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
Subsurface Biogeochemical Cycling
Discussion Leader: Cody Sheik (University of Minnesota Duluth, United States)
7:40 pm - 7:50 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:50 pm - 8:25 pm
Anne Dekas (Stanford University, United States)
"Nitrogen Fixation in Deep-Sea Sediments"
8:25 pm - 8:40 pm
Discussion
8:40 pm - 9:15 pm
Sebastian Kopf (University of Colorado Boulder, United States)
"Enzyme-Specific Isotope Effects in the Nitrogen Cycle"
9:15 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
Geobiology for a Changing Planet
Discussion Leader: Jeffrey Marlow (Boston University, United States)
9:00 am - 9:20 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:20 am - 9:55 am
Oliver Warr (University of Ottawa, Canada)
"Intertwining Geochemical Approaches to Unravel the Evolving Biogeochemistry of the Continental Subsurface"
9:55 am - 10:10 am
Discussion
10:10 am - 10:40 am
Coffee Break
10:40 am - 11:15 am
N. Cecilia Martinez-Gomez (University of California, Berkeley, United States)
"Unraveling the Role of Lanthanides in Biology and Ecosystems"
11:15 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 12:05 pm
Linta Reji (Princeton University, United States)
"Microbial Hydrogen Cycling Along Soil Hydrological Gradients."
12:05 pm - 12:20 pm
Discussion
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm
Poster Previews
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The GRC Power Hourâ„¢
The GRC Power Hourâ„¢ 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: Victoria Petryshyn (University of Southern California , United States)
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Coevolution of Life and Ecosystems
Discussion Leader: Russell Shapiro (California State University Chico, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:50 pm - 8:25 pm
Kathleen Ritterbush (University of Utah, United States)
"Hot Tech Time Machine: Emerging 3D Tools to Study Ancient Oceans"
8:25 pm - 8:40 pm
Discussion
8:40 pm - 9:15 pm
Jens Kallmeyer (GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Germany)
"Starvation or Candy Store: Influence of Substrate Availability on Subsurface Microbial Activity"
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Early Branches on the Tree of Life
Discussion Leader: William Leavitt (Dartmouth College, United States)
9:00 am - 9:20 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:20 am - 9:55 am
Brett Baker (University of Texas Austin, United States)
"Physiological Transitions in Archaea at the Emergence of Eukaryogenesis"
9:55 am - 10:10 am
Discussion
10:10 am - 10:40 am
Coffee Break
10:40 am - 11:15 am
Andrew Roger (Dalhousie University, Canada)
"A Unique Symbiosome in an Anaerobic Protist from Marine Sediments"
11:15 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 12:05 pm
Masaru Nobu (Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Japan)
"Illuminating the Co-Evolution of Photosynthesis, Bacteria, and Earth"
12:05 pm - 12:20 pm
Discussion
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm
Poster Previews
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
Innovative Culturing to Access Novel Physiologies
Discussion Leader: Annette Rowe (University of Cincinnati, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:50 pm - 8:25 pm
Fengping Wang (Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China)
"Origin, Function, and Evolution of Alkane Metabolizing Archaea"
8:25 pm - 8:40 pm
Discussion
8:40 pm - 9:15 pm
Caroline Ajo-Franklin (Rice University, United States)
"Using Synthetic Biology to Understand the Conversation Between Microbes and Minerals"
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Geochemical Tracers of Life and Habitats
Discussion Leader: Paula Welander (Stanford University, United States)
9:00 am - 9:20 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:20 am - 9:55 am
Kate Freeman (Pennsylvania State University, United States)
"Isopologues of Lipid Biomarkers: A Path to Paleo-Metabolomics?"
9:55 am - 10:10 am
Discussion
10:10 am - 10:40 am
Coffee Break
10:40 am - 11:15 am
Julio Sepúlveda (University of Colorado Boulder, United States)
"Exploring the Lipid Landscape: Environmental Lipidomics at the Cutting Edge of Science"
11:15 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 12:05 pm
Kimberly Lau (Penn State, United States)
"Insights into Marine Phosphorus and Uranium Cycling from the Geochemistry of Phosphorites"
12:05 pm - 12:20 pm
Discussion
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm
Poster Previews
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
Life on Other Worlds: Habitability and Biosignatures
Discussion Leader: Aaron Regberg (NASA Johnson Space Center, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:50 pm - 8:25 pm
Matthew Schrenk (Michigan State University, United States)
"High Pressure Constraints on Habitability and Life Detection at Hydrothermal Vents on Ocean Worlds"
8:25 pm - 8:40 pm
Discussion
8:40 pm - 9:15 pm
Kennda Lynch (Lunar and Planetary Institute / USRA, United States)
"The Importance of Understanding the Ecology of Groundwater-Supported Ecosystems in the Search for Life on Other Planets"
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm
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
Life and Minerals
Discussion Leader: Jasquelin Pena (University of California, United States)
9:00 am - 9:20 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:20 am - 9:55 am
Arash Komeili (University of California, Berkeley, United States)
"Exploring the Evolutionary Diversity of Biomineralization in Magnetotactic Bacteria"
9:55 am - 10:10 am
Discussion
10:10 am - 10:40 am
Coffee Break
10:40 am - 11:15 am
Gabriela Farfan (Smithsonian Institution, United States)
"The Mineral Side of Biocarbonates"
11:15 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 12:05 pm
Alexandra Turchyn (University of Cambridge, United Kingdom)
"Microbially Mediated Mineral Transformations in Anoxic Sediments"
12:05 pm - 12:20 pm
Discussion
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm
General 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
Survival and Persistance
Discussion Leader: Elizabeth Trembath-Reichert (Arizona State University, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:50 pm - 8:25 pm
Sunita Walter (University of Delaware, United States)
"Deep, Diluted and Determined: Microbe-Mediated Carbon Cycling in the Cool Subsurface"
8:25 pm - 8:40 pm
Discussion
8:40 pm - 9:15 pm
Gurol Suel (University of California, San Diego, United States)
"The Hidden Biology of Dormant Bacterial Spores"
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure