| SATURDAY |
| 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Arrival and Check-in |
| 3:30 pm - 3:45 pm | Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome by the GRS Conference Chair |
| 3:45 pm - 4:30 pm | Keynote Session I |
| Discussion Leaders: Fabio Nudelman (Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands) and Eileen Gentleman (King's College, London, UK)
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| 3:45 pm - 4:15 pm | Lara Estroff (Cornell University, USA)
"Biological and Bio-Inspired Composite Materials: A View from the Interface" |
| 4:15 pm - 4:30 pm | Discussion |
| 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm | Poster Session I |
| 6:00 pm | Dinner |
| 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Processes and control in biomineralization |
| Discussion Leaders: Sidney Omelon (University of Ottawa, Canada) and Jason Dorvee (Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, USA)
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| 7:30 pm - 7:50 pm | Lukmaan Bawazer (University of Leeds, UK)
"Genetic algorithm-guided optimization of biomimetic minerals"
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| 7:50 pm - 8:00 pm | Discussion |
| 8:00 pm - 8:20 pm | Eva Weber (Leibniz Institute for New Materials, Germany)
"Biotechnology of biomineralization proteins in bacteria and plants"
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| 8:20 pm - 8:30 pm | Discussion |
| 8:30 pm - 8:50 pm | Laura Brylka (Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Univ. Hospital, Germany)
"Fetuin-A modulates retinoic acid activity in endochondral ossification"
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| 8:50 pm - 9:00 pm | Discussion |
| 9:00 pm - 9:20 pm | Dongbo Wang (National Institute of Standards & Technology, Polymers Division, USA)
"Revisiting geochemical controls on patterns of carbonate deposition through the lens of multiple pathways to mineralization"
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| 9:20 pm - 9:30 pm | Discussion |
| SUNDAY |
| 7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
| 9:00 am - 11:00 am | Architecture and function in mineralized biomaterials |
| Discussion Leaders: Alberto Pérez-Huerta (University of Alabama, USA) and Natalie Reznikov (Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel)
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| 9:00 am - 9:20 am | Jeana Drake (Rutgers University, USA)
"Characterizing the framework proteins of the coral calcifying space"
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| 9:20 am - 9:30 am | Discussion |
| 9:30 am - 9:50 am | Li Ling (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA)
"Photonic architectures in the shell of the blue-rayed limpet: Ansates pellucida"
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| 9:50 am - 10:00 am | Discussion |
| 10:00 am - 10:20 am | Jacob Spry (University of Alabama, USA)
"Investigating the presence and distribution of organic components in bacterial magnetite"
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| 10:20 am - 10:30 am | Discussion |
| 10:30 am - 10:50 am | Alexander Lausch (University of Toronto, Canada)
"A physiologically relevant model of collagen mineralization: Exploring the role of non-collagenous macromolecules"
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| 10:50 am - 11:00 am | Discussion |
| 11:00 am - 12:30 pm | Poster Session II |
| Coffee will be served in the poster area from 11:00 am - 11:30 am |
| 12:30 pm | Lunch |
| 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm | Keynote Session II |
| Discussion Leaders: Rebecca Metzler (Colgate University, USA) and Kharissa Nitiputri (Imperial College, UK)
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| 1:30 pm - 2:10 pm | Ali Miserez (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)
"Orthogonal and Non-Rushing Pathways in Interdisciplinary Sciences" |
| 2:10 pm - 2:30 pm | Discussion |
| 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm | Evaluation Period |
| Fill out GRS Evaluation Forms |
| 3:00 pm | Gordon Research Seminar ends. For those attending the associated Gordon Research Conference, please check in at the GRC Office beginning at 4:00 pm. |
