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: Advanced Biophysical Approaches for Resolving Molecular Mechanisms of Photosynthesis
7:40 pm - 7:50 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:50 pm - 8:15 pm
8:15 pm - 8:20 pm
Discussion
8:20 pm - 8:45 pm
"Mechanisms of Photosynthetic 'Light-Reactions' Revealed by a Combination of Advanced Structural Biology Approaches"
8:45 pm - 8:50 pm
Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:15 pm
"Multidimensional Spectroscopic Studies of Primary Processes in Purple Bacteria"
9:15 pm - 9:20 pm
Discussion
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Unraveling Light Harvesting Mechanisms and Energy Coupling
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:35 am
"Rate-Limiting Steps and Light-Induced Reversible Conformational Changes in Closed Photosystem II Reaction Centers"
9:35 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 10:05 am
"Structural Insights into Pairs of PSII-LHCII Supercomplexes Excitonically Connected Across the Stromal Gap"
10:05 am - 10:10 am
Discussion
10:10 am - 10:40 am
Coffee Break
10:40 am - 11:05 am
"Electronic Energy Coupling by Design"
11:05 am - 11:10 am
Discussion
11:10 am - 11:35 am
"Cryo-EM Structure of Phycobilisome"
11:35 am - 11:40 am
Discussion
11:40 am - 12:05 pm
"How Charge Transfer States Control the Primary Processes of 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 - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Mechanisms of Electron and Proton Transport
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:05 pm
"Following the Protons Associated with the Oxygen Evolving Reactions in PSII"
8:05 pm - 8:10 pm
Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:35 pm
"Heliobacterial Photosynthesis"
8:35 pm - 8:40 pm
Discussion
8:40 pm - 9:05 pm
"Mimicking Natural Photosynthesis: Ultrafast Charge Transfer in PpcA-Ru(bpy)3"
9:05 pm - 9:10 pm
Discussion
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Structure and Function of Protein Complexes in Photosynthesis
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:35 am
"Subunit Arrangement and Energy Transfer of Photosystem I"
9:35 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 10:05 am
"A Targeted Analysis of Photoprotective Energy Dissipation in Higher Plants"
10:05 am - 10:10 am
Discussion
10:10 am - 10:40 am
Coffee Break
10:40 am - 11:05 am
"The Structure of the PSI-IsiA Super-Complex from Cyanobacteria"
11:05 am - 11:10 am
Discussion
11:10 am - 11:35 am
"Structure of NDH: The Complex-I-Like Molecule of Photosynthesis"
11:35 am - 11:40 am
Discussion
11:40 am - 12:05 pm
"Structural Adaptations of Photosynthetic Complex I Enable Ferredoxin-Dependent Electron Transfer"
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 - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Adaptation of Photosynthesis to the Environment
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:05 pm
"Paradigm Shift for Climate-Resilient Crops: May Less Photoprotection Be Beneficial in Some Environments?"
8:05 pm - 8:10 pm
Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:35 pm
"Handling Photosynthesis in an Iron-Poor Environment"
8:35 pm - 8:40 pm
Discussion
8:40 pm - 9:05 pm
"Chlorophyll f Photochemistry in Oxygenic Photosynthesis"
9:05 pm - 9:10 pm
Discussion
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Optimizing Photosynthesis for Bioenergy Production
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:35 am
"Realizing the Benefits of Delivering a Source of Concentrated CO2 "
9:35 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 10:05 am
"Applied Photosynthesis: Putting Photosystem I to Work"
10:05 am - 10:10 am
Discussion
10:10 am - 10:40 am
Coffee Break
10:40 am - 11:05 am
"Redirecting Photosynthetic Electron Flow into Biofuels: Versatile Function of the Flavodiiron Proteins"
11:05 am - 11:10 am
Discussion
11:10 am - 11:35 am
"Spectroscopic Studies of the Bioassembly Intermediates of the Fe-Fe Hydrogenase H-Cluster"
11:35 am - 11:40 am
Discussion
11:40 am - 12:05 pm
"Fast Growing Cyanobacteria as Photosynthetic Cell Factories for Sustainable Bioproduction"
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 - 4:00 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
Artificial Photosynthesis and Global Solar Energy Conversion Strategies
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:05 pm
"Water-Oxidation Catalysis for Artificial Photosynthesis"
8:05 pm - 8:10 pm
Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:35 pm
"Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer Drives Long-Range Proton Translocation"
8:35 pm - 8:40 pm
Discussion
8:40 pm - 9:05 pm
"A Paradigm Shift Inspired by Nature: Robust Light-Harvesting Nanotubes Through Scaffold-Assisted Self-Healing"
9:05 pm - 9:10 pm
Discussion
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Mechanism of Water Oxidation in Natural and Artificial Photosynthesis
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:35 am
"X-Ray Crystallography and Spectroscopy of Photosystem II Using a Femtosecond X-Ray Laser"
9:35 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 10:05 am
"Spectroscopic and Computational Analysis of Mn4 Ca Cluster Transformations in the Oxygen Evolving Complex of Photosystem II"
10:05 am - 10:10 am
Discussion
10:10 am - 10:40 am
Coffee Break
10:40 am - 11:05 am
"Probing H-Bond Networks and Substrate Water Near the Mn4 CaO5 Cluster with FTIR Difference Spectroscopy"
11:05 am - 11:10 am
Discussion
11:10 am - 11:35 am
"Proton Transfer in Photosystem II"
11:35 am - 11:40 am
Discussion
11:40 am - 12:05 pm
"Reflections on Substrate Water"
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 - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Poster Session
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Selected Poster Presentations
5:30 pm - 5:45 pm
"Charting the Native Molecular Landscape of Thylakoid Membrane"
5:45 pm - 5:50 pm
Discussion
5:50 pm - 6:05 pm
"Bioinspired Molecular-Modified Materials for Solar Fuel Generation"
6:05 pm - 6:10 pm
Discussion
6:10 pm - 6:25 pm
"Advancing Functional Genomics in Photosynthesis: Low-Coverage Whole Genome Sequencing of a Mutant Collection and Transcriptome Profiling in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii "
6:25 pm - 6:30 pm
Discussion
6:30 pm - 6:45 pm
"Modification of the -OH Dipole of a Key Tyrosine (M210) in Bacterial Photosynthetic Reaction Centers with Non-Canonical Amino Acids"
6:45 pm - 6:50 pm
Discussion
6:50 pm - 7:05 pm
"Defining the Biochemical Functions of HoxEFU from Synechocystis 6803"
7:05 pm - 7:10 pm
Discussion
7:10 pm - 7:25 pm
"Microbial Electrophotosynthesis"
7:25 pm - 7:30 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure