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
Keynote Session: Nucleic Acids as Molecular Tools and Markers
Discussion Leader: Sonja Schmid (Wageningen University, The Netherlands)
7:40 pm - 7:45 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:45 pm - 8:30 pm
Xiaowei Zhuang (Harvard University, United States)
"Spatially Resolved Single-Cell Genomics"
8:30 pm - 8:50 pm
Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:15 pm
Ralf Jungmann (LMU Munich and MPI of Biochemistry, Germany)
"From DNA Nanotechnology to Biomedical Insight: Towards Single-Molecule Spatial Omics"
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Membrane and Cytoskeletal Organization
Discussion Leader: Jennifer Ross (Syracuse University, United States)
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:35 am
Radhika Subramanian (Massachusetts General Hospital / Harvard Medical School, United States)
"Viewing Microtubule Dynamics Through an AFM Lens"
9:35 am - 9:50 am
Discussion
9:50 am - 10:15 am
Satyajit Mayor (National Centre for Biological Science, India)
"Motor Driven Membrane Organization, Molecule-by-Molecule"
10:15 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:05 am
Coffee Break
11:05 am - 11:15 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:15 am - 11:20 am
Discussion
11:20 am - 11:30 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:30 am - 11:35 am
Discussion
11:35 am - 12:00 pm
Sarah Veatch (University of Michigan, United States)
"Using Localization Microscopy to Probe the Organization and Dynamics of Membrane Proteins"
12:00 pm - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm
Poster Previews
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The GRC Power Hourâ„¢
The GRC Power Hourâ„¢ 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: Sua Myong (Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, United States) and Erwin Peterman (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Frontiers in Molecular Imaging
Discussion Leader: Philip Tinnefeld (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany)
7:30 pm - 7:55 pm
Ke Xu (University of California, Berkeley, United States)
"Multidimensional Single-Molecule and Super-Resolution Microscopy"
7:55 pm - 8:10 pm
Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:35 pm
Sang-Hee Shim (Korea University, South Korea)
"Seeing Molecules in Living Cells"
8:35 pm - 8:50 pm
Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:15 pm
Jonas Ries (University of Vienna, Austria)
"MINFLUX for Dynamic Structural Cell Biology"
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Molecular Machines
Discussion Leader: Satyajit Mayor (National Centre for Biological Science, India)
9:00 am - 9:25 am
Simon Scheuring (Weill Cornell Medicine, United States)
"High-Speed Atomic Force Microscopy (HS-AFM) Single-Molecule Structural Biology: Rare and Transient Conformational States in Membrane Proteins"
9:25 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 9:50 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
9:50 am - 9:55 am
Discussion
9:55 am - 10:20 am
Yaojun Zhang (Johns Hopkins University, United States)
"Interface Resistance of Biomolecular Condensates"
10:20 am - 10:35 am
Discussion
10:35 am - 11:05 am
Coffee Break
11:05 am - 11:15 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:15 am - 11:20 am
Discussion
11:20 am - 11:30 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:30 am - 11:35 am
Discussion
11:35 am - 12:00 pm
Raymond Astumian (University of Maine, United States)
"Understanding Molecular Ratchets Through the Eyes of Einstein and G.N. Lewis"
12:00 pm - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm
Poster Previews
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
Spectroscopy and Intramolecular Investigations
Discussion Leader: Sarah Veatch (University of Michigan, United States)
7:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Sua Myong (Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, United States)
"Built-in On-Off Switch for Transcription"
8:00 pm - 8:15 pm
Discussion
8:15 pm - 8:25 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
8:25 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:40 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
8:40 pm - 8:45 pm
Discussion
8:45 pm - 9:15 pm
Benjamin Schuler (University of Zurich, Switzerland)
"Probing the Interaction Dynamics of Intrinsically Disordered Proteins with Single-Molecule Spectroscopy"
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
DNA Form and Function
Discussion Leader: Kevin Welsher (Duke University, United States)
9:00 am - 9:05 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:05 am - 9:30 am
Erwin Peterman (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
"A Single-Molecule View on Intraflagellar-Transport Train Formation in C. Elegans Chemosensory Cilia"
9:30 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 9:55 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
9:55 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:25 am
Philipp Kukura (University of Oxford, United Kingdom)
"Towards Universal and Quantitative Single Molecule Biophysics with Mass Photometry"
10:25 am - 10:40 am
Discussion
10:40 am - 11:25 am
Group Photo / Coffee Break
11:25 am - 11:35 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:35 am - 11:40 am
Discussion
11:40 am - 12:05 pm
Markus Sauer (University of Wuerzburg, Germany)
"True Molecular Resolution Fluorescence Imaging in Cells"
12:05 pm - 12:20 pm
Discussion
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm
Poster Previews
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
Novel Methods and Probes
Discussion Leader: Julie Biteen (University of Michigan, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:55 pm
Victoria Birkedal (Aarhus University, Denmark)
"Single Molecule Dynamics and Mechanisms Involving G-Rich DNA Structures"
7:55 pm - 8:10 pm
Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:20 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
8:20 pm - 8:25 pm
Discussion
8:25 pm - 8:35 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
8:35 pm - 8:40 pm
Discussion
8:40 pm - 9:05 pm
Luke Lavis (Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, United States)
"Designing Brighter Dyes for Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy and Beyond"
9:05 pm - 9:20 pm
Discussion
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
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; Discuss Future Dates and Venue; Election of the Next Vice Chair(s)
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Molecular Recognition and Forces
Discussion Leader: Raymond Astumian (University of Maine, United States)
9:00 am - 9:25 am
Taekjip Ha (Boston Children's Hospital, United States)
"Conformational Dynamics and Mechanotransduction in Single Integrin Molecules"
9:25 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 9:50 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
9:50 am - 9:55 am
Discussion
9:55 am - 10:20 am
Lauren McCarthy (University of Michigan, United States)
"Uncovering the Biochemical and Biophysical Mechanisms Governing Selective Enzymatic Activity in Nutrient-Starved Escherichia coli via Live-Cell Single-Molecule Tracking"
10:20 am - 10:35 am
Discussion
10:35 am - 11:05 am
Coffee Break
11:05 am - 11:15 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:15 am - 11:20 am
Discussion
11:20 am - 11:30 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:30 am - 11:35 am
Discussion
11:35 am - 12:00 pm
Akihiro Kusumi (Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, Japan)
"New Metastable Nano-Liquid Signal Integration Platform on the Cell Membrane, iTRVZ"
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
Keynote Session: Nanoscale Cell Biology
Discussion Leader: Sally Kim (Amherst College, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:05 pm
Gerry Hammond (Department of Cell Biology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, United States)
"Single Molecule studies of Phosphoinositide Signaling in Living Cells"
8:05 pm - 8:20 pm
Discussion
8:20 pm - 9:05 pm
Ibrahim Cisse (Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Germany)
"Super-Resolution Imaging of Transcription in Living Cells"
9:05 pm - 9:25 pm
Discussion
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Closing Remarks
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure