Saturday
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRS Chair
3:45 pm - 4:30 pm
Keynote Session: Overcoming Challenges in Marine Sciences
3:45 pm - 4:15 pm
"The Publication Process: Insights from a Journal Editor"
4:15 pm - 4:30 pm
Discussion
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Environmental Change: A Molecular Perspective
7:30 pm - 7:45 pm
"Exploring Genetic Connectivity Between Abyssal Populations of the Deep-Sea Ophiuroid Ophiacantha pacifica (Ophiuroidea: Ophiacanthidae) Across the Kuril-Kamchatka Trench, Northwest Pacific Using a 2b-RAD Approach"
7:45 pm - 7:55 pm
Discussion
7:55 pm - 8:10 pm
"Characterising Short-Term Microbial Plankton Community Dynamics in Post-Upwelling St Helena Bay Through Ecogenomics"
8:10 pm - 8:20 pm
Discussion
8:20 pm - 8:35 pm
"Multiple Stressors Interact Primarily Through Antagonism to Drive Changes in the Coral Microbiome"
8:35 pm - 8:45 pm
Discussion
8:45 pm - 9:00 pm
"Acclimation Responses of Corals to Future Environmental Conditions"
9:00 pm - 9:10 pm
Discussion
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Sunday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Molecular Ecology of Biological Interactions
9:00 am - 9:15 am
"Metagenomics Reveals Distinct Microbiotypes in the Giant Clams Tridacna maxima "
9:15 am - 9:20 am
Discussion
9:20 am - 9:35 am
"Surgeonfish Feces Increase Microbial Opportunism in Reef-Building Corals"
9:35 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 10:00 am
"Competition Between Two Holobionts: A Multi-Omic Analysis of In Situ Coral-Algal Interactions"
10:00 am - 10:10 am
Discussion
10:10 am - 10:25 am
"Prophages in Host-Associated Microbes: The Most Abundant Symbiosis on Earth and Its Relevance in Marine Holobionts"
10:25 am - 10:35 am
Discussion
10:35 am - 10:50 am
"Pushing the Boundaries of the Virosphere in Deep Subseafloor Sediment"
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 - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Mentorship Component: Developing a Scientific Career in Marine Sciences
1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
"Building a Career Combining Microbes, Family and Self"
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Discussion
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Evaluation Period
Fill in GRS Evaluation Forms
3:00 pm
Seminar Concludes