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
Microbial Molecular Machines
7:40 pm - 7:45 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:45 pm - 8:05 pm
"Insights into Chemotaxis of Non-Model Organisms by Cryo-Electron Tomography"
8:05 pm - 8:10 pm
Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm
"Cryo-EM of Bacterial and Archaeal Polymers at Near-Atomic Resolution Yields Many Surprises"
8:30 pm - 8:35 pm
Discussion
8:35 pm - 8:55 pm
"Structure of the Growing Tip of the Flagellar Filament Using Cryo-EM and X-Ray Crystallography"
8:55 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm
"Regulation of Type IV Pili-Dependent Motility in Myxococcus xanthus "
9:20 pm - 9:25 pm
Discussion
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Nucleotide-Mediated Signaling
9:00 am - 9:05 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:05 am - 9:25 am
"Evolution of Divergent Cyclic Dinucleotide Signaling Pathways"
9:25 am - 9:30 am
Discussion
9:30 am - 9:50 am
"Second Messenger-Based Signalling in Bacterial Growth and Behavior"
9:50 am - 9:55 am
Discussion
9:55 am - 10:15 am
"Diverse Nucleotide Signals in Bacteria"
10:15 am - 10:20 am
Discussion
10:20 am - 10:50 am
Coffee Break
10:50 am - 11:00 am
"A Novel Cyclic Trinucleotide Signaling Pathway Provides Bacteriophage Immunity in Bacteria"
11:00 am - 11:05 am
Discussion
11:05 am - 11:25 am
"A Symphony of Cyclic Di-Nucleotides"
11:25 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 11:50 am
"Investigating 2',3'-cNMPs in Bacteria: From Metabolism to Cellular Roles"
11:50 am - 11:55 am
Discussion
11:55 am - 12:05 pm
"Second Messengers Mediate Directional Switching of Phototaxis in Rod-Shaped Cyanobacteria"
12:05 pm - 12:10 pm
Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:20 pm
"Identifying Biofilm Formation Decision Algorithms: Deciphering the Role of Cyclic di-GMP in the B. subtilis Motility Switch"
12:20 pm - 12:25 pm
Discussion
12:25 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
Metabolic Control of Physiological Processes
7:30 pm - 7:35 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:35 pm - 7:55 pm
"Circadian Control of Gene Expression In Vivo and In Vitro "
7:55 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 8:20 pm
"Shaping the Cell from the Outside In"
8:20 pm - 8:25 pm
Discussion
8:25 pm - 8:45 pm
"Complexity and Redundancy in Regulatory RNA Networks"
8:45 pm - 8:50 pm
Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:10 pm
"Signals from Central Metabolism: Bacterial Protein Acetylation"
9:10 pm - 9:15 pm
Discussion
9:15 pm - 9:25 pm
"Ethanolamine Modulates the Quorum Sensing Response of V. cholerae as a Source of Signal Interference to CqsR Receptor Kinase Activity"
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 - 9:05 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:05 am - 9:25 am
"Dynamics of Rhodobacter Motor Proteins"
9:25 am - 9:30 am
Discussion
9:30 am - 9:50 am
"The Chemotactic Response and Motor Function of a Bacterial Flagellar Motor in a Single Cell"
9:50 am - 9:55 am
Discussion
9:55 am - 10:15 am
"Differential Recognition of CheR and CheB by C-Terminal Pentapeptides of Chemoreceptors"
10:15 am - 10:20 am
Discussion
10:20 am - 10:50 am
Coffee Break
10:50 am - 11:00 am
"Competitive Substrate Binding Coordinates the Two Antagonistic Motors of the Type IV Pilus in P. aeruginosa "
11:00 am - 11:05 am
Discussion
11:05 am - 11:25 am
"Physiological Importance and Optimal Regulation of Bacterial Chemotaxis"
11:25 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 11:40 am
"A Novel Chemotaxis Signaling Protein in Campylobacter jejuni that Responds to Oxygen Level"
11:40 am - 11:45 am
Discussion
11:45 am - 12:05 pm
"More Is Different: Lessons from High-Throughput 3D Bacterial Tracking"
12:05 pm - 12:10 pm
Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:20 pm
"The Sweet Smell of Death"
12:20 pm - 12:25 pm
Discussion
12:25 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
7:30 pm - 7:35 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:35 pm - 7:55 pm
"How Do Novel Bacterial Sensors Emerge?"
