Sunday
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4:00 pm - 8:00 pm |
Arrival and Check-in
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6:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Dinner
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7:30 pm - 7:40 pm |
Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRC Chair
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7:40 pm - 9:30 pm |
Host-Microbe Interactions
Discussion Leader: Birgit Scharf (Virginia Tech, USA)
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7:40 pm - 7:50 pm |
Introduction by Discussion Leader
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7:50 pm - 8:10 pm |
Peggy Cotter (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA)
"Two-Component Signaling in the Lower Respiratory Tract"
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8:10 pm - 8:15 pm |
Discussion
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8:15 pm - 8:35 pm |
Vanessa Sperandio (University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, USA)
"You’re Hot and You’re Cold: Neurotransmitters Modulation of Bacterial Virulence Gene Expression"
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8:35 pm - 8:40 pm |
Discussion
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8:40 pm - 9:00 pm |
Karen Ottemann (University of California, Santa Cruz, USA)
"Chemotaxis and Colonization of the Gastrointestinal Tract by Helicobacter pylori"
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9:00 pm - 9:05 pm |
Discussion
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9:05 pm - 9:25 pm |
Gladys Alexandre (University of Tennessee, USA)
"Real Time Chemotaxis in the Rhizosphere"
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9:25 pm - 9:30 pm |
Discussion
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Monday
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7:30 am - 8:30 am |
Breakfast
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9:00 am - 12:30 pm |
Sensing
Discussion Leader: Tino Krell (Estación Experimental del Zaidín, CSIC, Spain)
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9:00 am - 9:10 am |
Introduction by Discussion Leader
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9:10 am - 9:30 am |
Pete Greenberg (University of Washington, USA)
"What’s New in Quorum Sensing?"
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9:30 am - 9:40 am |
Discussion
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9:40 am - 10:00 am |
Marie Elliot (McMaster University, Canada)
"Streptomyces Exploration: Competition and Volatile Communication"
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10:00 am - 10:10 am |
Discussion
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10:10 am - 10:30 am |
John Helmann (Cornell University, USA)
"Graded Responses in Bacillus subtilis Homeostasis"
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10:30 am - 10:40 am |
Discussion
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10:40 am - 11:10 am |
Coffee Break
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11:10 am - 11:30 am |
Karina Xavier (Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciencia, Portugal)
"Bacterial Interspecies Quorum Sensing in the Mammalian Gut Microbiota"
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11:30 am - 11:40 am |
Discussion
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11:40 am - 12:00 pm |
Christopher Rao (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA)
"DNA Sensing in Bacillus subtilis"
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12:00 pm - 12:10 pm |
Discussion
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12:10 pm - 12:25 pm |
Maria Hadjifrangiskou (Vanderbilt University Medical Center, USA)
"Defining the Role of Two Metabolite Sensing Networks in Nutrient Acquisition by Uropathogenic Escherichia coli"
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12:25 pm - 12:30 pm |
Discussion
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12:30 pm - 1:30 pm |
Lunch
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1:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
Free Time
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3:00 pm - 4:00 pm |
Power Hour
The GRC Power Hour is an optional informal gathering open to all meeting participants. It is designed to help address the challenges women face in science and support the professional growth of women in our communities by providing an open forum for discussion and mentoring.
