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 Staff / Welcome and Introduction from the Chairs
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm
Keynote Session: Signaling and Regulation
7:40 pm - 7:50 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:50 pm - 8:30 pm
"Specificity and Evolution of Viral-Sensing Mechanisms in Bacteria"
8:30 pm - 8:40 pm
Discussion
8:40 pm - 9:20 pm
"Maverick Microbes and the Need for Speed – Streptomyces Employ Novel Cell Wall Synthesis Strategies to Support Rapid Exploratory Growth"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
9:00 am - 9:25 am
"A New Mechanism for Coordination of Bacterial Chromosome Segregation and Daughter Cell Separation"
9:25 am - 9:30 am
Discussion
9:30 am - 9:40 am
"Cell Cycle-Dependent Organization of a Bacterial Centromere Through Multi-Layered Regulation of The ParABS System"
9:40 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 9:55 am
"CTP Regulates Membrane-Binding Activity of The Nucleoid Occlusion Protein Noc "
9:55 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:25 am
"Division Without Binary Fission – Cell Division in Filamentous Actinobacteria"
10:25 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:25 am
"Tuning Outer Membrane Stability at The Septum"
11:25 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 11:40 am
"FtsK Interaction with XerD Specifies the Site of Divisome Assembly in Chlamydia trachomatis "
11:40 am - 11:45 am
Discussion
11:45 am - 11:55 am
"No FtsW? No Problem! Non-Canonical Divisome Components Drive Cell Division in C. difficile "
11:55 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:25 pm
"Bacterial Cell Division Machinery at The Cellular, Molecular and Atomic Scales"
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The GRC Power Hour™
The GRC Power Hour™ is designed to address diversity and inclusion in the scientific workplace by providing a safe environment for informal and meaningful conversations amongst colleagues of all career stages. The program supports the professional growth of all members of our communities, including ethnicity, race and/or gender identity by providing an open forum for discussion and mentoring.
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
7:30 pm - 7:55 pm
"Cell-Cell Communication and Social Dynamics in Swarming Colonies"
7:55 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm
"A Novel Adaptor Protein for The AAA+ Protease ClpCP That Functions in the Developing Bacillus subtilis Spore"
8:10 pm - 8:15 pm
Discussion
8:15 pm - 8:40 pm
"Spore Germination Receptors are Nutrient-Gated Ion Channels"
8:40 pm - 8:45 pm
Discussion
8:45 pm - 8:55 pm
"Identification of the Caulobacter Adaptive Response Reveals Cada2, A Novel Methylation-Specific Transcription Activator"
8:55 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:25 pm
"It’s Getting Hot in Here: The Bacterial Growth Response to Temperature Shifts"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Cell Morphology and Dynamics
9:00 am - 9:25 am
"Design Principles Underlying Cellular Replication in Escherichia coli "
9:25 am - 9:30 am
Discussion
9:30 am - 9:40 am
"Bacterial Shape: Instabilities of Rod-Shaped Cells and Formation of Helices"
9:40 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 9:55 am
"Spatiotemporal Organization of Programmed Cell Death in P. aeruginosa Biofilms"
9:55 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:25 am
"Membrane Remodeling and Biogenesis Revealed by Cryo-Electron Tomography"
10:25 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:10 am
"Single Cell and Live Cell Imaging of Chlamydial Gene Expression Reveals That the Infectious Cell Form Is Created by Asymmetric Division of the Reticulate Body"
11:10 am - 11:15 am
Discussion
11:15 am - 11:25 am
"Evolution of a Novel Mode of Bacterial Cell Elongation by Modified Localization of the Peptidoglycan Synthesis Machinery"
11:25 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 11:40 am
"A Novel Regulatory Module Important for Cell Cycle Regulation in the Stalked Budding Bacterium Hyphomonas neptunium "
11:40 am - 11:45 am
Discussion
11:45 am - 11:55 am
"Contributions of LD-Transpeptidases to Polar Growth in Agrobacterium tumefaciens "
11:55 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:25 pm
"Regulation of Bacterial Cell Division by a Phase-Separated Biomolecular Condensate"
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
Structure and Transport of Genetic Material
7:30 pm - 7:55 pm
"New Insights into Natural Transformation"
7:55 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm
"Illuminating the Lifecycle of a Caulobacter crescentus Gene Transfer Agent"
8:10 pm - 8:15 pm
Discussion