7:55 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 8:20 pm
"How an Intracellular Bacterial Pathogen Recognizes the Host Cytosol"
8:20 pm - 8:25 pm
Discussion
8:25 pm - 8:45 pm
"When One PAS Domain Isn't Enough: Oxygen Sensing by Aer2 Receptors with 1, 2 or 3 PAS-Heme Domains"
8:45 pm - 8:50 pm
Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:00 pm
"Hybrid Two-Component Systems to Identify Chemoreceptor Function in Pseudomonas putida "
9:00 pm - 9:05 pm
Discussion
9:05 pm - 9:25 pm
"Receptor Repertoire of the Plant Symbiont Sinorhizobium meliloti "
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Two-Component Signaling Mechanisms
9:00 am - 9:05 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:05 am - 9:25 am
"Engineered Two-Component Core Signaling Units Indicate a Constrained Off-State for the CheA Kinase"
9:25 am - 9:30 am
Discussion
9:30 am - 9:50 am
"Comparative Studies of LOV Signaling Mechanisms and Regulation"
9:50 am - 9:55 am
Discussion
9:55 am - 10:05 am
"Mechanistic Insights of Phosphoryl-Transfer Reactions in Two-Component Systems"
10:05 am - 10:10 am
Discussion
10:10 am - 10:20 am
"Tracking Proteins in 3D Within Bacteria"
10:20 am - 10:25 am
Discussion
10:25 am - 10:55 am
Coffee Break
10:55 am - 11:15 am
"Non-Canonical Activation in Two-Component Systems"
11:15 am - 11:20 am
Discussion
11:20 am - 11:40 am
"Strategies to Synthetic Regulate and Monitor Bacterial Signaling Networks"
11:40 am - 11:45 am
Discussion
11:45 am - 12:05 pm
"Design Principles in Two-Component Systems"
12:05 pm - 12:10 pm
Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:20 pm
"Robust Kinase Regulation by Phase Separation: Implications for Bacterial Signaling in the Wild"
12:20 pm - 12:25 pm
Discussion
12:25 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
Growth Control and Antimicrobial Resistance
7:30 pm - 7:35 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:35 pm - 7:55 pm
"Small Molecules Targeting Two-Component Regulatory Systems"
7:55 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 8:20 pm
"Global Histidine Kinase Inhibition to Tackle Bacterial Virulence"
8:20 pm - 8:25 pm
Discussion
8:25 pm - 8:45 pm
"Collateral Benefits of Slaying Your Own Demons"
8:45 pm - 8:50 pm
Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:10 pm
"Mechanisms of Regulation of the Bvg-Repressed Genes of Bordetella pertussis "
9:10 pm - 9:15 pm
Discussion
9:15 pm - 9:25 pm
"Bactericidal Action of Aminoglycosides Arises from ATPase Induced Dysregulated Membrane Voltage"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
The Bacterial Cell Envelope
9:00 am - 9:05 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:05 am - 9:25 am
"Unlocking Envelope Mysteries with RcsF, an Outer Membrane Stress Sensor"
9:25 am - 9:30 am
Discussion
9:30 am - 9:50 am
"Mechanism of Signal Transduction Across the Bacterial Cell Envelope"
9:50 am - 9:55 am
Discussion
9:55 am - 10:15 am
"The Structural Biology of Bacterial Secretion Systems"
10:15 am - 10:20 am
Discussion
10:20 am - 10:55 am
Coffee Break
10:55 am - 11:05 am
"Assembly Mechanism of the MS-Ring to Initiate Bacterial Flagellar Biogenesis in Vibrio "
11:05 am - 11:10 am
Discussion
11:10 am - 11:30 am
"High Resolution Visualization of Bacterial Flagella Reveal Novel Insights into Their Assembly and Function"
11:30 am - 11:35 am
Discussion
11:35 am - 11:55 am
"A Chp off the Old Block: Pseudomonas aeruginosa Uses Mechanochemical Signaling to Activate a Surface-Dependent Virulence Program"
11:55 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:10 pm
"Novel Role for the Type IV Pili Alignment Complex in Cyclic-di-GMP Signaling and Biofilm Formation by Pseudomonas aeruginosa "
12:10 pm - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:25 pm
"Light and Temperature Cycling Elicits Metabolic Patterns in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms"
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
Microbial Communities and Communication
7:30 pm - 7:35 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:35 pm - 7:55 pm
"The Interplay of Metabolism and Structure in Bacterial Biofilms"
7:55 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 8:20 pm
"Unicellular and Multicellular Processes in Biofilm Responses to Stress"
8:20 pm - 8:25 pm
Discussion
8:25 pm - 8:35 pm
"S. cerevisiae Produce MHF, a Mimic of Bacterial Autoinducer-2"
8:35 pm - 8:40 pm
Discussion
8:40 pm - 9:00 pm
"Identity, Development and Collective Motility in Proteus mirabilis "
9:00 pm - 9:05 pm
Discussion
9:05 pm - 9:25 pm
"Biofilm Regulatory Evolution in Squid-Colonizing Vibrio fischeri "
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure