Sunday
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2:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
Arrival and Check-in
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6:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Dinner
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7:30 pm - 7:40 pm |
Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRC Chair
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7:40 pm - 9:30 pm |
Methane and the Carbon Cycle
Discussion Leader: Thomas Hanson (University of Delaware, USA)
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7:40 pm - 7:50 pm |
Introduction by Discussion Leader
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7:50 pm - 8:15 pm |
Justin North (Ohio State University, USA)
"A Nitrogenase-like Enzyme System Catalyzes Methionine, Ethylene, and Methane Biogenesis"
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8:15 pm - 8:25 pm |
Discussion
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8:25 pm - 8:45 pm |
Andrew Crombie (University of East Anglia, United Kingdom)
"Regulation of the Key Enzymes in the C1 Pathways of the Facultative Methanotroph"
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8:45 pm - 8:55 pm |
Discussion
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8:55 pm - 9:20 pm |
William Metcalf (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA)
"Post-translational Modification of Methyl-Coenzyme M Reductase in Methanogenic and Methanotrophic archaea"
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9:20 pm - 9:30 pm |
Discussion
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Monday
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7:30 am - 8:30 am |
Breakfast
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9:00 am - 12:30 pm |
Biochemistry and Physiology of Aerobic Methylotrophy
Discussion Leader: Yasuyoshi Sakai (Kyoto University, Japan)
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9:00 am - 9:10 am |
Introduction by Discussion Leader
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9:10 am - 9:35 am |
Amy Rosenzweig (Northwestern University, USA)
"Biochemistry of Copper-Dependent Methane Oxidation"
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9:35 am - 9:45 am |
Discussion
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9:45 am - 10:10 am |
Alexander Tveit (The Arctic University of Norway, Norway)
"Atmospheric Methane Oxidizing Bacteria"
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10:10 am - 10:20 am |
Discussion
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10:20 am - 10:50 am |
Coffee Break
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10:50 am - 11:15 am |
Marina Kalyuzhnaya (San Diego State University, USA)
"Methanotroph: to Be, or Not to Be, that Is the Question"
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11:15 am - 11:25 am |
Discussion
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11:25 am - 11:50 am |
Matthias Steiger (Technische Universität Wien, Austria)
"The Industrial Yeast Pichia pastoris Is Converted from a Heterotroph into an Autotroph Capable of Growth on CO2"
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11:50 am - 12:00 pm |
Discussion
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12:00 pm - 12:30 pm |
Poster Previews
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12:30 pm - 1:30 pm |
Lunch
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1:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
Free Time
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3:00 pm - 4:00 pm |
The GRC Power Hour™
The GRC Power Hour™ is designed to address diversity and inclusion in the scientific workplace by providing a safe environment for informal and meaningful conversations amongst colleagues of all career stages. The program supports the professional growth of all members of our communities, including ethnicity, race and/or gender identity by providing an open forum for discussion and mentoring.
Organizer: Cornelia Welte (Radboud University, The Netherlands)
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4:00 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 |
Key Enzymes of Anaerobic C1 Metabolism
Discussion Leader: Silvan Scheller (Aalto University, Finland)
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7:30 pm - 7:40 pm |
Introduction by Discussion Leader
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7:40 pm - 8:05 pm |
Gerrit Schut (University of Georgia, USA)
"Catalytic Mechanism of Electron-Bifurcating Enzymes"
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8:05 pm - 8:15 pm |
Discussion
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8:15 pm - 8:45 pm |
Florin Musat (Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Germany)
"Anaerobic Oxidation of Alkanes by Marine Archaea: Downstream Reactions of Alkyl-Coenzyme M"
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8:45 pm - 8:55 pm |
Discussion
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8:55 pm - 9:20 pm |
Jan Schuller (Philipps-Universität Marburg, Germany)
"Molecular Basis of Carbon Fixation and Energy Conservation in Acetogens"
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9:20 pm - 9:30 pm |
Discussion
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Tuesday
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7:30 am - 8:30 am |
Breakfast
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9:00 am - 12:30 pm |
From C1 to C2: Acetogens, Reactions and Applications
Discussion Leader: Mirko Basen (University of Rostock, Germany)
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9:00 am - 9:10 am |
Introduction by Discussion Leader
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9:10 am - 9:35 am |
Volker Mueller (Goethe University Frankfurt , Germany)
"Electrons in the Fast Lane: Formate Production from Hydrogen and Carbon Dioxide in Acetogens"
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9:35 am - 9:45 am |
Discussion
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9:45 am - 10:10 am |
Byung-Kwan Cho (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea)
"Genome-Scale Analysis of Syngas Fermenting Acetogenic Bacteria"
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10:10 am - 10:20 am |
Discussion
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10:20 am - 10:50 am |
Coffee Break
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10:50 am - 11:15 am |
Stephen Ragsdale (University of Michigan Medical School, USA)
"Identification of the Elusive Ni-based Organometallic Intermediates in the Mechanism of Anaerobic CO and CO2 Fixation by the Wood-Ljungdahl Pathway"
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11:15 am - 11:25 am |
Discussion
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11:25 am - 11:45 am |
Hannah Shafaat (Ohio State University, USA)
"One Carbon at a Time: Modeling Acetyl Coenzyme A Synthase Reactivity in an Engineered Metalloprotein"
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11:45 am - 11:55 am |
Discussion
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11:55 am - 12:20 pm |
Michael Koepke (LanzaTech, USA)
"Stepping on the Gas Towards a Circular Economy: Commercial Scale Carbon Recycling via Gas Fermentation"
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12:20 pm - 12:30 pm |
Discussion
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12:30 pm - 1:30 pm |
Lunch
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1:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
Free Time
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4:00 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 |
Ecology and Evolution of C1 Metabolism
Discussion Leader: Kathleen Scott (University of South Florida, USA)
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7:30 pm - 7:40 pm |
Introduction by Discussion Leader
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7:40 pm - 8:05 pm |
Samantha Joye (University of Georgia, USA)
"Rates and Regulation of C1 Metabolism in the Gulf of Mexico"
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8:05 pm - 8:15 pm |
Discussion
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8:15 pm - 8:40 pm |
Guillaume Borrel (Institut Pasteur, France)
"Evolution of C1 Metabolism and Methyl-Coenzyme M Reductase"
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8:40 pm - 8:50 pm |
Discussion
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8:50 pm - 9:20 pm |
Stephane Vuilleumier (Université de Strasbourg, France)
"Methylotrophy on Drugs - the Example of a Pharmaceutical Environmental Contaminant"
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9:20 pm - 9:30 pm |
Discussion
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Wednesday
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7:30 am - 8:30 am |
Breakfast
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9:00 am - 12:30 pm |
CO2 Fixation and Photorespiration
Discussion Leader: Tobias Erb (Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Germany)
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9:00 am - 9:10 am |
Introduction by Discussion Leader
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9:10 am - 9:35 am |
Nico Claassens (Wageningen University, The Netherlands)
"Improving and Expanding the Performance of the Reductive Glycine Pathway for Synthetic C1-Assimilation"
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9:35 am - 9:45 am |
Discussion
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9:45 am - 10:10 am |
Manajit Hayer-Hartl (Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Germany)
"RubisCO Condensate Formation in Beta-Carboxysome Biogenesis"
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10:10 am - 10:20 am |
Discussion
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10:20 am - 10:50 am |
Coffee Break
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10:50 am - 11:15 am |