Organizer: Ariane Briegel (Leiden University, The Netherlands)
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4:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
Poster Session
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6:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Dinner
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7:30 pm - 9:30 pm |
Small Molecule Signaling
Discussion Leader: Urs Jenal (Biozentrum, University of Basel, Switzerland)
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7:30 pm - 7:40 pm |
Introduction by Discussion Leader
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7:40 pm - 8:00 pm |
Regine Hengge (Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany)
"Transmembrane Redox Control and Proteolysis of PdeC, a Novel Type of c-di-GMP Phosphodiesterase"
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8:00 pm - 8:10 pm |
Discussion
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8:10 pm - 8:30 pm |
Jade Wang (University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA)
"Stress Signaling by (p)ppGpp in the Gram-Positive Bacterium Bacillus subtilis"
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8:30 pm - 8:40 pm |
Discussion
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8:40 pm - 9:00 pm |
Angelika Grundling (Imperial College London, United Kingdom)
"Regulation of Cyclic-di-AMP Synthesis in Staphylococcus aureus – What Makes, Breaks and Triggers Its Production"
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9:00 pm - 9:05 pm |
Discussion
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9:05 pm - 9:25 pm |
Holger Sondermann (Cornell University, USA)
"Controlling Reversible Attachment in Bacterial Social Networks"
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9:25 pm - 9:30 pm |
Discussion
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Tuesday
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7:30 am - 8:30 am |
Breakfast
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8:30 am - 9:00 am |
Group Photo
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9:00 am - 12:30 pm |
Two-Component Systems
Discussion Leader: Ann Stock (Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University, USA)
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9:00 am - 9:15 am |
Introduction by Discussion Leader
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9:15 am - 9:35 am |
Eduardo Groisman (Yale School of Medicine, USA)
"Signal Integration in a Two-Component Regulatory System"
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9:35 am - 9:45 am |
Discussion
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9:45 am - 10:05 am |
William Degrado (University of California, San Francisco, USA)
"Transmembrane Signaling Through Bacterial Histidine Kinases"
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10:05 am - 10:15 am |
Discussion
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10:15 am - 10:35 am |
Alejandro Buschiazzo (Institut Pasteur de Montevideo, Uruguay)
"Watching the Phosphotransferase-Phosphatase Switch: 3D Structures of a TCS Complex in Action"
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10:35 am - 10:40 am |
Discussion
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10:40 am - 11:10 am |
Coffee Break
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11:10 am - 11:30 am |
Kirsten Jung (Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Germany)
"Pyruvate Sensing and Transport in Escherichia coli and Other Bacteria"
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11:30 am - 11:40 am |
Discussion
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11:40 am - 12:00 pm |
Tarek Msadek (Institut Pasteur, France)
"Post-Translational Control of Histidine Kinases and Virulence"
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12:00 pm - 12:05 pm |
Discussion
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12:05 pm - 12:25 pm |
Michael Galperin (National Center for Biotechnology Information, NIH, USA)
"Signal Transduction in Archaea: Two-Component and Beyond"
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12:25 pm - 12:30 pm |
Discussion
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12:30 pm - 1:30 pm |
Lunch
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1:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
Free Time
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4:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
Poster Session
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6:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Dinner
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7:30 pm - 9:30 pm |
Cell-Cell Interactions
Discussion Leader: Lotte Sogaard-Andersen (Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Germany)
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7:30 pm - 7:40 pm |
Introduction by Discussion Leader
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7:40 pm - 8:00 pm |
Rasika Harshey (University of Texas at Austin, USA)
"Success in a Swarm"
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8:00 pm - 8:10 pm |
Discussion
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8:10 pm - 8:30 pm |
Tam Mignot (Aix-Marseille Université / CNRS, France)
"Linking Single Cell Behaviors to Multicellular Patterns in Myxococcus xanthus: A Google-Earth Approach"
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8:30 pm - 8:40 pm |
Discussion
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8:40 pm - 9:00 pm |
Lee Kroos (Michigan State University, USA)
"Sensory Transduction in the Gene Regulatory Network Governing Myxococcus Development"
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9:00 pm - 9:05 pm |
Discussion
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9:05 pm - 9:25 pm |
John Kirby (Medical College of Wisconsin, USA)
"NtrC Network Control of Type-IV Pilus Dependent Motility"
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9:25 pm - 9:30 pm |
Discussion
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Wednesday
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7:30 am - 8:30 am |
Breakfast
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9:00 am - 12:30 pm |
Chemoreceptors
Discussion Leader: Victor Sourjik (Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Germany)
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9:00 am - 9:10 am |
Introduction by Discussion Leader
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9:10 am - 9:30 am |
Gerald Hazelbauer (University of Missouri, USA)
"Chemoreceptors and Chemotaxis Signaling Complexes"
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9:30 am - 9:40 am |
Discussion
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9:40 am - 10:00 am |
John Parkinson (University of Utah, USA)
"Genetic Dissection of E. coli's Three-Protein Brain"
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10:00 am - 10:10 am |
Discussion
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10:10 am - 10:30 am |
Brian Crane (Cornell University, USA)
"How Do Chemoreceptors Regulate the Histidine Kinase CheA in Bacterial Chemotaxis?"
