Sunday
4:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRC Chair
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm
New Insights into CO2 Assimilation
7:40 pm - 7:45 pm
Opening Remarks
7:45 pm - 7:55 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:55 pm - 8:20 pm
"All Is Flux, Nothing Is Stationary"
8:20 pm - 8:25 pm
Discussion
8:25 pm - 8:50 pm
"C4 Rice - Progress and Problems"
8:50 pm - 8:55 pm
Discussion
8:55 pm - 9:20 pm
"A Resource-Distribution Model of Photosynthesis Reveals Evolutionary History from Present Physiology"
9:20 pm - 9:25 pm
Discussion
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Engineering Increased Photosynthesis for Food Security and Bioenergy
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:35 am
"Assembled Alpha-Carboxysomes in C3 Chloroplasts"
9:35 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 10:05 am
"Towards a Molecular Understanding of the Eukaryotic Carbon-Concentrating Organelle"
10:05 am - 10:10 am
Discussion
10:10 am - 10:35 am
"Multigene Engineering to Improve Photosynthesis and Yield"
10:35 am - 10:40 am
Discussion
10:40 am - 11:10 am
Coffee Break
11:10 am - 11:35 am
"Physiological Impact of Metabolic Regulation for Adapting Light Fluctuation via CP12-3"
11:35 am - 11:40 am
Discussion
11:40 am - 12:05 pm
"Accelerating Recovery from Photoprotection to Improve Photosynthesis and Crop Productivity"
12:05 pm - 12:10 pm
Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm
General Discussion
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
Stomata - How Do They Link to Mesophyll CO2 Assimilation?
6:00 pm - 6:10 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
6:10 pm - 6:35 pm
"Are Stomatal and Mesophyll Conductances Coordinated? Observations and Potential Mechanisms"
6:35 pm - 6:40 pm
Discussion
6:40 pm - 7:05 pm
"Guard Cell Starch Metabolism as a Bottleneck for Efficient Stomatal Control"
7:05 pm - 7:10 pm
Discussion
7:10 pm - 7:35 pm
"Molecular Signal Transduction Network Mediating CO2 Regulation of Stomatal Conductance in Plants"
7:35 pm - 7:40 pm
Discussion
7:40 pm - 8:00 pm
General Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Advancing Quantification of the Global Sinks for CO2 and Adaptation to Change
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:35 am
"Predicting the Growth, Resource Partitioning and Nutritional Value of Tuberous Crops in Response to Environmental Challenges"
9:35 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 10:05 am
"The Physiology of Photosynthesis and the Terrestrial Carbon Sink "
10:05 am - 10:10 am
Discussion
10:10 am - 10:40 am
Coffee Break
10:40 am - 11:05 am
"Going Beyond the Sink in Considering Photosynthesis-Climate Interactions in a Drying Climate"
11:05 am - 11:10 am
Discussion
11:10 am - 11:35 am
"Photosynthetic Constraints on C3 Plant Responses to Rising [CO2 ]: A Legacy of the Past?"
11:35 am - 11:40 am
Discussion
11:40 am - 12:05 pm
"Despite Phylogenetic Effects, C3-C4 Lineages Bridge the Ecological Gap to C4 Photosynthesis"
12:05 pm - 12:10 pm
Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm
General Discussion
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
Inorganic C Transporters and Increasing Mesophyll Conductance
6:00 pm - 6:10 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
6:10 pm - 6:35 pm
"New Insights into Organic Acid Transport: Connecting to Mesophyll Conductance and Mitochondrial Metabolism"
6:35 pm - 6:40 pm
Discussion
6:40 pm - 7:05 pm
7:05 pm - 7:10 pm
Discussion
7:10 pm - 7:35 pm
"A New Look at Isotope Fractionation During Photosynthesis"
7:35 pm - 7:40 pm
Discussion
7:40 pm - 8:00 pm
General Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Rubiscos and Photorespiration
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:35 am
"Photosynthetic Efficiency in Diverse C4 Grasses"
9:35 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 10:05 am
"Lowering the Cost of Photorespiration"
10:05 am - 10:10 am
Discussion
10:10 am - 10:40 am
Coffee Break
10:40 am - 11:05 am
"Evolution of Photorespiration and Inorganic Carbon Sensing in Cyanobacterial Cells"
11:05 am - 11:10 am
Discussion
11:10 am - 11:35 am
"Comparison of Rubisco Activase Structure and Function Between Different Species"
11:35 am - 11:40 am
Discussion
11:40 am - 12:05 pm
"Improving Photosynthetic Rate per Unit Nitrogen in Crops"
12:05 pm - 12:10 pm
Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm
General Discussion
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
CO2 Concentrating Mechanisms - Metabolites and
Regulation
6:00 pm - 6:10 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
6:10 pm - 6:35 pm
"Using Flux Analysis to Assess Photosynthetic Metabolism"
6:35 pm - 6:40 pm
Discussion
6:40 pm - 7:05 pm
"Phosphoregulation of Photorespiratory Enzymes"
7:05 pm - 7:10 pm
Discussion
7:10 pm - 7:35 pm
"Reversible Induction of CAM in Talinum
triangulare "
7:35 pm - 7:40 pm
Discussion
7:40 pm - 8:00 pm
General 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; Fill in Conference Evaluation Forms; Discuss Future Site and Scheduling Preferences; Election of the Next Vice Chair
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
CO2 Concentrating Mechanisms
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:35 am
"Contrasting Theoretical and Realized CO2 Assimilation by CAM Plants in Desert Agriculture"
9:35 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 10:05 am
"Systems Biology of CO2 Assimilation in Marine Diatoms"
10:05 am - 10:10 am
Discussion
10:10 am - 10:40 am
Coffee Break
10:40 am - 11:05 am
"Control of Chloroplast Differentiation in Single-Celled C4 Species"
11:05 am - 11:10 am
Discussion
11:10 am - 11:35 am
"The Carbonic Anhydrase Domain of Mitochondrial Complex I Is Involved in Photorespiration and Is Essential for Life"
11:35 am - 11:40 am
Discussion
11:40 am - 12:05 pm
"Evolutionary Assembly of C4 Leaf Structure"
12:05 pm - 12:10 pm
Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm
General Discussion
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
New Engineering and Investigative Approaches to CO2 Assimilation
6:00 pm - 6:10 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
6:10 pm - 6:35 pm
"Sugar Synthesis from CO2 in E. coli "
6:35 pm - 6:40 pm
Discussion
6:40 pm - 7:30 pm
"Intelligence on the Design of Leaves: Matching Water Supply to Carbon Demand for a Resilient Crop Ideotype"
7:30 pm - 7:45 pm
Discussion
7:45 pm - 8:00 pm
Closing Remarks
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure