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Saturday
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| 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm |
Arrival and Check-in
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| 3:00 pm - 3:15 pm |
Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRS Chair
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| 3:15 pm - 4:00 pm |
Keynote Session: A 4D Trip Through the Photosciences
Prof. Klaas Hellingwerf is a microbiologist who has conducted photoreceptor research about signal transduction mechanisms and bioenergetics over decades. He has co-authored more than 300 publications in the leading scientific journals of microbiology, biochemistry and biophysics.
Discussion Leader: Heikki Takala (University of Helsinki, Finland)
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| 3:15 pm - 3:20 pm |
Introduction by Discussion Leader
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| 3:20 pm - 3:50 pm |
Klaas Hellingwerf (University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
"A 4D Trip Through the Photosciences"
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| 3:50 pm - 4:00 pm |
Discussion
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| 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm |
Poster Session
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| 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm |
From Molecules to Signals
Discussion Leader: Yusaku Hontani (VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
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| 5:30 pm - 5:40 pm |
Introduction by Discussion Leader
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| 5:40 pm - 5:55 pm |
Christiane Grimm (Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany)
"An Enhanced KR2 Enables Electrophysiological Characterization and Optogenetic Application of Light-Driven Microbial Sodium Pumps"
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| 5:55 pm - 6:00 pm |
Discussion
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| 6:00 pm - 6:15 pm |
Jessica Klocke (Bielefeld University, Germany)
"Analysis of the Response of LOV Domains in Intact Cells Using Infrared and Fluorescence Spectroscopy"
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| 6:15 pm - 6:20 pm |
Discussion
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| 6:20 pm - 6:35 pm |
Egle Maximowitsch (Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Germany)
"Unraveling the Origin of the Red to Far-Red Spectral Shift in Phytochrome Photoreceptor Proteins"
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| 6:35 pm - 6:40 pm |
Discussion
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| 6:40 pm - 6:55 pm |
Sahoko Tomida (Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan)
"Water-Containing Hydrogen Bonding Network in a Light-Driven Sodium/Proton Compatible Pump KR2"
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| 6:55 pm - 7:00 pm |
Discussion
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| 7:00 pm - 7:15 pm |
Matthew Blain-Hartung (University of California, Davis, USA)
"Understanding and Exploiting Second Messenger Production via Light Regulated CBCRs"
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| 7:15 pm - 7:20 pm |
Discussion
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| 7:20 pm - 7:30 pm |
General Discussion
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| 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
Dinner
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Sunday
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| 7:30 am - 8:30 am |
Breakfast
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| 9:00 am - 11:00 am |
Novel Photoreceptors and Inventive Applications
Discussion Leader: Nicole Repina (University of California, Berkeley, USA)
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| 9:00 am - 9:10 am |
Introduction by Discussion Leader
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| 9:10 am - 9:25 am |
Johannes Oppermann (Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany)
"Novel Anion-Conducting Channelrhodopsins with Near-Complete Desensitization"
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| 9:25 am - 9:30 am |
Discussion
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| 9:30 am - 9:45 am |
Stefan Etzl (Institute of Biochemistry, Graz University of Technology, Austria)
"Molecular Mechanisms of Red-Light Regulation in Phytochrome Linked Adenylate/Guanylate Cyclases"
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| 9:45 am - 9:50 am |
Discussion
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| 9:50 am - 10:05 am |
Maria Agustina Dominguez Martin (Michigan State University, USA)
"Helical Carotenoid Proteins - New Players in Cyanobacterial Modular Photoprotection"
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| 10:05 am - 10:10 am |
Discussion
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| 10:10 am - 10:25 am |
Bo Larsen (University of Cambridge, United Kingdom)
"Towards a Synthetic Light-Gated Gene Expression Switch for Plants"
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| 10:25 am - 10:30 am |
Discussion
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| 10:30 am - 10:45 am |
Nishan Shettigar (Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine (inStem), India)
"Complex Light Sensing in Simple Eyed Flatworms"
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| 10:45 am - 10:50 am |
Discussion
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| 10:50 am - 11:00 am |
General Discussion
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| 11:00 am - 12:30 pm |
Poster Session
Coffee will be served in the poster area from 11:00 am - 11:30 am
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| 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm |
Lunch
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| 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm |
Mentorship Component: Researcher's Life and Work
The seminar will conclude with a career development mentoring session where early-career researchers converge with successful mid-career researchers. Both mentors will first give a talk on their personal career paths, followed by a general discussion.
Discussion Leader: Shuo Chen (RIKEN Brain Science Institute, Japan)
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| 1:30 pm - 1:35 pm |
Introduction by Discussion Leader
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| 1:35 pm - 1:50 pm |
Emina Stojkovic (Northeastern Illinois University, USA)
"Establishing and Funding Your Research in Primarily Teaching Institution"
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| 1:50 pm - 1:55 pm |
Discussion
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| 1:55 pm - 2:10 pm |
Alex Jones (National Physical Laboratory, United Kingdom)
"By Luck or Design?"
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| 2:10 pm - 2:15 pm |
Discussion
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| 2:15 pm - 2:30 pm |
General Discussion
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| 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm |
Evaluation Period
Fill in GRS Evaluation Forms
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| 3:00 pm |
Seminar Concludes
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