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Saturday
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| 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm |
Arrival and Check-in
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| 3:30 pm - 3:45 pm |
Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRS Chair
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| 3:45 pm - 4:30 pm |
Keynote Session: Understanding Carotenoid Biosynthesis in Order to Improve Human Health
Discussion Leader: Prateek Gupta (University of Hyderabad, India)
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| 3:45 pm - 4:15 pm |
Eleanore Wurtzel (Lehman College / The Graduate Center, City University of New York, USA)
"Solving Global Health Problems Through Discoveries in Carotenoid Biosynthesis: A Fascinating Journey with Future Opportunities"
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| 4:15 pm - 4:30 pm |
Discussion
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| 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm |
Poster Session
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| 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Dinner
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| 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm |
Exploring New Physiological Roles of Carotenoids and Vitamin A
Discussion Leaders: Youn-Kyung Kim (Rutgers University, USA) and Darwin Ortiz (Purdue University, USA)
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| 7:30 pm - 7:50 pm |
Ryan Weaver (Auburn University, USA)
"An Evolutionary Perspective on the Physiology of Carotenoid Metabolism in Animals"
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| 7:50 pm - 8:00 pm |
Discussion
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| 8:00 pm - 8:20 pm |
Juan Camilo Moreno Beltran (Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Germany)
"Single Carotenoid Gene Over-Expression Allows Greater Plant Yield and Photoprotection in Tobacco Plants Growing Under Fluctuating Light Conditions"
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| 8:20 pm - 8:30 pm |
Discussion
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| 8:30 pm - 8:50 pm |
Daniela Arias (Universidad de Chile, Chile)
"Role of Phytochrome-Rapidly Regulated 1 (PAR1) in the Synthesis of Carotenoids in the Dark-Grown Carrot Storage Root"
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| 8:50 pm - 9:00 pm |
Discussion
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| 9:00 pm - 9:20 pm |
Maryam Honarbakhsh (Rutgers University, USA)
"The Microbiome of Vitamin A Deficiency"
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| 9:20 pm - 9:30 pm |
Discussion
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Sunday
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| 7:30 am - 8:30 am |
Breakfast
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| 9:00 am - 11:00 am |
Uncovering New Ways to Produce and Utilize Carotenoids to Benefit Human Health
Discussion Leaders: Uri Karniel (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel) and Jelena Mustra Rakic (Tufts University, USA)
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| 9:00 am - 9:20 am |
Thunazzina Ali (Royal Holloway, University of London, United Kingdom)
"The Development of Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous as a Renewable Source of High Value Carotenoids"
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| 9:20 am - 9:30 am |
Discussion
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| 9:30 am - 9:50 am |
Michael Dzakovich (The Ohio State University, USA)
"Hepatic Carotenoids and Apocarotenoids Differ in Response to Red and Tangerine Tomato Consumption"
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| 9:50 am - 10:00 am |
Discussion
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| 10:00 am - 10:20 am |
Xiongjie Zheng (Huazhong Agricultural University, China)
"The MITE Insertion Polymorphism in CCD Promoters Results in the Evolution of Genus-Specific Apocarotenoids Accumulation in Citrus"
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| 10:20 am - 10:30 am |
Discussion
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| 10:30 am - 10:50 am |
Made Airanthi Widjaja-Adhi (Case Western Reserve University, USA)
"A Protective Role of Carotenoids in the Visual Cycle"
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| 10:50 am - 11:00 am |
Discussion
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| 11:00 am - 12:30 pm |
Poster Session
Coffee will be served in the poster area from 11:00 am - 11:30 am
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| 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm |
Lunch
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| 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm |
Mentorship Component: The Chemistry, Biochemistry and Biological Functions of Carotenoids
Discussion Leader: Caroline Autenrieth (University of Stuttgart, Germany)
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| 1:30 pm - 2:15 pm |
George Britton (University of Liverpool, United Kingdom)
"Guided by Voices"
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| 2:15 pm - 2:30 pm |
Discussion
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| 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm |
Evaluation Period
Fill in GRS Evaluation Forms
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| 3:00 pm |
Seminar Concludes
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