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Chronobiology

Gordon Research Conference

Clocks Across the Phylogenetic Tree, from Single Cell to Humans

June 18 - 23, 2023

Chair Samer Hattar

Vice Chair Charlotte Helfrich-Forster

Bates College

2 Andrews Road

Lewiston, Maine, United States

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Conference Description

The Chronobiology GRC is a premier, international scientific conference focused on advancing the frontiers of science through the presentation of cutting-edge and unpublished research, prioritizing time for discussion after each talk and fostering informal interactions among scientists of all career stages. The conference program includes a diverse range of speakers and discussion leaders from institutions and organizations worldwide, concentrating on the latest developments in the field. The conference is five days long and held in a remote location to increase the sense of camaraderie and create scientific communities, with lasting collaborations and friendships. In addition to premier talks, the conference has designated time for poster sessions from individuals of all career stages, and afternoon free time and communal meals allow for informal networking opportunities with leaders in the field.

The field of chronobiology is a rich area that encompasses single cell organisms all the way to humans. The concept of chronobiology is simplified by the Eskinogram, where an input changes the phase of an oscillator and leads to changes in the output. This happens in bacteria, fungi, plants and animals. In a way, circadian rhythms may have been the earliest brain, where environmental input is interpreted by the brain and then leads to an action. The inputs to the clock are the simple, light and temperature, to the complex, social interactions. The oscillators are varied molecular machines that have transcription, translation and posttranslational modifications. The outputs control all aspects of the organisms’ physiology and behavior.

Due to limited accommodations at this venue, guest housing is very limited. To request family/guest housing please reach out to your Conference Operations Associate.

Related Meeting

This GRC will be held in conjunction with the "Chronobiology" Gordon Research Seminar (GRS). Those interested in attending both meetings must submit an application for the GRS in addition to an application for the GRC. Refer to the associated GRS program page for more information.

