Carotenoids, Apocarotenoids and Retinoids: From Nature to Bedside

June 16 - 17, 2018

Chairs Alexandra J. Dickinson and Jessica L. Cooperstone

Grand Summit Hotel at Sunday River

97 Summit Road

Newry, ME, US

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Conference Description

The Gordon Research Seminar on Carotenoids is a unique forum for graduate students, post-docs, and other scientists with comparable levels of experience and education to present and exchange new data and cutting edge ideas.

Carotenoids and their metabolites are key biomolecules involved in photoprotection, development, and overall health in many organisms, including humans. This meeting will take an interdisciplinary approach to address how these compounds are made, what their biological functions are, and how these compounds can benefit human health.

Related Meeting

This GRS will be held in conjunction with the "Carotenoids" Gordon Research Conference (GRC). Those interested in attending both meetings must submit an application for the GRC in addition to an application for the GRS. Refer to the associated GRC program page for more information.

Conference Program

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: Understanding Carotenoid Biosynthesis in Order to Improve Human Health Discussion Leader: Prateek Gupta (University of Hyderabad, India)
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"
4:15 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	Exploring New Physiological Roles of Carotenoids and Vitamin A Discussion Leaders: Youn-Kyung Kim (Rutgers University, USA) and Darwin Ortiz (Purdue University, USA)
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm	Ryan Weaver (Auburn University, USA) "An Evolutionary Perspective on the Physiology of Carotenoid Metabolism in Animals"
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm	Discussion
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"
8:20 pm - 8:30 pm	Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:50 pm	Michael Dzakovich (The Ohio State University, USA) "Hepatic Carotenoids and Apocarotenoids Differ in Response to Red and Tangerine Tomato Consumption"
8:50 pm - 9:00 pm	Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm	Maryam Honarbakhsh (Rutgers University, USA) "The Microbiome of Vitamin A Deficiency"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm	Discussion
Sunday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
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)
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"
9:20 am - 9:35 am	Discussion
9:35 am - 9:55 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"
9:55 am - 10:10 am	Discussion
10:10 am - 10:30 am	Made Airanthi Widjaja-Adhi (Case Western Reserve University, USA) "A Protective Role of Carotenoids in the Visual Cycle"
10:30 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	Mentorship Component: The Chemistry, Biochemistry and Biological Functions of Carotenoids Discussion Leader: Caroline Autenrieth (University of Stuttgart, Germany)
1:30 pm - 2:15 pm	George Britton (University of Liverpool, United Kingdom) "Guided by Voices"
2:15 pm - 2:30 pm	Discussion
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm	Evaluation Period Fill in GRS Evaluation Forms
3:00 pm	Seminar Concludes

Contributors

Research reported in this publication was supported by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health & Human Development of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number R13HD095646. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.

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