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
Methanogenesis
Discussion Leader: Rudolf (Rolf) Thauer (Max-Planck-Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Marburg, Germany)
7:40 pm - 7:55 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:55 pm - 8:20 pm
Biswarup Mukhopadhyay (Virginia Tech, Department of Biochemistry, United States)
"Redox Tuning of Metabolism in Methanogens"
8:20 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:50 pm
Cornelia Welte (Radboud University, The Netherlands)
"Extracellular Electron Transport in Anaerobic Methanotrophic Archaea"
8:50 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm
Michael Rother (Technische Universität Dresden, Germany)
"Energy Metabolism of Methanosarcina Acetivorans : Beyond Methanogenesis"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Autotrophy
Discussion Leader: Birgit E. Alber (Ohio State University, United States)
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:35 am
Martin Jonikas (Princeton University, United States)
"Structure, Biogenesis, and Engineering of the Pyrenoid"
9:35 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 10:10 am
Kathleen Scott (University of South Florida, United States)
"Carbon Dioxide and Bicarbonate Concentrating Mechanisms are Likely Widespread Beyond Autotrophs with the Calvin-Benson-Bassham Cycle"
10:10 am - 10:20 am
Discussion
10:20 am - 10:50 am
Group Photo / Coffee Break
10:50 am - 11:15 am
Daniel Sher (University of Haifa, Israel)
"Phytoplankton Rconomy: Towards Calculating the Metabolic Budget of Prochlorococcus and Identifying the Currencies it Exchanges with its Bacterial Neighbors in the Ocean"
11:15 am - 11:25 am
Discussion
11:25 am - 11:50 am
Sebastian Lücker (Radboud University, The Netherlands)
"Extending the Molecular Toolbox for the Activity-Based Identification and Isolation of Ammonia and Methane Oxidizers"
11:50 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
Poster Previews
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 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.
Organizers: N. Cecilia Martinez-Gomez (University of California, Berkeley, United States) and Amy Rosenzweig (Northwestern University, United States)
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Key Enzymes of C1 Metabolism
Discussion Leader: Chris Greening (Monash University, Australia)
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:10 pm
Seigo Shima (Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Germany)
"Metalloenzyme Megacomplexes Involved in the Hydrogenotrophic Methanogenic Pathway"
8:10 pm - 8:20 pm
Discussion
8:20 pm - 8:45 pm
Dipti Nayak (University of California, Berkeley, United States)
"Elucidating the Role of Methanogenesis Marker Proteins in the Assembly of Methyl-Coenzyme M Reductase"
8:45 pm - 8:55 pm
Discussion
8:55 pm - 9:20 pm
Tristan Wagner (Max Planck Society, Germany)
"Molecular Strategies of Clostridium Autoethanogenum to Facilitate CO Conversion to Alcohol Biofuels"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Aerobic Methylotrophy
Discussion Leader: Sergey Stolyar (University of Washington, United States)
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:35 am
Jannell Bazurto (University of Minnesota, United States)
"Microbial Fugu: Probing Mechanisms of Formaldehyde Homeostasis in Methylobacterium Extorquens "
9:35 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 10:10 am
Calvin Henard (University of North Texas, United States)
"Insights into the Dual CH4 and CO2 Metabolism of Methylococcus "
10:10 am - 10:20 am
Discussion
10:20 am - 10:50 am
Coffee Break
10:50 am - 11:15 am
Cristal Zuniga (San Diego State University, United States)
"Genome-Scale Metabolic Modeling of C1 Metabolism"
11:15 am - 11:25 am
Discussion
11:25 am - 11:50 am
Dominic Sauvageau (University of Alberta, Canada)
"A Tale of Methanotrophic Processes: From Metabolism to Bioreactors"
11:50 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:20 pm
Elizabeth Skovran (San Jose State University, United States)
"Phosphate Limitation Studies Reveal New Surprises for Methylotrophy"
12:20 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
Industrial Utility of C1 Metabolism
Discussion Leader: Lisa Stein (University of Alberta, Canada)
