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 Site Staff / Welcome from the GRC Chair
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm
Keynote Session: The Nano-Nexus in Food, Agriculture, Energy, and Water
Discussion Leaders: Cristina Sabliov (Louisiana State University, USA) and David Britt (Utah State University, USA)
7:40 pm - 7:50 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:50 pm - 8:25 pm
Gregory Lowry (Carnegie Mellon University, USA)
"Nanotechnology Solutions to Major Challenges Facing Agriculture"
8:25 pm - 8:40 pm
Discussion
8:40 pm - 9:15 pm
Jason White (Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, USA)
"Applications Versus Implications for Safe Implementation of Nanotechnology in Food and Agriculture"
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
Nano-Enabled Approaches for Food and Nutrition from a Biomedical Perspective
Discussion Leader: Carmen Gomes (Iowa State University, USA)
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:15 am - 9:50 am
Esther Chang (Georgetown University, USA)
"Novel Nanomedicines with Potential to Ameliorate the Toxicity of Organophosphate Pesticides"
9:50 am - 10:05 am
Discussion
10:05 am - 10:35 am
Coffee Break
10:35 am - 11:10 am
Pingfan Rao (Zhejiang Gongshang University, China)
"Natural Food Inspired Nanostructures"
11:10 am - 11:25 am
Discussion
11:25 am - 12:00 pm
Yoav Livney (Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Israel)
"Selectively Targeting Gut Probiotics: Approaches Adopted from Cancer Therapy"
12:00 pm - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm
General Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Power Hour
The GRC Power Hour is an optional informal gathering open to all meeting participants. It is designed to help address the challenges women face in science and support the professional growth of women in our communities by providing an open forum for discussion and mentoring.
Organizers: Melanie Kah (University of Vienna, Austria) and Maria DeRosa (Carleton University, Canada)
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Sustainable Deployment of Nano-Enabled Agrochemicals: Nano-Impact in Environmental and Agricultural Fate and Transport
Discussion Leader: Jorge Gardea-Torresdey (University of Texas at El Paso, USA)
7:30 pm - 7:45 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:45 pm - 8:15 pm
Enzo Lombi (University of South Australia, Australia)
"Implications and Toxicity of Nanoparticles and Impact of Nanoparticle Properties on Fate and Delivery"
8:15 pm - 8:20 pm
Discussion
8:20 pm - 8:50 pm
Juan Pablo Giraldo (University of California, Riverside, USA)
"Targeted Delivery of Nanoparticles to Leaf Organelles for Understanding and Enhancing Plant Stress Tolerance"
8:50 pm - 8:55 pm
Discussion
8:55 pm - 9:25 pm
Arturo Keller (University of California, Santa Barbara, USA)
"Assessing the Impacts of Nanotechnology on Agriculture Using the NanoFate Model"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Nano-Enabled Sensing for Food and Agriculture
Discussion Leader: Eric McLamore (University of Florida, USA)
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:15 am - 9:50 am
Jan Schnorr (C2Sense, Inc., USA)
"Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube-Based Chemiresistors - Distributed Sensors for Food and Agriculture"
9:50 am - 10:05 am
Discussion
10:05 am - 10:35 am
Coffee Break
10:35 am - 11:10 am
Junhong Min (Chung-Ang University, South Korea)
"Nanobio Analytical System for the Detection of Pathogen in Complex Sample"
11:10 am - 11:25 am
Discussion
11:25 am - 12:00 pm
Ciara O'Sullivan (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Spain)
"Paper Analytical Diagnostics Exploiting Nanostructured Materials for Rapid, Cost-Effective and Reliable Detection of Biogenic Amines, Mycotoxins and Food Alteration for Advanced Food Safety Screening at the Point-of-Need"
12:00 pm - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 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
Nano-Microbiome: Nano Effects on the Second Genomes of Plants, Animals, and Humans
Discussion Leader: David Julian McClements (University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA)
7:30 pm - 7:45 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:45 pm - 8:15 pm
Sangeeta Khare (U.S. Food and Drug Administration, USA)
"Size and Dose Dependent Effects of Nanoparticle Exposure on Gut Microbiome and Intestinal Epithelial Permeability"
8:15 pm - 8:20 pm
Discussion
8:20 pm - 8:50 pm
Monika Mortimer (University of California, Santa Barbara, USA)
"Using Transcriptomics to Identify Mechanisms of Action of Engineered Nanomaterials in Microorganisms"
8:50 pm - 8:55 pm
Discussion
8:55 pm - 9:25 pm
Hang Xiao (University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA)
"Adverse Effects of Foodborne Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles: Differential Disruption of Gut Microbiota in Obese and Non-Obese Mice"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Nano Implications in Human Health
Discussion Leader: Philip Demokritou (Harvard University, USA)
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:15 am - 9:50 am
Joachim Loo (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)
"Functionalized Nano-Food Systems – Enhancing Diets Through Delivery and Modulation"
9:50 am - 10:05 am
Discussion
10:05 am - 10:35 am
Coffee Break
10:35 am - 11:10 am
Gretchen Mahler (State University of New York at Binghamton, USA)
"Ingested Engineered Nanomaterials and Health: State of Science and Knowledge Gaps"
11:10 am - 11:25 am
Discussion
11:25 am - 12:00 pm
Shirley Ho (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)
"Public Perceptions of Nano-Enabled Food Products"
12:00 pm - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 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
7:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Business Meeting
Nominations for the Next Vice Chair; Fill in Conference Evaluation Forms; Discuss Future Site and Scheduling Preferences; Election of the Next Vice Chair
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Young Investigator Presentations
Discussion Leader: Julie Goddard (Cornell University, USA)
7:30 pm - 7:45 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:45 pm - 8:15 pm
Nuria Acevedo (Iowa State University, USA)
"Nanotech Approach for Structuring Food Components to Stabilize, Protect and Efficiently Deliver Functional Components"
8:15 pm - 8:20 pm
Discussion
8:20 pm - 8:50 pm
Laurene Tetard (University of Central Florida, USA)
"Nanoscale Imaging and Spectroscopy of Plant Systems and Pathogens"
8:50 pm - 8:55 pm
Discussion
8:55 pm - 9:25 pm
Leanne Gilbertson (University of Pittsburgh, USA)
"Lifecycle Assessment – Trying to Identify Which NPs/Products Have the Greatest Net Lifecycle Benefits"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Regulation and Policy: Influence on Entrepreneurship and Industry in Nano-Food and Agriculture
Discussion Leader: Rickey Yada (University of British Columbia, Canada)
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:15 am - 9:50 am
John Dutcher (University of Guelph, Canada)
"Phytoglycogen Nanoparticles: Commercialization of a Unique, Value-Added Agricultural Nanotechnology for Applications in Food, Personal Care and Biomedicine"
9:50 am - 10:05 am
Discussion
10:05 am - 10:35 am
Coffee Break
10:35 am - 11:10 am
Swadeshmukul Santra (University of Central Florida, USA)
"Emerging Nanomaterials, Industry Technology and Status, Safety Approvals for Use as Fungicides/Bactericides"
11:10 am - 11:25 am
Discussion
11:25 am - 12:00 pm
Lekh Juneja (Rohto Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Japan)
"Bringing Nano Innovations to the Market"
12:00 pm - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 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
Bio-Inspired, Targeted, and Intelligent Nano-Carriers
Discussion Leader: Maria DeRosa (Carleton University, Canada)
7:30 pm - 7:45 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:45 pm - 8:15 pm
Eijiro Miyako (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan)
"Tiny Drones to Deliver Pollen to Flowers, Mimicking the Role of Bees"
8:15 pm - 8:20 pm
Discussion
8:20 pm - 8:50 pm
Neena Mitter (The University of Queensland, Australia)
"Clever Clay Nano-Carriers - Changing Face of Crop Protection"
8:50 pm - 8:55 pm
Discussion
8:55 pm - 9:25 pm
Sam Nugen (Cornell University, USA)
"Engineering Phage-Based Nanoprobes for Separating and Concentrating Bacteria"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure
