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: Molecular Mechanisms of Photosynthesis
3:45 pm - 4:15 pm
"Fifty Years of Photosynthesis: My Scientific Journey"
4:15 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
Tuning Electron Flow: Mechanisms and Engineering of Photosynthetic Charge Transfer
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
"Manipulating Photosynthetic Electron Transfer Post Photosystem I Under Anoxia"
7:40 pm - 7:45 pm
Discussion
7:45 pm - 7:55 pm
"The Influence of Chloride on Electron Transfer and Stability in Photosystem II of Limnospira maxima "
7:55 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm
"Engineering of an Extrinsic Subunit of Photosystem II to Enhance the Water Oxidation Activity"
8:10 pm - 8:15 pm
Discussion
8:15 pm - 8:25 pm
"Time-Resolved Single-Frequency IR Spectroscopy Provides Insight into the Functioning of Photosystem II"
8:25 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:40 pm
"Investigation of the Secondary Acceptor in the Heliobacterial Reaction Center Using Site-Directed Mutagenesis"
8:40 pm - 8:45 pm
Discussion
8:45 pm - 8:55 pm
"Designing Model Photosystems for Tracking Protein Dynamics in Chromophore's Light Harvesting Properties"
8:55 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:10 pm
"Probing the Timescales of the Orange Carotenoid Protein Photoactivation"
9:10 pm - 9:15 pm
Discussion
9:15 pm - 9:25 pm
"Charge Transfer and Chlorophyll f Photochemistry in Far-Red-Light Adapted Photosystem I"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Sunday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Light, Stress, and Adaptation: Structural and Regulatory Tuning of the Photosynthetic Apparatus
9:00 am - 9:10 am
"In the Canopy’s Shadows: Functional Assessment of Red Chlorophyll Absorption Forms in Higher Plants"
9:10 am - 9:15 am
Discussion
9:15 am - 9:25 am
"Far-Red Chlorophylls and Where to Find Them: Structure of Far-Red Photosystem II"
9:25 am - 9:30 am
Discussion
9:30 am - 9:40 am
"The Effect of Light Intensity on Phycobilisome Complexes’ Architecture and Composition"
9:40 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 9:55 am
"Uncovering a Hidden Role of PsbS in Zeaxanthin-Dependent qE in Arabidopsis thaliana "
9:55 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:10 am
"Molecular Determinants of the Mechanism of Action of PSBS under the Computational Microscope"
10:10 am - 10:15 am
Discussion
10:15 am - 10:25 am
"Understanding the Protective Mechanism of Glycine Betaine for Photosystem II Functionality"
10:25 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 10:40 am
"The Relation Between Interspecific Variations in Photosynthetic Assimilation and the Rate Constants of Photodamage and Repair of Photosystem II Among Various Woody Species"
10:40 am - 10:45 am
Discussion
10:45 am - 10:55 am
"Confocal Microscopy of Tagged Proteins in Chlamydomonas Under Varying Metabolic Processes Shows Dynamic Protein Localizations"
10:55 am - 11:00 am
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
Mentorship Component: Graduate Student to PI: How to Achieve a Successful Academic Career as a Photosynthesis Researcher
1:30 pm - 2:20 pm
"Graduate Student to PI: How to Achieve a Successful Academic Career as a Photosynthesis Researcher"
2:20 pm - 2:30 pm
Discussion
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Evaluation Period
Complete the GRS Evaluation Forms; Election of Future Chair(s)
3:00 pm
Seminar Concludes
