Saturday
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Staff / Welcome and Introduction from the Chairs
3:45 pm - 4:30 pm
CAZymes Throughout Biology
Discussion Leader: Joris Krull (Max-Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology Bremen, Germany)
3:45 pm - 3:50 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
3:50 pm - 4:05 pm
Zhenhuan Lei (University of British Columbia, Canada)
"Molecular Mechanism of Galactan Metabolism by the Human gut Commensal Prevotella copri "
4:05 pm - 4:10 pm
Discussion
4:10 pm - 4:25 pm
Amanda Ristinmaa (Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden)
"Filamentous Fungi Display Different Behavior During Spruce Bark Degradation."
4:25 pm - 4:30 pm
Discussion
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Frontiers in Complex Carbohydrate Degradation
Discussion Leader: Rosa Lorizolla Cordeiro (University of British Columbia, Canada)
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:00 pm
Saskia Kalenborn (Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Germany)
"Degradation of the Marine Polysaccharide Laminarin by a Particle Associated Maribacter Forsetii "
8:00 pm - 8:05 pm
Discussion
8:05 pm - 8:25 pm
Tobias Tandrup (Technical University of Denmark, Denmark)
"The Molecular Basis for Alginate Oligosaccharide Cleavage by a Bacteroides Ovatus Polysaccharide Lyase Family 38"
8:25 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:50 pm
Lovisa Majtorp (Lund University, Sweden)
"Exploring the Utilization Mechanism of ß-Mannan-Oligosaccharides in Roseburia Hominis A2-183"
8:50 pm - 8:55 pm
Discussion
8:55 pm - 9:15 pm
Kristen Thorne (University of Georgia - Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, United States)
"Enzyme-Based Probes for the Reliable Detection of Rhamnogalacturonan II (RG-II) in the plant cell wall"
9:15 pm - 9:20 pm
Discussion
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Sunday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 11:00 am
CAZyme Mechanisms
Discussion Leader: Ketty Tamburrini (INRAE-Aix Marseille University, France)
9:00 am - 9:05 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:05 am - 9:25 am
Kristian Barrett (Technical University of Denmark, Denmark)
"The Next Dimension of CAZymes - Inferring the Interplay Between Groups of Different CAZy Families"
9:25 am - 9:30 am
Discussion
9:30 am - 9:50 am
Jean-Lou Reyre (IFPEN, France)
"Saprotrophic Fungi Secrete Peculiar AA9s Holding a Short C-Terminal Sequence Reminiscent of Phosphate Binding Motifs"
9:50 am - 9:55 am
Discussion
9:55 am - 10:15 am
Isabelle Pickles (University of York, United Kingdom)
"Using Activity-Based Probes to Understand a-Amylase Substrate Specificity"
10:15 am - 10:20 am
Discussion
10:20 am - 10:35 am
Naike Schwenner (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden)
"Dissecting the Catalytic Mechanism and Revealing the Substrate Specificity of Oxidative Enzymes"
10:35 am - 10:40 am
Discussion
10:40 am - 10:55 am
Bianca Oliva (University of São Paulo, Brazil)
"Effect of Lignin-Related Compounds on Cellulases: True Inhibitors or not?"
10:55 am - 11:00 am
Discussion
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Poster Session
Coffee will be served in the poster area from 11:00 am - 11:30 am
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
CAZyme Applications and Engineering
Discussion Leader: Thu Vuong (University of Toronto, Canada)
1:30 pm - 1:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
1:40 pm - 2:00 pm
Shiyan Jin (University of California, Santa Barbara, United States)
"Characterizing Lignocellulose Breakdown Mechanisms in Anaerobic Gut Fungi"
2:00 pm - 2:05 pm
Discussion
2:05 pm - 2:25 pm
Yunjeong So (DTU, Denmark)
"Utilisation of Human Milk Oligosaccharides by the Adult Gut Microbiota"
2:25 pm - 2:30 pm
Discussion
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Evaluation Period
Complete the GRS Evaluation Forms; Election of Future Chair(s)
3:00 pm
Seminar Concludes
