| Saturday |
| 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm | Arrival and Check-in |
| 3:00 pm - 3:15 pm | Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome by the GRS Conference Chair |
| 3:15 pm - 4:00 pm | Keynote Session: A Career in Academia |
| Discussion Leader: Salim Al-Babili (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia) |
| 3:15 pm - 3:45 pm | Dean Dellapenna (Michigan State University, USA)
"A Retrospective on My 25 Years as a Carotenoid Interloper" |
| 3:45 pm - 4:00 pm | Discussion |
| 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm | Poster Session |
| 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm | Key Proteins Involved in Carotenoid Metabolism |
| Discussion Leader: Philip Kiser (Case Western Reserve University, USA) |
| 5:30 pm - 5:50 pm | Matthew Toomey (Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, USA)
"Selective Carotenoid Metabolism Enhances Avian Color Vision" |
| 5:50 pm - 6:00 pm | Discussion |
| 6:00 pm - 6:20 pm | Paula Calvo (University of Queensland, Australia)
"High Temperature During Kernel Development Significantly Increases Carotenoid Concentration of Zeaxanthin-Biofortified and Yellow Sweet-Corn" |
| 6:20 pm - 6:30 pm | Discussion |
| 6:30 pm - 6:50 pm | Andrea Gille (Max Rubner-Institut, Germany)
"Optimization of Bioaccessibility of Carotenoids from Microalgae" |
| 6:50 pm - 7:00 pm | Discussion |
| 7:00 pm - 7:20 pm | Charles Ampomah-Dwamena (Plant and Food Research, New Zealand)
"Analysis of Transcription Factors Controlling Carotenoid Accumulation in Apple" |
| 7:20 pm - 7:30 pm | Discussion |
| 8:00 pm | Dinner |
| Sunday |
| 7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
| 9:00 am - 11:00 am | Physiological Functions of Carotenoids in Living Organisms |
| Discussion Leaders: Johannes Von Lintig (Case Western Reserve University, USA) and Ralf Welsch (University of Freiburg, Germany) |
| 9:00 am - 9:20 am | Alexandra Dickinson (Duke University, USA)
"Identifying Apocarotenoid Regulators of Lateral Root Formation" |
| 9:20 am - 9:30 am | Discussion |
| 9:30 am - 9:50 am | Robert West (University of South Bohemia in Ceské Budejovice, Czech Republic)
"Comparison of Transient Absorption Response in Human Retina and Monarch Larva Lutein-Binding Homologs" |
| 9:50 am - 10:00 am | Discussion |
| 10:00 am - 10:20 am | Daniel Alvarez (University of Freiburg, Germany)
"Post-Transcriptional Regulation of Carotenoid Biosynthesis in Arabidopsis" |
| 10:20 am - 10:30 am | Discussion |
| 10:30 am - 10:50 am | Morgan Cichon (Ohio State University, USA)
"New Insight into the Presence and Formation of β-Apo-13-Carotenone in Foods and Biological Samples" |
| 10:50 am - 11:00 am | Discussion |
| 11:00 am - 12:30 pm | Poster Session |
| Coffee will be served in the poster area from 11:00 am - 11:30 am |
| 12:30 pm | Lunch |
| 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm | Mentorship Component: A Career in Industry |
| Discussion Leader: Giovanni Giuliano (Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development (ENEA), Italy) |
| 1:30 pm - 2:10 pm | Manfred Eggersdorfer (DSM, Switzerland)
"Caroteniod R+D, Quo Vadis – My Personal Experience" |
| 2:10 pm - 2:30 pm | Discussion |
| 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm | Evaluation Period |
| Fill in GRS Evaluation Forms |
| 3:00 pm | Seminar Concludes |