8:15 pm - 8:40 pm
"Interplay Between the NTPases ParA and ParB During Bacterial Chromosome Segregation"
8:40 pm - 8:45 pm
Discussion
8:45 pm - 8:55 pm
"Multiple Domains Contribute to The Role of DciA During The Mycobacterial Cell Cycle"
8:55 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:25 pm
"Assembly of the Phage Nucleus During Phage Replication"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Cell Wall and Cell Envelope
9:00 am - 9:25 am
"Coordination of Outer Membrane and Cell Wall Biogenesis in Gram-Negative Bacteria"
9:25 am - 9:30 am
Discussion
9:30 am - 9:40 am
"Complex Machines Driving Lipid Transport Across the Bacterial Cell Envelope"
9:40 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 9:55 am
"A New Bacterial Domain Involved in Mechanotransduction"
9:55 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:25 am
"Engineering the Mycobacterial Cell Envelope"
10:25 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:25 am
"Fluorogenic Amino Acid Containing Nanosensors Illuminate Bacterial Macromolecular Machineries in High Spatiotemporal Resolution"
11:25 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 11:40 am
"High-Throughput Barcode Sequencing Revealed Interchangeability of Capsule Transporters in Streptococcus pneumoniae "
11:40 am - 11:45 am
Discussion
11:45 am - 11:55 am
"Reconstructing the 3D Shape of Bacterial Cells Reveals Geometric Enrichment of Proteins at the Cell Surface"
11:55 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:25 pm
"Mechanical Mechanisms of Cell Width Maintenance"
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 - 7:55 pm
"Linking Scales in Myxococcus xanthus : Molecular Basis of Multicellular Transitions during Predation"
7:55 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm
"Flagellar Basal Bodies of Bacillus subtilis are Immobilized Prior to Insertion of the Rod Through the Peptidoglycan"
8:10 pm - 8:15 pm
Discussion
8:15 pm - 8:25 pm
"Rapid Growth and Transient Swimming Motility of Enterobacter sp. SM3"
8:25 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:55 pm
"Chemotaxis Signaling Regulates Metabolism in Alphaproteobacteria"
8:55 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:10 pm
"Flagellum-Mediated Surface Sensing Stimulates the Caulobacter Cell Cycle"
9:10 pm - 9:15 pm
Discussion
9:15 pm - 9:25 pm
"Regulation of B. burgdorferi Motility; Consequences for Infectivity"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Business Meeting
Nominations for the Next Vice Chair(s); Complete the GRC Evaluation Forms; Discuss Future Dates and Venue; Election of the Next Vice Chair(s)
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Cellular Organization and Structure
9:00 am - 9:25 am
"A Mouthful of Symbionts - Cell Biology of Multicellular Neisseriaceae"
9:25 am - 9:30 am
Discussion
9:30 am - 9:40 am
"Cellular Organization of Biosynthetic Pipelines for Secondary Metabolism"
9:40 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 9:55 am
"Subcellular Organization of Central Carbon Metabolism in Mycobacteria"
9:55 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:25 am
"Mechanisms of Organelle Trafficking in Bacteria"
10:25 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:10 am
"A Novel NTPase Controls Selection of Plane of Cell Division in Staphylococcus aureus "
11:10 am - 11:15 am
Discussion
11:15 am - 11:25 am
"An Essentialome-Wide CRISPRi Screen for Cell Cycle Defects with Barcoded Live-Cell Microscopy"
11:25 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 11:40 am
"Genetic and Metabolomic Analysis Identify Cytoplasmic Condensation as a Distinct Stress Response to Starvation in E. coli "
11:40 am - 11:45 am
Discussion
11:45 am - 11:55 am
"The Molecular Mechanisms of PopZ Condensation"
11:55 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:25 pm
"Discovery and Characterization of Lipid-Bounded Organelles in Bacteria"
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
Cell Biology and Interspecies Interactions
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
"Cell Cycle of a Predatory Bacterium Vampirizing Its Prey Through the S-Layer"
7:40 pm - 7:45 pm
Discussion
7:45 pm - 8:10 pm
"The Molecular Mechanisms Underpinning Bacterial Predation by Bdellovibrio"
8:10 pm - 8:15 pm
Discussion
8:15 pm - 8:40 pm
"Orientia tsutsugamushi : Bacterial Growth and Division in the Eukaryotic Cytoplasm"
8:40 pm - 8:45 pm
Discussion
8:45 pm - 8:55 pm
"Developmental Transitions Coordinate Assembly of the Coxiella burnetii Dot/Icm Type IV Secretion System"
8:55 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:25 pm
"Surface Colonization of a Human Pathogen Revisited"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure