Sunday |
4:00 pm - 8:00 pm | Arrival and Check-in |
6:00 pm | Dinner |
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm | Welcome / Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff |
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm | Matrix-Mineral Interactions in Bone |
| Discussion Leader: Steve Weiner (Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel) |
7:40 pm - 7:45 pm | Opening Remarks |
7:45 pm - 8:00 pm | Introduction by Discussion Leader |
8:00 pm - 8:25 pm | Melinda Duer (University of Cambridge, United Kingdom) "Heavy Mice and
Lighter Things: Using NMR Spectroscopy to Elucidate Molecular Structures in
Mineralized Tissues" |
8:25 pm - 8:45 pm | Discussion |
8:45 pm - 9:10 pm | Nadine Nassif (Collège de France, France) "Twisted Plywood Architecture of Collagen
Fibrils: Effect on Bone Components" |
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm | Discussion |
Monday |
7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
9:00 am - 12:30 pm | Cellular and Genetic Control of Mineralization |
| Discussion Leader: Nils Kroeger (Technische Universität Dresden, Germany) |
9:00 am - 9:15 am | Introduction by Discussion Leader |
9:15 am - 9:40 am | Damien Faivre (Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Germany) "Mineral Formation in
Magnetotactic Bacteria: How and Why?" |
9:40 am - 10:00 am | Discussion |
10:00 am - 10:25 am | Smadar Ben Tabou De Leon (University of Haifa, Israel) "VEGF Pathway Activates
Multiple Cellular Mechanisms to
Control Spicules Formation in the Sea Urchin Embryo" |
10:25 am - 10:45 am | Discussion |
10:45 am - 11:15 am | Coffee Break |
11:15 am - 11:25 am | Sanja Sviben (Max-Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Germany) "Isolation and Proteomic Characterization of the Coccolith-Producing Compartment of Emiliania huxleyi" |
11:25 am - 11:30 am | Discussion |
11:30 am - 11:40 am | Santosh Kumar (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel) "Mechanism of Silica Deposition in Sorghum Silica Cells" |
11:40 am - 11:45 am | Discussion |
11:45 am - 12:10 pm | Michio Suzuki (The University of Tokyo, Japan) "Function of Chitin Degradation Enzymes in the
Molluskan Shells" |
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm | Discussion |
12:30 pm | Lunch |
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm | Free Time |
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm | Poster Session |
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm | Pathological Mineralization |
| Discussion Leader: Catherine Shanahan (King's College London, United Kingdom) |
6:00 pm - 6:15 pm | Introduction by Discussion Leader |
6:15 pm - 6:40 pm | Elaine Worcester (University of Chicago, USA) "Plaque, Plugs and Stones: Mineralization in the
Renal Papilla" |
6:40 pm - 7:00 pm | Discussion |
7:00 pm - 7:10 pm | Shweta Agarwal (Imperial College London, United Kingdom) "Nano-to-Atomic Scale Characterisation of Mineral Found in Human Cardiovascular Calcification" |
7:10 pm - 7:15 pm | Discussion |
7:15 pm - 7:40 pm | Wilhelm Jahnen-Dechent (RWTH Aachen University, Germany) "Role of the Plasma Protein Fetuin-A in
Extracellular Matrix Metabolism" |
7:40 pm - 8:00 pm | Discussion |
8:00 pm | Dinner |
Tuesday |
7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
8:30 am | Group Photo |
9:00 am - 12:30 pm | In Vitro and In Vivo Models of Biomineralization |
| Discussion Leader: Lia Addadi (Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel) |
9:00 am - 9:15 am | Introduction by Discussion Leader |
9:15 am - 9:40 am | Elia Beniash (University of Pittsburgh, USA) "Keratins
in Enamel: A New Chapter of an Old Story" |
9:40 am - 10:00 am | Discussion |
10:00 am - 10:25 am | Eli Sone (University of Toronto, Canada) "Molecular Control over Collagen Mineralization
at the Periodontal Ligament-Cementum Interface" |
10:25 am - 10:45 am | Discussion |
10:45 am - 11:15 am | Coffee Break |
11:15 am - 11:25 am | Neta Varsano (Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel) "Study of Cholesterol Crystal Early Formation in Cells by Correlative Cryo-Soft X-Ray Tomography and STORM" |
11:25 am - 11:30 am | Discussion |
11:30 am - 11:40 am | Jose Manuel Delgado-Lopez (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Spain) "Elucidating the Specific Role of Citrate in Collagen Mineralization Through X-Ray Total Scattering" |
11:40 am - 11:45 am | Discussion |
11:45 am - 12:10 pm | Marc McKee (McGill University, Canada) "Biomineralization and
Osteopontin In Vitro and In Vivo (Including in Humans)" |
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm | Discussion |
12:30 pm | Lunch |
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm | Free Time |
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm | Poster Session |
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm | Biomineralization in Sponges, Plants and Corals |
| Discussion Leader: Sylvie Tambutte (Centre Scientifique de Monaco, Monaco) |
6:00 pm - 6:15 pm | Introduction by Discussion Leader |
6:15 pm - 6:40 pm | Jaap Kaandorp (University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands) "Modelling Silicification in Diatoms and Sponges'" |
6:40 pm - 7:00 pm | Discussion |