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10:30 am - 10:40 am |
Discussion
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10:40 am - 11:10 am |
Coffee Break
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11:10 am - 11:30 am |
Ady Vaknin (Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel)
"Long-Term Positioning and Polar Preference of Chemoreceptor Custers in E. coli"
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11:30 am - 11:40 am |
Discussion
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11:40 am - 12:00 pm |
Claudia Studdert (Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Argentina)
"Conserved Features of the Chemoreceptor Coupling Subdomain and Their Role in Signaling"
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12:00 pm - 12:05 pm |
Discussion
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12:05 pm - 12:25 pm |
Shuang-Jiang Liu (Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)
"Methyl-Accepting Chemotaxis Proteins: Functions Besides Chemotactic Responses"
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12:25 pm - 12:30 pm |
Discussion
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12:30 pm - 1:30 pm |
Lunch
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1:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
Free Time
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4:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
Poster Session
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6:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Dinner
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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
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7:30 pm - 9:30 pm |
Cell Surfaces and Biofilms
Discussion Leader: Morgan Beeby (Imperial College London, United Kingdom)
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7:30 pm - 7:40 pm |
Introduction by Discussion Leader
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7:40 pm - 8:00 pm |
Thomas Silhavy (Princeton University, USA)
"Building a Membrane on the Other Side of the Wall"
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8:00 pm - 8:10 pm |
Discussion
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8:10 pm - 8:30 pm |
Tracy Raivio (University of Alberta, Canada)
"Characterization of Envelope Stress Signaling Mechanisms"
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8:30 pm - 8:35 pm |
Discussion
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8:35 pm - 8:55 pm |
George O'Toole (Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, USA)
"To Build a Biofilm"
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8:55 pm - 9:00 pm |
Discussion
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9:00 pm - 9:20 pm |
Fitnat Yildiz (University of California, Santa Cruz, USA)
"Regulation of Biofilm Formation in Vibrio cholerae"
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9:20 pm - 9:30 pm |
Discussion
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Thursday
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7:30 am - 8:30 am |
Breakfast
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9:00 am - 12:30 pm |
Regulation of Motility
Discussion Leader: Judith Armitage (University of Oxford, United Kingdom)
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9:00 am - 9:10 am |
Introduction by Discussion Leader
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9:10 am - 9:30 am |
Kelly Hughes (University of Utah, USA)
"Nanoscale Length Control Mechanism for the Flagellar Driveshaft"
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9:30 am - 9:40 am |
Discussion
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9:40 am - 10:00 am |
Barbara Kazmierczak (Yale University, USA)
"Shifting Gears: Signals that Remodel the Pseudomonas Flagellum for Motility and Attachment"
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10:00 am - 10:10 am |
Discussion
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10:10 am - 10:30 am |
Keiichi Namba (Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences, Osaka University, Japan)
"Insights into the Mechanism of Bacterial Flagellar Motor Rotation from the Structure and Dynamics"
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10:30 am - 10:40 am |
Discussion
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10:40 am - 11:10 am |
Coffee Break
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11:10 am - 11:30 am |
Lori Burrows (McMaster University, Canada)
"Too Much of a Good Thing – Why Pseudomonas Micromanages Its Levels of Surface Pili"
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11:30 am - 11:40 am |
Discussion
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11:40 am - 12:00 pm |
Michio Homma (Nagoya University, Japan)
"The Rotation Mechanism of Sodium Driven Flagellar Motor Composed of FliG and PomAB"
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12:00 pm - 12:05 pm |
Discussion
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12:05 pm - 12:25 pm |
Sonja-Verena Albers (University of Freiburg, Germany)
"Assembly and Regulation of the Archaellum"
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12:25 pm - 12:30 pm |
Discussion
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12:30 pm - 1:30 pm |
Lunch
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1:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
Free Time
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4:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
Poster Session
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6:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Dinner
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7:30 pm - 9:30 pm |
Systems, Models, Networks
Discussion Leader: Ariane Briegel (Leiden University, The Netherlands)
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7:30 pm - 7:40 pm |
Introduction by Discussion Leader
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7:40 pm - 8:00 pm |
Michael Laub (Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Howard Hughes Medical Institute, USA)
"Evolution and Design of Orthogonal Signaling Pathways"
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8:00 pm - 8:10 pm |
Discussion
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8:10 pm - 8:30 pm |
Caroline Harwood (University of Washington, USA)
"Bacterial Longevity"
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8:30 pm - 8:40 pm |
Discussion
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8:40 pm - 9:00 pm |
Yuhai Tu (IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, USA)
"Deciphering the Receptor Complex Signaling Mechanism by Modeling the Enzymatic Data"
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9:00 pm - 9:05 pm |
Discussion
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9:05 pm - 9:25 pm |
Thierry Emonet (Yale university, USA)
"The Interplay Between Phenotypic Diversity and Collective Migration in a Microbial Population"
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9:25 pm - 9:30 pm |
Discussion
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Friday
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7:30 am - 8:30 am |
Breakfast
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9:00 am |
Departure
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