Saturday
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRS Chair
3:45 pm - 4:30 pm
Keynote Session: Regulating the Dynamics of Photosynthesis
Discussion Leader: Silvia Ramundo (University of California, San Francisco, USA)
3:45 pm - 3:50 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
3:50 pm - 4:20 pm
Roberta Croce (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
"Breaking the Dogma: Oxygenic Photosynthesis Without Carotenes"
4:20 pm - 4:30 pm
Discussion
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Photosynthesis and the Environment
Discussion Leader: Hila Toporik (Arizona State University, USA)
7:30 pm - 7:35 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:35 pm - 7:50 pm
Han Bao (Michigan State University, USA)
"Functional Characterization of a New Family of Orange Carotenoid Proteins"
7:50 pm - 7:55 pm
Discussion
7:55 pm - 8:10 pm
Nicoletta Liguori (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
"Different Carotenoid Conformations Have Distinct Functions in Light Harvesting Regulation in Plants"
8:10 pm - 8:15 pm
Discussion
8:15 pm - 8:30 pm
Cynthia Amstutz (University of California, Berkeley, USA)
"OTK1 Regulates CHL-Dependent Non-Photochemical Quenching in Arabidopsis thaliana "
8:30 pm - 8:35 pm
Discussion
8:35 pm - 8:50 pm
Ming-Yang Ho (Pennsylvania State University, USA)
"Remodeling of Photosynthetic Complexes in Far-Red Light"
8:50 pm - 8:55 pm
Discussion
8:55 pm - 9:10 pm
Christopher Gisriel (Arizona State University, USA)
"Structure of a Homodimeric Photosynthetic Reaction Center"
9:10 pm - 9:15 pm
Discussion
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Sunday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Integration of Photosynthesis with Metabolism and Alternative Electron Flow
Discussion Leader: Shai Saroussi (Carnegie Institutution for Science, USA)
9:00 am - 9:05 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:05 am - 9:20 am
Karen Zinzius (University of Muenster, Germany)
"Importance of Calredoxin for Stress Acclimation and Fine-Tuning of Photosynthesis"
9:20 am - 9:25 am
Discussion
9:25 am - 9:40 am
Felix Buchert (Institut de Biologie Physico-Chimique Paris, France)
"A Gamma-Subunit Point Mutation of F1 Fo ATP Synthase Results in Tolerance to Reactive Oxygen Species In Vitro and in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii Chloroplasts"
9:40 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 10:00 am
Shivani Upadhyaya (Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, India)
"Cross-Talk Between TOR Kinase Activity, N-Starvation and Photosystems in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii "
10:00 am - 10:05 am
Discussion
10:05 am - 10:20 am
Vivekanand Tiwari (Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel)
"Plastoquinol Terminal Oxidase (PTOX) Disulfide-State and Its Implications on Photosynthesis Regulation"
10:20 am - 10:25 am
Discussion
10:25 am - 10:40 am
Juliana Artier (Oklahoma State University, USA)
"Synthetic DNA System for Structure-Function Studies of the High-Affinity CO2 Uptake Protein Complex in Cyanobacteria"
10:40 am - 10:45 am
Discussion
10:45 am - 11:00 am
General 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 - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Synthetic Restructuring of Photosynthesis
Discussion Leader: Marcia Ortega Ramos (Pennsylvania State University, USA)
1:30 pm - 1:35 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
1:35 pm - 1:50 pm
Jenny Zhang (University of Cambridge, United Kingdom)
"Photochemical Performance of Photosystem II In Vitro vs In Vivo "
1:50 pm - 1:55 pm
Discussion
1:55 pm - 2:10 pm
Vinzenz Bayro-Kaiser (Tel Aviv University, Israel)
"Temperature-Sensitive PSII: A Novel Approach for Sustainable Photosynthetic Hydrogen Production"
2:10 pm - 2:15 pm
Discussion
2:15 pm - 2:30 pm
General Discussion
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Evaluation Period
Fill in GRS Evaluation Forms
3:00 pm
Seminar Concludes
