| 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 | Using Experimental Evolution to Understand Our Microbial World |
| Discussion Leader: Zachary Blount (Michigan State University, USA) |
| 3:45 pm - 3:55 pm | Kele Cable (University of Minnesota, USA)
"Systems of Experimental Evolution, 1890-1920" |
| 3:55 pm - 4:00 pm | Discussion |
| 4:00 pm - 4:10 pm | Marcus Dillon (University of New Hampshire, USA)
"The Rate and Molecular Spectrum of Spontaneous Mutations in Divided Bacterial Genomes" |
| 4:10 pm - 4:15 pm | Discussion |
| 4:15 pm - 4:25 pm | Wesley Loftie-Eaton (University of Idaho, USA)
"Temporal Dynamics in the Evolution of Plasmid Persistance" |
| 4:25 pm - 4:30 pm | Discussion |
| 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm | Poster Session |
| 6:00 pm | Dinner |
| 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | The Genomics of Microbial Populations and Communities |
| Discussion Leader: Roxana Hickey (University of Idaho, USA) |
| 7:30 pm - 7:45 pm | Glen D'Souza (Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Germany)
"Less Is More: Selective Advantages Can Explain the Prevalent Loss of Biosynthetic Genes in Bacteria" |
| 7:45 pm - 7:50 pm | Discussion |
| 7:50 pm - 8:05 pm | Valerie De Anda (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico)
"The Evolutionary Ecology of the Sulfur Cycle: Metagenomic Analyses of Microbial Mats and Stromatolites from Cuatro Cienegas" |
| 8:05 pm - 8:10 pm | Discussion |
| 8:10 pm - 8:25 pm | Julio Diaz Caballero (University of Toronto, Canada)
"Selective Sweeps Drive Pseudomonas aeruginosa Evolution in the Cystic Fibrosis Lung" |
| 8:25 pm - 8:30 pm | Discussion |
| 8:30 pm - 8:45 pm | Karl Heilbron (University of Oxford, United Kingdom)
"The Genomics of Compensation to Spontaneous Mutation Accumulation in Hypermutator Pseudomonas aeruginosa" |
| 8:45 pm - 8:50 pm | Discussion |
| 8:50 pm - 9:05 pm | Rohan Maddamsetti (Michigan State University, USA)
"Synthetic Long-Read Sequencing of Recombinant E. coli Genomes Isolated from an Evolution Experiment" |
| 9:05 pm - 9:10 pm | Discussion |
| 9:10 pm - 9:25 pm | Meike Wortel (VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
"Evolutionary Pressures on Microbial Metabolic Strategies in the Chemostat" |
| 9:25 pm - 9:30 pm | Discussion |
| Sunday |
| 7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
| 9:00 am - 11:00 am | The Influence of Organismal Interactions on Microbial Ecological Dynamics |
| Discussion Leader: Luis Zaman (University of Washington, USA) |
| 9:00 am - 9:15 am | Eric Bruger (Michigan State University, USA)
"Quorum Sensing Stabilizes Cooperation Against Cheating in Vibrio harveyi" |
| 9:15 am - 9:20 am | Discussion |
| 9:20 am - 9:35 am | Alita Burmeister (Michigan State University, USA)
"A Honeypot Model of Host-Virus Interactions" |
| 9:35 am - 9:40 am | Discussion |
| 9:40 am - 9:55 am | Evgeni Frenkel (Harvard University, USA)
"Crowded Growth Promotes Semi-Stable Coexistence on Shared Resources in Laboratory Yeast" |
| 9:55 am - 10:00 am | Discussion |
| 10:00 am - 10:15 am | Kevin Hockett (University of Arizona, USA)
"Independent Domestication of a Tailed Bacteriophage into a Killing Complex in Pseudomonas" |
| 10:15 am - 10:20 am | Discussion |
| 10:20 am - 10:35 am | Gina Lewin (University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA)
"Long-Term Enrichment and Evolution of Cellulolytic Microbial Communities from Leaf-Cutter Ant Refuse Dumps" |
| 10:35 am - 10:40 am | Discussion |
| 10:40 am - 10:55 am | Kayla Peck (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA)
"Host-Range Expansion of MERS-Coronavirus and Key Determinants of Receptor Permissivity" |
| 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 | Lunch |
| 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm | Mentorship Component: The Path Forward for Early Career Microbiologists |
| Discussion Leader: Helena Mendes-Soares (IBEST - University of Idaho, USA) |
| 1:30 pm - 2:15 pm | Panel Discussion |
| "What Constitutes a Successful Career in the Academic World?" |
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- Elizabeth Ostrowski (University of Houston, USA)
- Christina Burch (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA)
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| 2:15 pm - 2:30 pm | Closing Remarks |
| 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm | Evaluation Period |
| Fill in GRS Evaluation Forms |
| 3:00 pm | Seminar Concludes |