Elke Dittmann (University of Potsdam, Germany)
"The Different Faces of RubisCO in Bloom-Forming Cyanobacteria"
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11:15 am - 11:25 am |
Discussion
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11:25 am - 11:50 am |
Elizaveta Bonch-Osmolovskaya (Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia)
"Diversity of Autotrophic CO2 Assimilation Pathways in Thermophilic Prokaryotes"
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11:50 am - 12:00 pm |
Discussion
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12:00 pm - 12:30 pm |
Poster Previews
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12:30 pm - 1:30 pm |
Lunch
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1:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
Free Time
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4:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
Poster Session
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6:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Dinner
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7:00 pm - 7:30 pm |
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
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7:30 pm - 9:30 pm |
Chemoautotrophy and Electrons
Discussion Leader: Amelia-Elena Rotaru (University of Southern Denmark, Denmark)
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7:30 pm - 7:40 pm |
Introduction by Discussion Leader
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7:40 pm - 8:10 pm |
Chris Greening (Monash University, Australia)
"Biochemical Basis of Atmospheric H2 Oxidation"
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8:10 pm - 8:20 pm |
Discussion
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8:20 pm - 8:45 pm |
Bonnie Murphy (Max Planck Institute of Biophysics, Germany)
"Visualizing Conformational Variability of Redox Enzymes by Cryo-EM"
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8:45 pm - 8:55 pm |
Discussion
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8:55 pm - 9:20 pm |
Nikhil Malvankar (Yale University, USA)
"How Do Environmentally-Important Bacteria Breathe Without Oxygen? Structures, Functions, and Electron Transfer Mechanisms of Protein Nanowires"
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9:20 pm - 9:30 pm |
Discussion
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Thursday
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7:30 am - 8:30 am |
Breakfast
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9:00 am - 12:30 pm |
C1 Metabolism and Physiology
Discussion Leader: Cornelia Welte (Radboud University, The Netherlands)
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9:00 am - 9:10 am |
Introduction by Discussion Leader
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9:10 am - 9:35 am |
Masaru Nobu (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan)
"New Mode of Methanogenesis Observed in Coal-Degrading Methanogen"
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9:35 am - 9:45 am |
Discussion
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9:45 am - 10:10 am |
N. Cecilia Martinez-Gomez (University of California, Berkeley, USA)
"Lanthanides in Methylotrophy"
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10:10 am - 10:20 am |
Discussion
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10:20 am - 10:50 am |
Coffee Break
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10:50 am - 11:15 am |
Takuro Nunoura (Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology , Japan)
"Variation of TCA cycle and Its Contribution of Carbon Fixation in (Hyper)thermophilic Archaea and Bacteria"
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11:15 am - 11:25 am |
Discussion
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11:25 am - 11:50 am |
Frank Keppler (Unversität Heidelberg, Germany)
"Biological Methane Formation Driven by Reactive Oxygen Species"
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11:50 am - 12:00 pm |
Discussion
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12:00 pm - 12:20 pm |
Late-Breaking Topic
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12:20 pm - 12:30 pm |
Discussion
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12:30 pm - 1:30 pm |
Lunch
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1:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
Free Time
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4:00 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 |
Syntrophy and Eukaryogenesis
Discussion Leader: Colleen Cavanaugh (Harvard University, USA)
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7:30 pm - 7:40 pm |
Introduction by Discussion Leader
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7:40 pm - 8:05 pm |
Manuel Liebeke (Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Germany)
"Mass Spectrometry Imaging of Methanotrophic Symbionts in Chemosynthetic Mussels"
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8:05 pm - 8:15 pm |
Discussion
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8:15 pm - 8:40 pm |
Diana Sousa (Wageningen University, The Netherlands)
"One-carbon Dinner for Two: Conversion of CO by Synthetic Microbial Co-cultures"
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8:40 pm - 8:50 pm |
Discussion
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8:50 pm - 9:20 pm |
Hiroyuki Imachi (Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), Japan)
"Isolation of a Syntrophic Archaeon – A New Window into Eukaryogenesis"
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9:20 pm - 9:30 pm |
Discussion
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Friday
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7:30 am - 8:30 am |
Breakfast
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9:00 am |
Departure
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