Conference Program

Sunday
2:00 pm - 9:00 pm	Arrival and Check-in
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Dinner
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm	Introductory Comments by GRC Staff / Welcome and Introduction from the Chairs
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm	Advances in Sleep and Circadian Research Discussion Leader: Phyllis Zee (Northwestern University, United States)
7:40 pm - 7:55 pm	Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:55 pm - 8:15 pm	Charles Bourque (Research Institute McGill University Health Centre, Canada) "Multimodal Non-Photic Inputs to the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus in Mice"
8:15 pm - 8:20 pm	Discussion
8:20 pm - 8:40 pm	Mimi Shirasu-Hiza (Columbia University, United States) "How to Eat More, Lose Fat, and Live Longer"
8:40 pm - 8:45 pm	Discussion
8:45 pm - 9:05 pm	Carla Green (University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, United States) "Time Matters: Circadian Control of Metabolism"
9:05 pm - 9:10 pm	Discussion
9:10 pm - 9:25 pm	Dylan Ma (Brandeis University, United States) "Novel Clock Neuron Subtypes Regulate Temporal Aspects of Sleep"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm	Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am	Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm	Clock Outputs Discussion Leader: Till Roenneberg (LMU Munich, Germany)
9:00 am - 9:15 am	Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:15 am - 9:35 am	Kenneth Wright (University of Colorado Boulder, United States) "Circadian and Sleep Disruption and the Microbiome"
9:35 am - 9:40 am	Discussion
9:40 am - 10:00 am	Horacio de la Iglesia (University of Washington, United States) "How The Sun and The Moon Time Our Sleep"
10:00 am - 10:05 am	Discussion
10:05 am - 10:25 am	Valerie Mongrain (Université de Montréal, Canada) "The Electrophysiological and Transcriptomic Responses to an Alkaloid Sleep Inducer are Shaped by Clock Time"
10:25 am - 10:30 am	Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am	Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:20 am	Jennifer Hurley (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, United States) "Disordered Proteoforms in the Negative Arm of the Clock Regulate Interactomes to Control Circadian Temperature Responses"
11:20 am - 11:25 am	Discussion
11:25 am - 11:45 am	Dragana Rogulja (Harvard University, United States) "Temperature and Time"
11:45 am - 11:50 am	Discussion
11:50 am - 12:05 pm	Lamya Ghenim (Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives Grenoble , France) "A new Ultradian Rhythm in Mammalian Cell Dry Mass Observed by Holography"
12:05 pm - 12:10 pm	Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:25 pm	Eva Herrero Serrano (University of Cambridge, United Kingdom) "TLWD Scaffold Proteins Sustain Sircadian Function in Arabidopsis"
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm	Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm	Free Time
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm	The GRC Power Hour™ The GRC Power Hour™ is designed to address diversity and inclusion in the scientific workplace by providing a safe environment for informal and meaningful conversations amongst colleagues of all career stages. The program supports the professional growth of all members of our communities, including ethnicity, race and/or gender identity by providing an open forum for discussion and mentoring. Organizer: Elizabeth Klerman (Mass General Hospital/Brigham and Women's Hospital / Harvard Medical School, United States)
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm	Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm	Discoveries from Across the Phylogenetic Tree Discussion Leader: Charalambos Kyriacou (University of Leicester, United Kingdom)
7:30 pm - 7:45 pm	Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:45 pm - 8:05 pm	Martha Merrow (LMU Munich, Germany) "Circadian Clocks in the Non-Photosynthetic Bacteria"
8:05 pm - 8:10 pm	Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm	Robert Lucas (University of Manchester, United Kingdom) "Moving on from Lux to Facilitate Cross-Species Comparisons of Photosensitivity"
8:30 pm - 8:35 pm	Discussion
8:35 pm - 8:55 pm	Takato Imaizumi (University of Washington, United States) "Photoperiodic Measurement Mechanisms in Plants"
8:55 pm - 9:00 pm	Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm	Alex Keene (Texas A&M University, United States) "The Evolution of Sleep Loss in Cavefish"
9:20 pm - 9:25 pm	Discussion
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm	General Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm	Circadian Photoentrainment Discussion Leader: Kathleen Merikangas (National Institute of Mental Health, Intramural Research Program, United States)
9:00 am - 9:15 am	Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:15 am - 9:35 am	Tiffany Schmidt (Northwestern University, United States) "Genetic Underpinnings of ipRGC Diversity"
9:35 am - 9:40 am	Discussion
9:40 am - 10:00 am	Takashi Yoshimura (Nagoya University, Japan) "Towards Understanding Molecular Bases of Infradian Rhythms"
10:00 am - 10:05 am	Discussion
10:05 am - 10:25 am	Sujata Rao (Cleveland Clinic, United States) "A novel Role for Melanopsin Signaling in Diurnal Photoreceptor Phagocytosis"
10:25 am - 10:30 am	Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am	Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:20 am	Susan Golden (University of California, San Diego, United States) "Watching the Gears of the Circadian Clock Reset in Real Time"
11:20 am - 11:25 am	Discussion
11:25 am - 11:45 am	Kristin Tessmar-Raible (Max Perutz Labs , University of Vienna, Austria/ AWI, Germany, Austria) "Timing Physiology and Behavior by the Moon"
11:45 am - 11:50 am	Discussion
11:50 am - 12:05 pm	Wanhe Li (Texas A&M University, United States) "A Genetic Model for Understanding the Timekeeping Mechanism During Chronic Social Isolation"
12:05 pm - 12:10 pm	Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:25 pm	Maria Luísa Jabbur (7221 Highway 70S, United States) "Do Bacteria Care About the Seasons? Evidence of Photoperiodic Time-Measurement in Cyanobacteria"
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm	Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm	Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm	Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm	The Role of Circadian Clocks in Microbes Discussion Leader: Carl Johnson (Vanderbilt University, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:45 pm	Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:45 pm - 8:05 pm	Sarah Reece (University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom) "Punctual Parasites: Why Rhythmic Replication is Advantageous for Malaria Parasites"
8:05 pm - 8:10 pm	Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm	Chelsea Powell (Harvard Medical School, United States) "Gut Microbially Produced Bile Acid Metabolite Lengthens Circadian Period in Host Intestinal Cells"
8:30 pm - 8:35 pm	Discussion
8:35 pm - 8:55 pm	Helene Borrmann (University of Oxford, United Kingdom) "Circadian Regulation of Viruses"
8:55 pm - 9:00 pm	Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm	Christoph Scheiermann (University of Geneva, Switzerland) "Circadian Anti-Tumor Immune Responses"
9:20 pm - 9:25 pm	Discussion
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm	General Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm	Core Clock Mechanisms Discussion Leader: Michael Rosbash (Brandeis University / Howard Hughes Medical Institute, United States)
9:00 am - 9:15 am	Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:15 am - 9:35 am	Achim Kramer (Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany) "The Cell Biology of the Circadian Clock in Mammals"
9:35 am - 9:40 am	Discussion
9:40 am - 10:00 am	María Ceriani (Fundación Instituto Leloir- IIBBA-CONICET, Argentina) "Remodeling of Circadian Pacemaker Projections, Not Merely a Neuronal Tale"
10:00 am - 10:05 am	Discussion
10:05 am - 10:25 am	Priya Crosby (University of California, Santa Cruz, United States) "Cooperativity and Competition in CLOCK:BMAL1 Regulation"
10:25 am - 10:30 am	Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am	Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:20 am	Joanna Chiu (University of California, Davis, United States) "Nutrient-Dependent Regulation of Biological Rhythms"
11:20 am - 11:25 am	Discussion
11:25 am - 11:45 am	Katja Lamia (Scripps Research, United States) "BMAL1-HIF2a Heterodimers Contribute to Renal Cancer Growth"
11:45 am - 11:50 am	Discussion
11:50 am - 12:05 pm	Melissa Richardson (Oakwood University, United States) "Divided and Conquered: Fragmenting the Day-Night Cycle Negatively Impacts Circadian Rhythms, Mood, and Development in Mice"
12:05 pm - 12:10 pm	Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:25 pm	Shixuan Liu (Stanford University, United States) "A Non-Human Primate Model to Study Circannual Rhythm"
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm	Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm	Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm	Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm	Clocks Role in Diseases Discussion Leader: Erik Herzog (Washington University in St. Louis, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:45 pm	Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:45 pm - 8:05 pm	Miho Sato (University of Zurich, Switzerland) "Development of the Circadian Rhythm"
8:05 pm - 8:10 pm	Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm	Selma Masri (University of California, Irvine, United States) "Dissecting the Role of the Circadian Clock in Cancer"
8:30 pm - 8:35 pm	Discussion
8:35 pm - 8:55 pm	Karen Gamble (University of Alabama at Birmingham, United States) "A Novel Role for Endothelin B Receptors in High Salt Diet-Induced Circadian Disruption"
8:55 pm - 9:00 pm	Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm	Luoying Zhang (Huazhong University of Science & Technology, China) "Human Period3 Variants Lead to Winter Depression-Like Phenotypes Via Glucocorticoid and Serotonin"
9:20 pm - 9:25 pm	Discussion
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm	General Discussion
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am	Business Meeting Nominations for the Next Vice Chair(s); Complete the GRC Evaluation Forms; Discuss Future Dates and Venue; Election of the Next Vice Chair(s)
9:00 am - 12:30 pm	Clock Circuits and Connectivity Discussion Leader: Joseph Takahashi (Howard Hughes Medical Institute / University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, United States)
9:00 am - 9:15 am	Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:15 am - 9:35 am	Jennifer Evans (Marquette University, United States) "Sex Differences in Central Clock Circuits Controlling Daily Rhythms"
9:35 am - 9:40 am	Discussion
9:40 am - 10:00 am	Maria de la Paz Fernandez (Barnard College, United States) "Sex Differences in the Drosophila Circadian Clock Neuron Network"
10:00 am - 10:05 am	Discussion
10:05 am - 10:25 am	Jeff Jones (Texas A&M University, United States) "Ins and Outs of Circadian Time"
10:25 am - 10:30 am	Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am	Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:20 am	Lauren Hablitz (University of Rochester, United States) "The Glymphatic System as a Target for Circadian Entrainment?"
11:20 am - 11:25 am	Discussion
11:25 am - 11:45 am	Andrew Liu (University of Florida College of Medicine, United States) "Circadian Sleep/Wake Dysregulation in Neurodevelopmental Disorders"
11:45 am - 11:50 am	Discussion
11:50 am - 12:05 pm	Anna-Marie Finger (University of California San Francisco & Charite University Medicine Berlin, United States) "Defining the Role of TGF-beta Signaling for Intercellular Coupling and Circadian Entrainment"
12:05 pm - 12:10 pm	Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:25 pm	Andrew Beale (MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, United Kingdom) "Differential Temperature Sensitivity of Protein Synthesis Drives the Mammalian Nocturnal-Diurnal Switch"
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm	Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm	Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm	Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm	Role of Clocks in Physiology and Metabolism Discussion Leader: Amita Sehgal (University of Pennsylvania, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:45 pm	Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:45 pm - 8:05 pm	Stacey Harmer (University of California, Davis, United States) "Circadian Control of Floret Development in Sunflower"
8:05 pm - 8:10 pm	Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm	Megumi Hatori (Nagoya University, Japan) "Time Restricted Feeding in Mammals Including Non-Human Primates"
8:30 pm - 8:35 pm	Discussion
8:35 pm - 8:55 pm	Richa Saxena (Mass General Hospital/ Harvard Medical School, United States) "Melatonin Receptor 1b Variation, Chronotype and Glucose Metabolism"
8:55 pm - 9:00 pm	Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm	Julie Pendergast (University of Kentucky, United States) "Circadian Regulation of Metabolic Risk in Mice and Women"
9:20 pm - 9:25 pm	Discussion
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm	General Discussion
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
9:00 am	Departure

Contributors

Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin

Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke, National Eye Institute (NEI), National Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute (NHLBI) and National Cancer Institute (NCI) of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number R13NS122452. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.

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