Sunday |
4:00 pm - 8:00 pm | Arrival and Check-in |
6:00 pm | Dinner |
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm | Welcome / Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff |
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm | Pathway Engineering |
| Discussion Leader: Norihiko Misawa (Ishikawa Prefectural University, Japan) |
7:40 pm - 7:45 pm | Opening Remarks |
7:45 pm - 8:00 pm | Introduction by Discussion Leader |
8:00 pm - 8:20 pm | Paul Christou (Universitat de Lleida, Spain) "Field-Grown Engineered Maize Hybrids with
Diverse Carotenoid Profiles Reveal the Complex Interplay Between Synthetic and
Endogenous Metabolic Pathways" |
8:20 pm - 8:30 pm | Discussion |
8:30 pm - 8:50 pm | Paul Fraser (Royal Holloway University of London, United Kingdom) "Engineering the Carotenoid Pathway in Solanaceae
for Renewable Sources of Nutritional and Industrial Carotenoids" |
8:50 pm - 9:00 pm | Discussion |
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm | Ralf Welsch (University of Freiburg, Germany) "Novel Avenues for Controlling Carotenoid Homeostasis in Plant Tissues" |
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm | Discussion |
Monday |
7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
9:00 am - 12:30 pm | Carotenoid Biosynthesis |
| Discussion Leader: Barry Pogson (Australian National University, Australia) |
9:00 am - 9:10 am | Introduction by Discussion Leader |
9:10 am - 9:35 am | Dean Dellapenna (Michigan State University, USA) "Insights into Carotenoid Accumulation from
Quantitative Genetics/Genomics Approaches" |
9:35 am - 9:50 am | Discussion |
9:50 am - 10:15 am | Li Li (Agricultural Research Service, USDA / Cornell University, USA) "Dual Functions of OR in Regulating Carotenoid Biosynthesis and Chromoplast Biogenesis" |
10:15 am - 10:30 am | Discussion |
10:30 am - 11:00 am | Coffee Break |
11:00 am - 11:15 am | Monica Schmidt (University of Arizona, USA) "Enhanced Accumulation of β-Carotene in Seeds of Both Soybean
and Camelina Result in Increased Levels of Seed Protein Content" |
11:15 am - 11:20 am | Discussion |
11:20 am - 11:45 am | Manuel Rodriguez-Concepcion (Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG), Spain) "Control of Plant Carotenoid Biosynthesis by Light Signals" |
11:45 am - 12:00 pm | Discussion |
12:00 pm - 12:15 pm | Claudia Stange (University of Chile, Chile) "Abscisic Acid
and DcPSY2 Modulation During Salt Stress Tolerance in Daucus carota" |
12:15 pm - 12:20 pm | Discussion |
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm | General Discussion |
12:30 pm | Lunch |
1:30 pm - 4:30 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: Eleanore Wurtzel (Lehman College, City University of New York, USA) and Loredana Quadro (Rutgers University, USA) |
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm | Poster Session |
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm | Carotenoids in Health and Disease |
| Discussion Leader: Helmut Sies (Heinrich Heine University Dusseldorf, Germany) |
6:00 pm - 6:15 pm | Introduction by Discussion Leader |
6:15 pm - 6:40 pm | George Lietz (Newcastle University, United Kingdom) "Characterisation of the Low Responder Phenotype" |
6:40 pm - 6:50 pm | Discussion |
6:50 pm - 7:15 pm | Sherry Tanumihardjo (University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA) "Vitamin A Liver Status Influences Provitamin A Bioconversion to Retinol and Tissue Accumulation of Carotenoids" |
7:15 pm - 7:25 pm | Discussion |
7:25 pm - 7:50 pm | Nancy Moran (Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, USA) "Gene-Tomato Carotenoid Interactions Impacting Carotenoid Biodistribution and Anti-Cancer Activity" |
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm | Discussion |
8:00 pm | Dinner |
Tuesday |
7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
8:30 am | Group Photo |
9:00 am - 12:30 pm | Apocarotenoid
Synthesis and Functions |
| Discussion Leader: Salim Al-Babili (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia) |
9:00 am - 9:10 am | Introduction by Discussion Leader |
9:10 am - 9:35 am | Harro Bouwmeester (Wageningen University, The Netherlands) "Biosynthesis, Structural Diversity and Biological Function of Strigolactones" |
9:35 am - 9:50 am | Discussion |
9:50 am - 10:15 am | Earl Harrison (Ohio State University, USA) "Substrate Specificity and Mechanism of Vertebrate Carotenoid Cleavage Oxygenases" |
10:15 am - 10:30 am | Discussion |
10:30 am - 11:00 am | Coffee Break |
11:00 am - 11:25 am | Philip Kiser (Case Western Reserve University, USA) "Biophysical Characterization of the Non-Heme Iron Center of Carotenoid Cleavage Oxygenases" |
11:25 am - 11:40 am | Discussion |
11:40 am - 12:05 pm | Maria Jesus-Rodrigo (Institute of Agrochemistry and Food Technology (IATA-CSIC), Spain) "Coloration Diversity in Citrus Fruits: Determining the Role of Carotenoid Cleavage Oxygenases" |
12:05 pm - 12:20 pm | Discussion |
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm | General Discussion |
12:30 pm | Lunch |
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm | Free Time |
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm | Poster Session |
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm | Carotenoids and Disease
Prevention |
| Discussion Leader: Jose Canas (Nemours Children's Health System, USA) |
6:00 pm - 6:10 pm | Introduction by Discussion Leader |
6:10 pm - 6:35 pm | Yoav Sharoni (Ben-Gurion University, Israel) "Carotenoids and Their Derivatives Synergize with Other Phytonutrients to Produce Enhanced Anti-Cancer and Anti-Inflammatory Effects" |
6:35 pm - 6:45 pm | Discussion |
6:45 pm - 7:00 pm | Ivan Petyaev (Lycotec, United Kingdom) "Lycopene and Lutein Clinical and Nutritional Challenges" |
7:00 pm - 7:05 pm | Discussion |
7:05 pm - 7:30 pm | Elizabeth Johnson (Tufts University, USA) "The Role of Lutein in Cognitive Function: Mechanisms of Action" |
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm | Discussion |
7:40 pm - 7:55 pm | Antonio Melendez-Martinez (Universidad de Sevilla, Spain) "The Colorless Carotenoid Phytoene and Phytofluene: From Chemistry to Health-Promoting Biological Actions" |
7:55 pm - 8:00 pm | Discussion |
8:00 pm | Dinner |
Wednesday |
7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
9:00 am - 12:30 pm | Photosynthesis and
Plastids |
| Discussion Leader: Krishna Niyogi (HHMI / University of California, Berkeley / Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA) |
9:00 am - 9:10 am | Introduction by Discussion Leader |
9:10 am - 9:35 am | Roberto Bassi (University of Verona, Italy) "Functions of Xanthophylls in Regulating Photosynthetic Light Use Efficiency" |
9:35 am - 9:45 am | Discussion |
9:45 am - 10:10 am | Cheryl Kerfeld (Michigan State University / Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA) "Red Carotenoid Proteins – Structure, Diversity, and Evolution of an Expanded Family of Soluble Carotenoid Binding Proteins in Cyanobacteria" |
10:10 am - 10:20 am | Discussion |
10:20 am - 10:50 am | Coffee Break |
10:50 am - 11:05 am | Manuel Llansola-Portoles (University of Paris-Saclay, France) "Triplet Formation Mechanism in Natural and Artificial Lycopene Aggregates" |
11:05 am - 11:10 am | Discussion |
11:10 am - 11:35 am | Ralph Bock (Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Germany) "Engineering Isoprenoid Metabolism in Plastid" |
11:35 am - 11:45 am | Discussion |
11:45 am - 12:10 pm | Diana Kirilovsky (Institute of Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), Université Paris Saclay, France) "Distinct Activities of the Homologs of the N-Terminal Domain of the OCP" |
12:10 pm - 12:20 pm | Discussion |
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm | General Discussion |
12:30 pm | Lunch |
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm | Free Time |
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm | Poster Session |
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm | Apocarotenoid
Metabolism |
| Discussion Leader: Loredana Quadro (Rutgers University, USA) |
6:00 pm - 6:15 pm | Introduction by Discussion Leader |
6:15 pm - 6:40 pm | Alexander Moise (University of Kansas, USA) "DHRS3 and Its Role in the Metabolism of Apocarotenoids" |
6:40 pm - 6:50 pm | Discussion |
6:50 pm - 7:15 pm | Xiang-Dong Wang (Tufts University, USA) "Differential Mechanisms of Action of Apocarotenoids and Carotenoids" |
7:15 pm - 7:25 pm | Discussion |
7:25 pm - 7:50 pm | Olivia Costantina Demurtas (ENEA Casaccia Research Centre, Italy) "Crocin Biosynthesis in Saffron Stigmas: A Tale of Three Compartments" |
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm | Discussion |
8:00 pm | Dinner |
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 | Carotenoids in Vision |
| Discussion Leader: John Landrum (Florida International University, USA) |
9:00 am - 9:10 am | Introduction by Discussion Leader |
9:10 am - 9:35 am | Paul Bernstein (University of Utah, USA) "Biosynthesis of Meso-Zeaxanthin" |
9:35 am - 9:45 am | Discussion |
9:45 am - 10:10 am | John Nolan (Waterford Institute of Technology, Ireland) "Enrichment of Macular Pigment Enhances Visual Performance and Cognitive Function in Subjects Free of Retinal Disease: The Central Retinal Enrichment Supplementation Trials (CREST)" |
10:10 am - 10:20 am | Discussion |
10:20 am - 10:50 am | Coffee Break |
10:50 am - 11:05 am | Trevor McGill (Oregon Health and Science University, USA) "The Role of Xanthophylls and Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Retinal Aging and Macular Disease: Insights from a Monkey Model" |
11:05 am - 11:10 am | Discussion |
11:10 am - 11:35 am | Darwin Babino (Case Western Reserve University, USA) "Carotenoid Cleavage Oxygenases in Animal Vision" |
11:35 am - 11:45 am | Discussion |
11:45 am - 12:10 pm | Joseph Corbo (Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, USA) "The Mechanistic Basis of Seeing Red and Being Red" |
12:10 pm - 12:20 pm | Discussion |
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm | General Discussion |
12:30 pm | Lunch |
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm | Free Time |
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm | Poster Session |
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm | Regulation of the Carotenoid Biosynthetic Pathway |
| Discussion Leader: Joseph Hirschberg (Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel) |
6:00 pm - 6:15 pm | Introduction by Discussion Leader |
6:15 pm - 6:40 pm | Eleanore Wurtzel (Lehman College, City University of New York, USA) "A Novel Gate-Keeper of Carotenoid Biosynthesis in Plants" |
6:40 pm - 6:50 pm | Discussion |
6:50 pm - 7:15 pm | Patricia Leon-Mejia (Instituto de Biotecnologia UNAM, Mexico) "The Role of Linear Carotenoids in the Leaf Development" |
7:15 pm - 7:25 pm | Discussion |
7:25 pm - 7:50 pm | Ryan McQuinn (Australian National University, Australia) "Exploiting Genetic Diversity for Characterization of Carotenoid Regulation in Tomato Fruit" |
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm | Discussion |
8:00 pm | Dinner |
Friday |
7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
9:00 am | Departure |