Sunday
4:00 pm - 8:00 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
Host-Microbe Interactions
7:40 pm - 7:50 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:50 pm - 8:10 pm
"Two-Component Signaling in the Lower Respiratory Tract"
8:10 pm - 8:15 pm
Discussion
8:15 pm - 8:35 pm
"You’re Hot and You’re Cold: Neurotransmitters Modulation of Bacterial Virulence Gene Expression"
8:35 pm - 8:40 pm
Discussion
8:40 pm - 9:00 pm
"Chemotaxis and Colonization of the Gastrointestinal Tract by Helicobacter pylori "
9:00 pm - 9:05 pm
Discussion
9:05 pm - 9:25 pm
"Real Time Chemotaxis in the Rhizosphere"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:30 am
"What’s New in Quorum Sensing?"
9:30 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 10:00 am
"Streptomyces Exploration: Competition and Volatile Communication"
10:00 am - 10:10 am
Discussion
10:10 am - 10:30 am
"Graded Responses in Bacillus subtilis Homeostasis"
10:30 am - 10:40 am
Discussion
10:40 am - 11:10 am
Coffee Break
11:10 am - 11:30 am
"Bacterial Interspecies Quorum Sensing in the Mammalian Gut Microbiota"
11:30 am - 11:40 am
Discussion
11:40 am - 12:00 pm
"DNA Sensing in Bacillus subtilis "
12:00 pm - 12:10 pm
Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:25 pm
"Defining the Role of Two Metabolite Sensing Networks in Nutrient Acquisition by Uropathogenic Escherichia coli "
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm
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
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:00 pm
"Transmembrane Redox Control and Proteolysis of PdeC, a Novel Type of c-di-GMP Phosphodiesterase"
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm
Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm
"Stress Signaling by (p)ppGpp in the Gram-Positive Bacterium Bacillus subtilis "
8:30 pm - 8:40 pm
Discussion
8:40 pm - 9:00 pm
"Regulation of Cyclic-di-AMP Synthesis in Staphylococcus aureus – What Makes, Breaks and Triggers Its Production"
9:00 pm - 9:05 pm
Discussion
9:05 pm - 9:25 pm
"Controlling Reversible Attachment in Bacterial Social Networks"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:15 am - 9:35 am
"Signal Integration in a Two-Component Regulatory System"
9:35 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 10:05 am
"Transmembrane Signaling Through Bacterial Histidine Kinases"
10:05 am - 10:15 am
Discussion
10:15 am - 10:35 am
"Watching the Phosphotransferase-Phosphatase Switch: 3D Structures of a TCS Complex in Action"
10:35 am - 10:40 am
Discussion
10:40 am - 11:10 am
Coffee Break
11:10 am - 11:30 am
"Pyruvate Sensing and Transport in Escherichia coli and Other Bacteria"
11:30 am - 11:40 am
Discussion
11:40 am - 12:00 pm
"Post-Translational Control of Histidine Kinases and Virulence"
12:00 pm - 12:05 pm
Discussion
12:05 pm - 12:25 pm
"Signal Transduction in Archaea: Two-Component and Beyond"
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm
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
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:00 pm
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm
Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm
"Linking Single Cell Behaviors to Multicellular Patterns in Myxococcus xanthus : A Google-Earth Approach"
8:30 pm - 8:40 pm
Discussion
8:40 pm - 9:00 pm
"Sensory Transduction in the Gene Regulatory Network Governing Myxococcus Development"
9:00 pm - 9:05 pm
Discussion
9:05 pm - 9:25 pm
"NtrC Network Control of Type-IV Pilus Dependent Motility"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:30 am
"Chemoreceptors and Chemotaxis Signaling Complexes"
9:30 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 10:00 am
"Genetic Dissection of E. coli 's Three-Protein Brain"
10:00 am - 10:10 am
Discussion
10:10 am - 10:30 am
"How Do Chemoreceptors Regulate the Histidine Kinase CheA in Bacterial Chemotaxis?"
10:30 am - 10:40 am
Discussion
10:40 am - 11:10 am
Coffee Break
11:10 am - 11:30 am
"Long-Term Positioning and Polar Preference of Chemoreceptor Custers in E. coli "
11:30 am - 11:40 am
Discussion
11:40 am - 12:00 pm
"Conserved Features of the Chemoreceptor Coupling Subdomain and Their Role in Signaling"
12:00 pm - 12:05 pm
Discussion
12:05 pm - 12:25 pm
"Methyl-Accepting Chemotaxis Proteins: Functions Besides Chemotactic Responses"
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm
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
Cell Surfaces and Biofilms
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:00 pm
"Building a Membrane on the Other Side of the Wall"
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm
Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm
"Characterization of Envelope Stress Signaling Mechanisms"
8:30 pm - 8:35 pm
Discussion
8:35 pm - 8:55 pm
8:55 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm
"Regulation of Biofilm Formation in Vibrio cholerae "
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:30 am
"Nanoscale Length Control Mechanism for the Flagellar Driveshaft"
9:30 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 10:00 am
"Shifting Gears: Signals that Remodel the Pseudomonas Flagellum for Motility and Attachment"
10:00 am - 10:10 am
Discussion
10:10 am - 10:30 am
"Insights into the Mechanism of Bacterial Flagellar Motor Rotation from the Structure and Dynamics"
10:30 am - 10:40 am
Discussion
10:40 am - 11:10 am
Coffee Break
11:10 am - 11:30 am
"Too Much of a Good Thing – Why Pseudomonas Micromanages Its Levels of Surface Pili"
11:30 am - 11:40 am
Discussion
11:40 am - 12:00 pm
"The Rotation Mechanism of Sodium Driven Flagellar Motor Composed of FliG and PomAB"
12:00 pm - 12:05 pm
Discussion
12:05 pm - 12:25 pm
"Assembly and Regulation of the Archaellum"
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm
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
Systems, Models, Networks
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:00 pm
"Evolution and Design of Orthogonal Signaling Pathways"
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm
Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm
8:30 pm - 8:40 pm
Discussion
8:40 pm - 9:00 pm
"Deciphering the Receptor Complex Signaling Mechanism by Modeling the Enzymatic Data"
9:00 pm - 9:05 pm
Discussion
9:05 pm - 9:25 pm
"The Interplay Between Phenotypic Diversity and Collective Migration in a Microbial Population"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure