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
Keynote Session: Trafficking of Metallocofactors in Human Health
Discussion Leader: Amy Robison (Duke University, United States)
3:45 pm - 4:15 pm
Amit Reddi (Georgia Institute of Technology, United States)
"Illuminating Heme Trafficking and Signaling in Health and Disease"
4:15 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
Metal Storage, Trafficking, and Homeostasis in Eukaryotes
Discussion Leader: Milan Prajapati (Brown University, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:45 pm
Taylor Outlaw (Duke University, United States)
"Towards the Anti-Fungal Mechanism Histatin-5, a Metal-Dependent Regulator of Fungal Growth"
7:45 pm - 7:50 pm
Discussion
7:50 pm - 8:05 pm
Alexandra Mandarano (St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, United States)
"Copper Homeostasis Regulates the Host Immune Response"
8:05 pm - 8:10 pm
Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:25 pm
Mandira Banik (UT Austin, United States)
"Mapping Protein Microenvironments of Metal Ion Pools in Living Cells via DNAzyme-Based Proximity Labeling"
8:25 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:45 pm
Janet Peet (MIT, United States)
"Iron Sequestration by Murine Calprotectin Induces Starvation and Alters Virulence in Pseudomonas aeruginosa "
8:45 pm - 8:50 pm
Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:05 pm
Rupam Paul (Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata, India)
"Manipulation of Macrophagic Copper Transporters by Leishmania major to Establish Infection"
9:05 pm - 9:10 pm
Discussion
9:10 pm - 9:25 pm
Carrie Ann Davison (Yale University, United States)
"Increased Iron Promotes Axon Regeneration After Nerve Injury"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Sunday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Metal Usage in Macro and Microenvironments
Discussion Leader: Iramofu Dominic (Georgia Institute of Technology, United States)
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Saba Shahzad (University of Maryland Baltimore, School of Pharmacy, United States)
"Biliverdin is a Central Regulator of Extracellular Heme Utilization and Virulence in Pseudomonas aeruginosa "
9:15 am - 9:20 am
Discussion
9:20 am - 9:35 am
Sophie Clough (Durham University, United Kingdom)
"Understanding Mis-metalation of Native Versus Heterologously Expressed Protein"
9:35 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 9:55 am
Emily Dieter (Montana State University, United States)
"Characterization of a Novel Methanogen Radical SAM/SPASM Domain Enzyme"
9:55 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:15 am
Ian Liyayi (University of Virginia, United States)
"A Zinc Regulated Metalloprotein Ngo1049 Contributes to Metal Homeostasis in Neisseria gonorrhoeae "
10:15 am - 10:20 am
Discussion
10:20 am - 10:35 am
Jennifer Park (Pennsylvania state university, United States)
"A Genetically Encoded Fluorescent Sensor for Manganese(II), Engineered from Lanmodulin"
10:35 am - 10:40 am
Discussion
10:40 am - 10:55 am
Cailin Mccracken (University of South Carolina, United States)
"Rescuing Iron Homeostasis in Glutathione Deficient Cells"
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
Mentorship Component: Navigating Career Choices Through a Global Pandemic
Discussion Leaders: Adelita Mendoza (Washington University, United States) and David Eap (University of South Carolina, United States)
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Panel Discussion
Navigating Career Choices Through a Global Pandemic
Donita Brady (University of Pennsylvania, United States)
Kelly Chacon (Reed College, United States)
Sarju Patel (Sai Life Sciences, United States)
Cindy Roy (National Institutes of Health, United States)
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Evaluation Period
Complete the GRS Evaluation Forms; Election of Future Chair(s)
3:00 pm
Seminar Concludes