Saturday
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Staff / Welcome and Introduction from the Chairs
3:45 pm - 4:30 pm
Keynote Session: Interplays of Life and Their Environment
Discussion Leader: Stacey Edmonsond (University of Victoria, Canada)
3:45 pm - 3:50 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
3:50 pm - 4:20 pm
Christina Woltz (Stanford University, United States)
"Patterns in Early Eukaryote Diversity and Their Preservation in Proterozoic Shales"
4:20 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
New Methodologies and Techniques in Geobiological Processes
Discussion Leader: Kathryn Appler (University of Texas at Austin, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:35 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:35 pm - 7:55 pm
Erik Tamre (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States)
"Selection by Differential Survival Among Marine Animals in the Phanerozoic"
7:55 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 8:20 pm
Anna Vietmeier (Duquesne University / ORISE National Energy Technology Lab, United States)
"Bacterial Nitrate Reduction by Paraburkholderia sp. AV18 Contributes to Iron Bioremediation in Abandoned Coal Mine Drainage"
8:20 pm - 8:25 pm
Discussion
8:25 pm - 8:45 pm
Samuel McNichol (McGill University, Canada)
"The Heat is On: Novel Iotopic Approaches to Trace Hydrothermal Influence on Organic Matter in Subsurface Sediments"
8:45 pm - 8:50 pm
Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:10 pm
Andrea Halling (University of Colorado Boulder, United States)
"The Evolution of Multicellularity and Their Carbon Isotopes"
9:10 pm - 9:15 pm
Discussion
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Sunday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Geobiology from a Microscale Perspective
Discussion Leader: Harpreet Batther (University of Colorado at Boulder, United States)
9:00 am - 9:05 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:05 am - 9:25 am
Rebecca Wipfler (California Institute of Technology, United States)
"Measuring in situ Microbial Activity in Deep-Sea Methane Seeps Using ROV-Operated Sediment Injector Cores"
9:25 am - 9:30 am
Discussion
9:30 am - 9:50 am
Andy Garcia (Stanford University, United States)
"Discovery of Two GDGT Lipid Modifying Enzymes Reveals Diverse Microbes Capable of H-GDGT Biosynthesis and Methylation"
9:50 am - 9:55 am
Discussion
9:55 am - 10:15 am
Emily Aguilar-Pine (University of Texas at Austin , United States)
"Asgard Archaea Defense Systems and Their Roles in the Origin of Eukaryotic Immunity"
10:15 am - 10:20 am
Discussion
10:20 am - 10:40 am
Madeline Paoletti (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States)
"Chimeric Origins of Autotrophy in Green Sulfur Bacteria"
10:40 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
New Perspectives in Astrobiology
Discussion Leader: Alia Sanger (McGill University, Canada)
1:30 pm - 1:35 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
1:35 pm - 1:55 pm
Matthew Baldes (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States)
"Microbial Polymers Influence the Mineralogy and Organic Preservation Potential of Hydrated Magnesium Carbonate Minerals"
1:55 pm - 2:00 pm
Discussion
2:00 pm - 2:20 pm
Tristan Caro (University of Colorado Boulder, United States)
"Microbial Carbon Utilization Preferences in Serpentinite-Hosted Aquifers: Implications for Astrobiology and Carbon Sequestration"
2:20 pm - 2:25 pm
Discussion
2:25 pm - 2:30 pm
General Discussion
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Evaluation Period
Complete the GRS Evaluation Forms; Election of Future Chair(s)
3:00 pm
Seminar Concludes
