| SATURDAY |
| 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm | Arrival and Check-in |
| 3:00 pm - 3:15 pm | Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome by the GRS Conference Chair |
| 3:15 pm - 4:00 pm | Signal Transduction: Photons to Networks |
| Discussion Leader: Ahmed El Hady (Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self Organization, Gottingen, Germany) |
| 3:15 pm - 3:30 pm | Lukasz Bugaj (UC Berkeley, USA)
"Optical Control of Diverse Mammalian Signal Transduction Pathways via Cry2 Clustering"
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| 3:30 pm - 3:35 pm | Discussion |
| 3:35 pm - 3:50 pm | Ilaria Testa (Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Gottingen, Germany)
"Reversible Switchable Fluorescent Proteins Enable Minimal Invasive Imaging at the Nanoscale in Brain Slices"
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| 3:50 pm - 4:00 pm | Discussion |
| 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm | Poster Session I |
| 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm | Biology of Photosensory Systems |
| Discussion Leader: Anne Pfeiffer (Centre for Organismal Studies, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Germany) |
| 5:30 pm - 5:50 pm | Paolo Schumacher (University of Lausanne, Switzerland)
"Blue-Light Induced Phosphorylation of PKS4 Negatively Regulates Phototropism"
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| 5:50 pm - 6:00 pm | Discussion |
| 6:00 pm - 6:20 pm | Udo Heintz (Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Heidelberg, Germany)
"A Ternary AppA-PpsR-DNA Complex Mediates Light-Regulation of Photosynthesis-Related Gene Expression"
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| 6:20 pm - 6:30 pm | Discussion |
| 6:30 pm - 6:50 pm | David Sheerin (University of Freiburg, Germany)
"Interaction of Phytochrome A and SPA1 Promotes Photomorphogenesis in Far-Red Light"
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| 6:50 pm - 7:00 pm | Discussion |
| 7:00 pm - 7:20 pm | Matias Zurbriggen (University of Freiburg, Germany)
"Optogenetic Synthetic Switches for the Control of Cellular Processes in Mammalian and Plant Cells"
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| 7:20 pm - 7:30 pm | Discussion |
| 8:00 pm | Dinner |
| SUNDAY |
| 7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
| 9:00 am - 11:00 am | Structural Analysis of Photoreceptors |
| Discussion Leader: Alex Jones (University of Manchester, Manchester, UK) |
| 9:00 am - 9:20 am | Roger Kutta (University of Manchester, UK)
"About the First Investigations of the Newly Discovered 'One Way' Photoreceptor TtCarH from Thermus thermophilus" |
| 9:20 am - 9:30 am | Discussion |
| 9:30 am - 9:50 am | Elena Herman (University of Bielefeld, Germany)
"Signaling in Aureochrome-LOV Resolved by FT-IR Difference Spectroscopy"
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| 9:50 am - 10:00 am | Discussion |
| 10:00 am - 10:20 am | Heikki Takala (University of Gothenburg, Finland)
"Light-Induced Structural Changes of the Photosensory Unit of Deinococcus radiodurans Phytochrome"
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| 10:20 am - 10:30 am | Discussion |
| 10:30 am - 10:50 am | Abdul Rehaman Moughal Shahi (Max Planck Institute, Heidelberg, Germany)
"Photoinduced Electron Transfer in DNA Repair: A Computational Study"
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| 10:50 am - 11:00 am | Discussion |
| 11:00 am - 12:30 pm | Poster Session II |
| 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: Small Group Discussions |
| 5-8 small group discussions, each led by an established investigator, drawn from the list of GRC speakers, discussion leaders and regular attendees of past meetings. |
| Goals: First, the interaction will give GRS attendees an opportunity to approach established investigators in a structured but informal way, so as to foster continuing discussions throughout the GRC. Second, the interaction will allow for the seeking and dissemination of advice on careers, work-life balance, and future research directions within the mentor's own research interests and the broader photoreceptor field. |
| 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm | Evaluation Period |
| Fill in GRS Evaluation Forms |
| 3:00 pm | Seminar Concludes |