7:00 pm - 7:10 pm | Benjamin Rich (Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Israel) "The Bio-Crystallization of Natural Wax on Damaged Plant Leaves and Its Effect on Surface Wettability" |
7:10 pm - 7:15 pm | Discussion |
7:15 pm - 7:40 pm | Tali Mass (University of Haifa, Israel) "Coral Skeletal Proteins and Their Function in Mineral Formation" |
7:40 pm - 8:00 pm | Discussion |
8:00 pm | Dinner |
Wednesday |
7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
9:00 am - 12:30 pm | Mechanisms of Mineral Nucleation and Growth |
| Discussion Leader: Jim De Yoreo (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA) |
9:00 am - 9:15 am | Introduction by Discussion Leader |
9:15 am - 9:40 am | Patricia Dove (Virginia Tech, USA) "Hydration of Functional Groups and Spectator Ions Regulate Calcite Nucleation Rates onto Organic Substrates Through Competition of Interfacial Energies" |
9:40 am - 10:00 am | Discussion |
10:00 am - 10:25 am | Mark Rodger (University of Warwick, United Kingdom) "Insights from Simulation for Calcium Carbonate Nanophases
and the Early Stages of Biomineralization" |
10:25 am - 10:45 am | Discussion |
10:45 am - 11:15 am | Coffee Break |
11:15 am - 11:25 am | Michael Whittaker (Northwestern University, USA) "Structural Basis for Stability and Transformation of Amorphous Carbonates" |
11:25 am - 11:30 am | Discussion |
11:30 am - 11:40 am | Giulia Mirabello (Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands) "Magnetite Synthesis Through an Iron Phosphate Precursor Phase" |
11:40 am - 11:45 am | Discussion |
11:45 am - 12:10 pm | Julian Gale (Curtin University, Australia) "The
Role of Organics in the Crystallization of Calcium Carbonate: An Atomistic
Perspective from Computation" |
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm | Discussion |
12:30 pm | Lunch |
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm | Free Time |
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm | Poster Session |
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm | Structure
and Function in Biominerals |
| Discussion Leader: Peter Fratzl (Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Germany) |
6:00 pm - 6:15 pm | Introduction by Discussion Leader |
6:15 pm - 6:40 pm | Paul Zaslansky (Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany) "Nanoscale Interactions of
Apatite and the Organic Matrix in Dentine" |
6:40 pm - 7:00 pm | Discussion |
7:00 pm - 7:10 pm | Mie Birkbak (Aarhus University, Denmark) "Multimodal 3D X-Ray Imaging of Bone" |
7:10 pm - 7:15 pm | Discussion |
7:15 pm - 7:40 pm | David Kisailus (University of California, Riverside, USA) "Convergent
Evolution to Engineering: Multi-Functional Bio-Composite and Biomimetic
Materials" |
7:40 pm - 8:00 pm | Discussion |
8:00 pm | Dinner |
Thursday |
7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
8:30 am - 9:00 am | Business Meeting |
| Nominations for the Next Vice Chair; Fill in Conference Evaluation Forms; Discuss Future Site and Scheduling Preferences; Election of the Next Vice Chair |
9:00 am - 12:30 pm | Bioinspired Crystallization |
| Discussion Leader: Laurie Gower (University of Florida, USA) |
9:00 am - 9:15 am | Introduction by Discussion Leader |
9:15 am - 9:40 am | Peter Davies (Queen's University, Canada) "Antifreeze Proteins Form
the Substrate Surface to Which They Bind" |
9:40 am - 10:00 am | Discussion |
10:00 am - 10:25 am | Ruikang Tang (Zhejiang University, China) "Biomineralization-Based Integration of Materials and Organisms" |
10:25 am - 10:45 am | Discussion |
10:45 am - 11:15 am | Coffee Break |
11:15 am - 11:25 am | Alix Deymier (Columbia University, USA) "Protein-Free Synthesis and Mechanical Control of Carbonated Apatite" |
11:25 am - 11:30 am | Discussion |
11:30 am - 11:40 am | Michael Pacella (Johns Hopkins University, USA) "A Benchmark Study of Peptide-Biomineral Interactions" |
11:40 am - 11:45 am | Discussion |
11:45 am - 12:10 pm | Hiroaki Imai (Keio University, Japan) "Characterization of Biogenic
Arrayed Nanocrystals and Fabrication of Their Mimetics Through Classical and
Nonclassical Routes" |
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm | Discussion |
12:30 pm | Lunch |
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm | Free Time |
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm | Poster Session |
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm | Keynote Session: Biomimetic Materials |
| Discussion Leader: Nico Sommerdijk (Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands) |
6:00 pm - 6:10 pm | Introduction by Discussion Leader |
6:10 pm - 6:20 pm | Wenge Jiang (McGill University, Canada) "Chiral Switching of Calcium Carbonate Biomineral Induced by Single Amino Acid Enantiomer" |
6:20 pm - 6:25 pm | Discussion |
6:25 pm - 7:10 pm | Joanna Aizenberg (Harvard University, USA) "Skeletons with Optical Function" |
7:10 pm - 7:30 pm | Discussion |
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm | James Weaver (Harvard University, USA) "Some Thoughts on the Origins of Morphological Complexity and Diversity in Biological Systems" |
7:40 pm - 7:45 pm | Discussion |
7:45 pm - 8:00 pm | Closing Remarks |
8:00 pm | Dinner |
Friday |
7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
9:00 am | Departure |