Saturday
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRS Chair
3:45 pm - 4:30 pm
Characterization of Novel Enzymes
Discussion Leader: Nicolas Terrapon (Aix-Marseille University, France)
3:45 pm - 3:50 pm
Opening Remarks
3:50 pm - 4:05 pm
Pallavi Kaila (Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research, India)
"An 'Unusually Versatile' Glucanotransferase from P. furiosus "
4:05 pm - 4:10 pm
Discussion
4:10 pm - 4:25 pm
Fakhria Muhammad Razeq (University of Toronto, Canada)
"Production and Characterization of a SGNH Hydrolase from Polysaccharide Utilization Loci Encoding Xylan-Active Enzymes"
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
Enzymes in the Gut
Discussion Leader: Rebecca Pollet (University of Michigan Medical School, USA)
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm
Alexandra Tauzin (Laboratoire d'Ingénierie des Systèmes Biologiques et des Procédés (LISBP), INSA Toulouse, France)
"Ultrahigh-Throughput Discovery of Mucin-Degrading Enzymes from Human Gut Bacteria"
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 8:20 pm
Matthew Foley (University of Michigan, USA)
"Exploring Carbohydrate Catabolism in the Gut Bacteroides "
8:20 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:50 pm
Nicholas McGregor (University of British Columbia, Canada)
"Galactoglucomannan Utilization by a Ruminant Gut Symbiont"
8:50 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm
Rob Gruninger (Agriculture and Agri-Foods Canada, Canada)
"Microbial Basis of Herbivory in the North American Porcupine"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Sunday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Characterization of Biomass-Active Enzymes
Discussion Leader: Thu Vuong (University of Toronto, Canada)
9:00 am - 9:20 am
Cassandra Nelson (University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA)
"Discovery of Diverse Substrate Specificities for the GH3 Family Enzymes in Cellvibrio japonicus "
9:20 am - 9:30 am
Discussion
9:30 am - 9:50 am
Cesar Terrasan (University of Campinas, Brazil)
"Secretion of Cdh and LPMOs by Aspergillus nidulans Grown on Pretreated Sugarcane Bagasse and Straw: Importance of Target Enzymes Assessed by Proteomic and Functional Approaches"
9:50 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:20 am
Marcelo Rubio (Institute of Biology, University of Campinas, Brazil)
"Changes in the N-Glycosylation Context of Aspergillus nidulans β-Xylosidase Directly Influence the Enzyme Secretion and Functional Properties"
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 10:50 am
Jenny Arnling Baath (Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden)
"Characterization of Three Putative Glucuronoyl Esterases from a Solibacter Species"
10:50 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
Structural Analysis of Carbohydrate Active-Enzymes
Discussion Leader: Julie Grondin (The University of British Columbia, Canada)
1:30 pm - 1:50 pm
Marie Moeller (Technical University of Denmark, Denmark)
"Barley Limit Dextrinase and Its Endogenous Inhibitor as Model System for High Affinity Binding"
1:50 pm - 2:00 pm
Discussion
2:00 pm - 2:20 pm
Vivek Bharadwaj (National Renewable Energy Laboratory, USA)
"Hydrolysis Mechanism in GH45: A Segue to Understanding Expansin Action"
2:20 pm - 2:30 pm
Discussion
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Evaluation Period
Fill in GRS Evaluation Forms
3:00 pm
Seminar Concludes