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:10 pm
Charles Dismukes (Rutgers University, United States)
"Manipulating Microbial Metabolism for More Biomass and BioSolarH2: What Nature Teaches Us to Do and to Avoid"
8:10 pm - 8:20 pm
Discussion
8:20 pm - 8:45 pm
Rebecca Sherbo (Northeastern University, United States)
"Carbon and Nitrogen Fixation for the Production of Foods and Fertilizers from Gases"
8:45 pm - 8:55 pm
Discussion
8:55 pm - 9:20 pm
Kaspar Valgepea (University of Tartu, Estonia)
"Understanding and Engineering Metabolic Limits at the Thermodynamic Edge of Life"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Ecological and Evolutionary Context of C1 Microbes
Discussion Leader: Ludmila Chistoserdova (Retired, Mexico)
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:35 am
Judith Klatt (Microcosm Earth Center, University of Marburg, Germany)
"Carbon Cycling in Microbial Mats and Implications for Earth's Oxygenation"
9:35 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 10:10 am
Thomas Hanson (University of Delaware, United States)
"A Middle Path: Multiplexed Amplicon Sequencing to Analyze Functional Genetic Diversity in Diverse Settings"
10:10 am - 10:20 am
Discussion
10:20 am - 10:50 am
Coffee Break
10:50 am - 11:15 am
Anne Dekas (Stanford University, United States)
"Chemoautotrophy Across Deep-Sea Ecosystems"
11:15 am - 11:25 am
Discussion
11:25 am - 11:50 am
Marie Schoelmerich (ETH Zürich , Switzerland)
"The Role of DNA Tandem Repeats in the Methane Cycle"
11:50 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
Poster Previews
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
Acetogenesis
Discussion Leader: Byung-Kwan Cho (KAIST, South Korea)
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:10 pm
Ben Woolston (Northeastern University, United States)
"Harnessing Acetogenic Bacteria for Sustainable Chemical Production: A Systems and Synthetic Biology Approach"
8:10 pm - 8:20 pm
Discussion
8:20 pm - 8:45 pm
Yutaka Nakashimada (Hiroshima University, Japan)
"Thermophilic Production of Bulk Chemicals from Gaseous Substrates by Genetically Engineered Moorella Thermoacetica "
8:45 pm - 8:55 pm
Discussion
8:55 pm - 9:20 pm
Anthony Goering (LanzaTech, United States)
"Re-Imagining Manufacturing: Building a Circular Gas Fermentation Industry"
9:20 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; Election of the Next Vice Chair(s)
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Synthetic C1 Metabolism
Discussion Leader: Nico Claassens (Wageningen University, The Netherlands)
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:35 am
Ramon Gonzalez (University of South Florida and MojiaBio, United States)
"C1 -Based Biomanufacturing Using Formyl-CoA Elongation Reactions"
9:35 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 10:10 am
Pablo Ivan Nikel (The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Denmark)
"Something Old, Something New: Engineering Synthetic Metabolism in Pseudomonas Putida Towards C1 -Based Bioproduction"
10:10 am - 10:20 am
Discussion
10:20 am - 10:50 am
Coffee Break
10:50 am - 11:15 am
Julia Vorholt (ETH Zurich, Switzerland)
"Establishing Synthetic Methylotrophy in E. coli "
11:15 am - 11:25 am
Discussion
11:25 am - 11:45 am
Silvan Scheller (Aalto University, Finland)
"Enabling Formate-Dependent Growth in Methanosarcina Acetivorans "
11:45 am - 11:55 am
Discussion
11:55 am - 12:20 pm
Oren Yishai (Industrial Microbes, United States)
"Engineering C1 Metabolism in E. coli for Chemicals Production"
12:20 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
C1 in Symbiosis
Discussion Leader: Jean-Baptiste Leducq (Université Laval, Canada)
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:05 pm
Magdalena J Mayr (California Institute of Technology, United States)
"Activity of Anaerobic Methane Oxidizing Communities Within and upon Deep-Sea Carbonate Rocks"
8:05 pm - 8:15 pm
Discussion
8:15 pm - 8:40 pm
Inês Cardoso Pereira (NOVA University Lisbon - ITQB NOVA, Portugal)
"Syntrophic Formate Metabolism in Sulfate Reducing Bacteria"
8:40 pm - 8:50 pm
Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:20 pm
Yasuyoshi Sakai (Kyoto University, Japan)
"Molecular Basis for Physiology of Methylotrophs in the Phyllosphere"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure