Mineralization via Interface Wetting"
11:40 am - 11:45 am
Discussion
11:45 am - 12:10 pm
Kathryn Grandfield (McMaster University, Canada)
"Correlative Imaging for Bone and Bone-Implant Interfaces"
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Keynote Session: On Growth and Form
Discussion Leader: Derk Joester (Northwestern University, USA)
7:30 pm - 7:35 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:35 pm - 8:00 pm
Willem Noorduin (AMOLF, The Netherlands)
"Bio-Inspired Assembly of Micro-Architectures"
8:00 pm - 8:20 pm
Discussion
8:20 pm - 8:25 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
8:25 pm - 9:10 pm
Jukka Jernvall (University of Helsinki, Finland)
"Evolution of Tooth Shape: When Patterning Is Ready to Hand over the Control of Shape to Mineralization?"
9:10 pm - 9:25 pm
Discussion
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Closing Remarks
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure