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
Marine Plankton in a Changing Climate
Discussion Leader: Elena Litchman (Carnegie Institution for Science, United States)
7:40 pm - 7:50 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:50 pm - 8:10 pm
Eun Young Kwon (Institute for Basic Science, South Korea)
"Marine Feedbacks on Climate: Insights from Global Models and Observations"
8:10 pm - 8:20 pm
Discussion
8:20 pm - 8:45 pm
Pearse Buchanan (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Australia)
"Why Microbial Ecology Matters in the Ocean's Oxygen Minimum Zones"
8:45 pm - 8:55 pm
Discussion
8:55 pm - 9:20 pm
Holly Moeller (University of California, Santa Barbara, United States)
"All Mixed Up: How Mixotroph Adaptations Alter Planktonic Communities"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Microbial Regulation of Marine Nutrient Cycling
Discussion Leader: Rachel Foster (Stockholm University, Sweden)
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:15 am - 9:45 am
María del Carmen Muñoz-Marín (University of Córdoba, Spain)
"Direct Interaction Between Marine Cyanobacteria Mediated by Nanotubes"
9:45 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Coffee Break
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Maliheh Mehrshad (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden)
"Multipartite Parasitic Interactions in the Aquatic Food Web: Modulating Gene Exchange and Carbon Flow"
11:00 am - 11:15 am
Discussion
11:15 am - 11:45 am
Ya-Wei Luo (Xiamen University, China)
"Unveiling Key Determinants of Global Marine Nitrogen Fixation Distribution: A Reanalysis"
11:45 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
Poster Previews
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Group Photo / Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Free Time
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The GRC Power Hour™
The GRC Power Hour™ 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.
Organizers: Pia Moisander (University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, United States) and Rachel Foster (Stockholm University, Sweden)
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Coupling Genes and Rates in Marine Microbes
Discussion Leader: Jarone Pinhassi (Linnaeus University, Sweden)
6:00 pm - 6:10 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
6:10 pm - 6:35 pm
Bryndan Durham (University of Florida, United States)
"Microbial Cycling of Organic Sulfur Currencies in the Surface Ocean"
6:35 pm - 6:45 pm
Discussion
6:45 pm - 7:10 pm
Matti Gralka (Vrije University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
"Fundamental Metabolic Strategies of Heterotrophic Bacteria"
7:10 pm - 7:20 pm
Discussion
7:20 pm - 7:45 pm
Tom Delmont (Genoscope, France)
"Microbial Genomic Insights from TARA Oceans"
7:45 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Microscale Interactions and Global Consequences
Discussion Leader: Andrew Babbin (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States)
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:15 am - 9:45 am
Noelle Held (University of Southern California, United States)
"Microbial Decision-Making in Nutrient Colimitation"
9:45 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Coffee Break
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Isabell Klawonn (Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research, Warnemuende, Germany)
"Fungi-Phytoplankton-Bacteria Interactions Altering Carbon and Nitrogen Cycling"
11:00 am - 11:15 am
Discussion
11:15 am - 11:30 am
Mai Sadeh (Weizmann institute of Science, Israel)
"The Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Acclimation to Marine Heat Waves in Diatom Blooms"
11:30 am - 11:35 am
Discussion
11:35 am - 11:50 am
Shaelyn Silverman (California Institute of Technology, United States)
"Experimental System to Investigate Microbial Colonization Dynamics and Metabolic Activities on Marine Particles"
11:50 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
Poster Previews
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Free Time
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
The Interplay Among Viruses, Microbes and the Environment
Discussion Leader: Debbie Lindell (Technion Israel Institute of Technology, Israel)
6:00 pm - 6:10 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
6:10 pm - 6:35 pm
Chana Kranzler (Bar-Ilan University, Israel)
"Virus Infection in Diatoms: Ecophysiological Drivers and Biogeochemical Consequences"
6:35 pm - 6:45 pm
Discussion
6:45 pm - 7:10 pm
Qinglu Zeng (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong SAR China)
"Rhythmic Interactions of a Marine Cyanobacterium and Cyanophage Under Light-Dark Cycles"
7:10 pm - 7:20 pm
Discussion
7:20 pm - 7:45 pm
Adrienne Correa (University of California, Berkeley, United States)
"Viral Reefscapes: Microbial Interactions in Threatened Coral Hosts and Reef Ecosystems"
7:45 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Microbial Interactions and Metabolic Exchange During Algal Blooms
Discussion Leader: Assaf Vardi (Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel)
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:15 am - 9:45 am
Einat Segev (Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel)
"Bacterial Physiology in the Context of Algal Partners"
9:45 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Coffee Break
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Shady Amin (New York University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates)
"Deciphering the Influence of Bacteria on Karenia brevis Blooms"
11:00 am - 11:15 am
Discussion
11:15 am - 11:45 am
Erin Bertrand (Dalhousie University, Canada)
"The Role of Cobalamins in Phytoplankton Blooms"
11:45 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
Poster Previews
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Free Time
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Marine Animal Microbiomes
Discussion Leader: Pia Moisander (University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, United States)
6:00 pm - 6:10 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
6:10 pm - 6:35 pm
Amy Apprill (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, United States)
"Into the Belly of the Beast: Deciphering the Role of Whale-Associated Microbes in Lipid Digestion"
6:35 pm - 6:45 pm
Discussion
6:45 pm - 7:10 pm
Elliot Scanes (University of Technology, Sydney, Australia)
"Oyster Microbiomes in a Changing Ocean"
7:10 pm - 7:20 pm
Discussion
7:20 pm - 7:45 pm
Spencer Nyholm (University of Connecticut, United States)
"Understanding the Roles of Symbiotic Marine Bacteria Associated with Cephalopods"
7:45 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
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; Election of the Next Vice Chair(s)
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Microbiology of the Polar Seas
Discussion Leader: Connie Lovejoy (Laval University, Canada)
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:15 am - 9:45 am
Pavla Debeljak (National Museum of Natural History, France)
"Coupling of Carbon and Iron Cycles in the Southern Ocean Through Microbial Metabolism"
9:45 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Coffee Break
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Matthias Wietz (Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Germany)
"Microbial Seasonality in the Arctic and Antarctic Oceans: From Gene To Ecosystem"
11:00 am - 11:15 am
Discussion
11:15 am - 11:45 am
Adam Monier (University of Exeter, United Kingdom)
"The Pan-Genome of the Eukaryotic Picoalga Micromonas polaris Reveals its Local Adaptation Across the Arctic Ocean"
11:45 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
Poster Previews
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Free Time
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Microbiology of the Deep Sea
Discussion Leader: Gerhard Herndl (University of Vienna, Austria)
6:00 pm - 6:10 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
6:10 pm - 6:35 pm
Sari Giering (National Oceanography Centre, United Kingdom)
"When Spring Arrives in the Twilight Zone"
6:35 pm - 6:45 pm
Discussion
6:45 pm - 7:10 pm
Taichi Yokokawa (Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Japan)
"Community Assembly Patterns and Environmental Drivers Shaping the Vertical Distribution of Microbial Communities in the Pelagic Ocean."
7:10 pm - 7:20 pm
Discussion
7:20 pm - 7:45 pm
Marta Sebastian (Institute of Marine Sciences, Spain)
"Thriving in the Dark: Prokaryotic Life in the Deep Ocean"
7:45 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure