SATURDAY |
2:00 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 |
| Discussion Leader: Jesus Beltran (The City University of New York, USA) |
3:45 pm - 4:15 pm | Keynote speaker: Harry J. Klee (University of Florida, USA)
"Carotenoids as precursors of diverse and important plant metabolites"
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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 | Key Proteins Involved in Carotenoid Metabolism |
| Discussion Leaders: Eleanore Wurtzel (The City University of New York, USA) and Antonio Melendez-Martinez (University of Seville, Spain) |
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm | Elisabeth Kish Perrin (Marie and Pierre Curie University, France)
"Orange Carotenoid Protein- Biophysical Characterization of a Photoprotective Mechanism"
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7:50 pm - 8:00 pm | Discussion |
8:00 pm - 8:20 pm | Grzegorz Palczewski (Case Western Reserve University, USA)
"Sub-Mitochondrial Localization of BCDO2 and Carotenoids"
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8:20 pm - 8:30 pm | Discussion |
8:30 pm - 8:50 pm | Maria Shumskaya (The City University of New York, USA)
"The carotenoid biosynthetic pathway: thinking in all dimensions" |
8:50 pm - 9:00 pm | Discussion |
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm | Vijaya Lakshmi (Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, India)
"Catalysis under a redox trigger: cis-trans isomerization of prolycopene by CRTISO"
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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 | Physiological Functions of Carotenoids in Living Organisms |
| Discussion Leaders: Ouliana Ziouzenkova (Ohio State University, USA) and Charles Ampomah-Dwamena (Massey University, New Zeland) |
9:00 am - 9:20 am | Blanche Ip (Tufts University, USA)
"Lycopene metabolite, apo-10'-lycopenoic acid, inhibits diet-induced obesity-promoted hepatic carcinogenesis via the up-regulation of SIRT1 signaling and the decrease in liver inflammation"
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9:20 am - 9:30 am | Discussion |
9:30 am - 9:50 am | Yamuna Sahadevan (Friedrich Schiller University, Germany)
"Apocarotenoids as signalling molecules in Mucoralean fungi"
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9:50 am - 10:00 am | Discussion |
10:00 am - 10:20 am | Matthew Toomey (Washington University in St. Louis, USA)
"Fine-tuning of avian color vision by selective apocarotenoid metabolism"
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10:20 am - 10:30 am | Discussion |
10:30 am - 10:50 am | Michael La Frano (University of California Davis, USA)
"Biofortified cassava increases beta-carotene and vitamin A concentrations in the triacylglycerol-rich plasma layer of adults"
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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 | Mentorship Session |
| Discussion Leader: Darwin Babino (Case Western Reserve University, USA) |
1:30 pm - 2:10 pm | Harry J. Klee (University of Florida, USA)
"From the bench to the office; career progression in the carotenoid field"
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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. |