Sunday
2:00 pm - 9:00 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
Keynote Session: The Nano-Nexus in Food, Agriculture, Energy, and Water
7:40 pm - 7:50 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:50 pm - 8:25 pm
"Nanotechnology Solutions to Major Challenges Facing Agriculture"
8:25 pm - 8:40 pm
Discussion
8:40 pm - 9:15 pm
"Applications Versus Implications for Safe Implementation of Nanotechnology in Food and Agriculture"
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Nano-Enabled Approaches for Food and Nutrition from a Biomedical Perspective
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:15 am - 9:50 am
"Novel Nanomedicines with Potential to Ameliorate the Toxicity of Organophosphate Pesticides"
9:50 am - 10:05 am
Discussion
10:05 am - 10:35 am
Coffee Break
10:35 am - 11:10 am
"Natural Food Inspired Nanostructures"
11:10 am - 11:25 am
Discussion
11:25 am - 12:00 pm
"Selectively Targeting Gut Probiotics: Approaches Adopted from Cancer Therapy"
12:00 pm - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm
General Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Sustainable Deployment of Nano-Enabled Agrochemicals: Nano-Impact in Environmental and Agricultural Fate and Transport
7:30 pm - 7:45 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:45 pm - 8:15 pm
"Implications and Toxicity of Nanoparticles and Impact of Nanoparticle Properties on Fate and Delivery"
8:15 pm - 8:20 pm
Discussion
8:20 pm - 8:50 pm
"Targeted Delivery of Nanoparticles to Leaf Organelles for Understanding and Enhancing Plant Stress Tolerance"
8:50 pm - 8:55 pm
Discussion
8:55 pm - 9:25 pm
"Assessing the Impacts of Nanotechnology on Agriculture Using the NanoFate Model"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Nano-Enabled Sensing for Food and Agriculture
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:15 am - 9:50 am
"Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube-Based Chemiresistors - Distributed Sensors for Food and Agriculture"
9:50 am - 10:05 am
Discussion
10:05 am - 10:35 am
Coffee Break
10:35 am - 11:10 am
"Nanobio Analytical System for the Detection of Pathogen in Complex Sample"
11:10 am - 11:25 am
Discussion
11:25 am - 12:00 pm
"Paper Analytical Diagnostics Exploiting Nanostructured Materials for Rapid, Cost-Effective and Reliable Detection of Biogenic Amines, Mycotoxins and Food Alteration for Advanced Food Safety Screening at the Point-of-Need"
12:00 pm - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm
General Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Nano-Microbiome: Nano Effects on the Second Genomes of Plants, Animals, and Humans
7:30 pm - 7:45 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:45 pm - 8:15 pm
"Size and Dose Dependent Effects of Nanoparticle Exposure on Gut Microbiome and Intestinal Epithelial Permeability"
8:15 pm - 8:20 pm
Discussion
8:20 pm - 8:50 pm
"Using Transcriptomics to Identify Mechanisms of Action of Engineered Nanomaterials in Microorganisms"
8:50 pm - 8:55 pm
Discussion
8:55 pm - 9:25 pm
"Adverse Effects of Foodborne Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles: Differential Disruption of Gut Microbiota in Obese and Non-Obese Mice"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Nano Implications in Human Health
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:15 am - 9:50 am
"Functionalized Nano-Food Systems – Enhancing Diets Through Delivery and Modulation"
9:50 am - 10:05 am
Discussion
10:05 am - 10:35 am
Coffee Break
10:35 am - 11:10 am
"Ingested Engineered Nanomaterials and Health: State of Science and Knowledge Gaps"
11:10 am - 11:25 am
Discussion
11:25 am - 12:00 pm
"Public Perceptions of Nano-Enabled Food Products"
12:00 pm - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm
General Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
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
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Young Investigator Presentations
7:30 pm - 7:45 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:45 pm - 8:15 pm
"Nanotech Approach for Structuring Food Components to Stabilize, Protect and Efficiently Deliver Functional Components"
8:15 pm - 8:20 pm
Discussion
8:20 pm - 8:50 pm
"Nanoscale Imaging and Spectroscopy of Plant Systems and Pathogens"
8:50 pm - 8:55 pm
Discussion
8:55 pm - 9:25 pm
"Lifecycle Assessment – Trying to Identify Which NPs/Products Have the Greatest Net Lifecycle Benefits"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Regulation and Policy: Influence on Entrepreneurship and Industry in Nano-Food and Agriculture
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:15 am - 9:50 am
"Phytoglycogen Nanoparticles: Commercialization of a Unique, Value-Added Agricultural Nanotechnology for Applications in Food, Personal Care and Biomedicine"
9:50 am - 10:05 am
Discussion
10:05 am - 10:35 am
Coffee Break
10:35 am - 11:10 am
"Emerging Nanomaterials, Industry Technology and Status, Safety Approvals for Use as Fungicides/Bactericides"
11:10 am - 11:25 am
Discussion
11:25 am - 12:00 pm
"Bringing Nano Innovations to the Market"
12:00 pm - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm
General Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Bio-Inspired, Targeted, and Intelligent Nano-Carriers
7:30 pm - 7:45 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:45 pm - 8:15 pm
"Tiny Drones to Deliver Pollen to Flowers, Mimicking the Role of Bees"
8:15 pm - 8:20 pm
Discussion
8:20 pm - 8:50 pm
"Clever Clay Nano-Carriers - Changing Face of Crop Protection"
8:50 pm - 8:55 pm
Discussion
8:55 pm - 9:25 pm
"Engineering Phage-Based Nanoprobes for Separating and Concentrating Bacteria"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure