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 Site Staff / Welcome from the GRC Chair
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm
Regulation of Morphogenesis
7:40 pm - 7:45 pm
Opening Remarks
7:45 pm - 8:00 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
8:00 pm - 8:25 pm
"Active Morphogenetic Control of Biomineralization in Foraminifera"
8:25 pm - 8:45 pm
Discussion
8:45 pm - 9:10 pm
"Shaping Mineral Morphologies by Unicellular Algae"
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Cellular and Genetic Control of Mineral Deposition
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:15 am - 9:40 am
"Advances in Molecular, Cellular and Physiological Aspects of Coral Calcification"
9:40 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:10 am
"From Colors to Kidney Stones: The Physicochemical and Biological Control of Organic-Crystal forming Cells"
10:10 am - 10:15 am
Discussion
10:15 am - 10:45 am
Coffee Break
10:45 am - 11:10 am
"Mechanisms of Silica Deposition in Sorghum"
11:10 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 11:55 am
"Structure-Function Relationships in Matrix Gla Protein, a Potent Inhibitor of Extracellular Matrix Mineralization"
11:55 am - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:25 pm
"Exocytosis of the Silicified Cell Wall of Diatoms involves Extensive Membrane Disintegration"
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Free Time
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The GRC Power Hourâ„¢
The GRC Power Hourâ„¢ 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.
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Ion Transport, Signaling and Homeostasis
6:00 pm - 6:15 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
6:15 pm - 6:40 pm
"Calcium in Enamel: Not Just Your Regular Mineralizing Cation"
6:40 pm - 7:00 pm
Discussion
7:00 pm - 7:25 pm
"Avian Eggshell Structure and Mineralization"
7:25 pm - 7:45 pm
Discussion
7:45 pm - 7:55 pm
"The Role of the Endomembrane Homeostasis in Ectopic Calcification"
7:55 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Chemical and Computational Models of Nucleation, Phase Transformation and Growth
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:15 am - 9:40 am
"Energetics and Mechanism of Silica Biomineralization Mediated by Peptoids"
9:40 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:10 am
"Frustrated Frustules: Geometric Frustration in Diatom Frustules"
10:10 am - 10:15 am
Discussion
10:15 am - 10:45 am
Coffee Break
10:45 am - 11:10 am
"In Vitro Approaches to Understanding Calcite/ Aragonite Polymorphism in Biomineralization"
11:10 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 11:55 am
"Biomolecular Control of the Nucleation and Growth of Ice Crystals"
11:55 am - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:25 pm
"Visualizing Calcium Phosphate Mineralization Dynamics through Novel in situ Liquid TEM"
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Free Time
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Macromolecules in Biomineralization
6:00 pm - 6:15 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
6:15 pm - 6:40 pm
"Identification of Proteins Involved in Chiton Tooth Biomineralization by RNA-Seq-Based Analyses"
6:40 pm - 7:00 pm
Discussion
7:00 pm - 7:25 pm
"The Molecular Mechanism of Calcite Biomineralization in Coccolithophores"
7:25 pm - 7:45 pm
Discussion
7:45 pm - 7:55 pm
"Unraveling the Molecular Mechanisms underlying Intracellular Crystal Formation"
7:55 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Structure and Biomechanics
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:15 am - 9:40 am
"From Nano- to Mesoscale: The Structure of Dental Enamel"
9:40 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:10 am
"Spectroscopy Insights into Intracellular Amorphous Calcium Carbonate (ACC) formed by Cyanobacteria"
10:10 am - 10:15 am
Discussion
10:15 am - 10:45 am
Coffee Break
10:45 am - 11:10 am
"What Can We Still Learn from Tooth of Darwin’s Dreampond?"
11:10 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 11:55 am
"Osteocyte Control of Bone Structure and Function in Skeletal Aging"
11:55 am - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:25 pm
"Biomineralized Light-Guiding Structures in Starfish Protoreaster Nodosus"
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Free Time
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Biomineralization Principles Translated
6:00 pm - 6:15 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
6:15 pm - 6:40 pm
"Biomimetic Mineralization in Cell-laden Hydrogels for Tissue Regeneration and Understanding Cancer Metastasis"
6:40 pm - 7:00 pm
Discussion
7:00 pm - 7:10 pm
"Bioinspired Preparation of Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Microscrolls by Strain-Induced Self-Rolling of Electrochemically Deposited Cobalt Hydroxide Films"
7:10 pm - 7:15 pm
Discussion
7:15 pm - 7:25 pm
"Self-Assembled Biomimetic Collagen/Apatite Scaffold from Hybrid Microparticles to Reconstruct Hard Tissues"
7:25 pm - 7:30 pm
Discussion
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
"DNA Hydrogels as Scaffolds for Calvarial Bone Regeneration"
7:40 pm - 7:45 pm
Discussion
7:45 pm - 7:55 pm
"Spherulitic Crystal Growth drives Mineral Deposition Patterns in Collagen-Based Materials"
7:55 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
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
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:15 am - 9:40 am
"Cooperativity and Reversibility in the Regulation of Hematin Crystallization by Antimalarials"
9:40 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:10 am
"The Relationship between Crystal Properties of Microcalcifications and Breast Precancer Progression in a 3D in vitro Model"
10:10 am - 10:15 am
Discussion
10:15 am - 10:45 am
Coffee Break
10:45 am - 11:10 am
"Zinc and Phosphorus: Foretellers of Pathologic Mineralization"
11:10 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 11:55 am
"Extracellular Matrix Microenvironment in Heterotopic Ossification"
11:55 am - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:25 pm
"Missteps in the Complex Choreography of Ameloblasts: Mechanism leading to Enamel Ultrastructure Disruption in Disease"
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Free Time
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Keynote Session: Geochemistry, Proxies and Evolution
6:00 pm - 6:05 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
6:05 pm - 6:30 pm
"The Geochemistry of Biomineralization: The Effects of Nucleation, Organic-Mineral Interactions, and Ion Transport on Paleoclimate Proxies"
6:30 pm - 6:50 pm
Discussion
6:50 pm - 7:15 pm
"Silica Biomineralization: Evolutionary and Biogeochemical Consequences"
7:15 pm - 7:35 pm
Discussion
7:35 pm - 7:50 pm
General Discussion
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm
Closing Remarks
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure