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
Keynote Session: Advanced Biophysical Approaches for Resolving Molecular Mechanisms of Photosynthesis
7:40 pm - 7:50 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:50 pm - 8:15 pm
8:15 pm - 8:20 pm
Discussion
8:20 pm - 8:45 pm
"Mechanisms of Photosynthetic 'Light-Reactions' Revealed by a Combination of Advanced Structural Biology Approaches"
8:45 pm - 8:50 pm
Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:15 pm
"Multidimensional Spectroscopic Studies of Primary Processes in Purple Bacteria"
9:15 pm - 9:20 pm
Discussion
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Unraveling Light Harvesting Mechanisms and Energy Coupling
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:35 am
"Rate-Limiting Steps and Light-Induced Reversible Conformational Changes in Closed Photosystem II Reaction Centers"
9:35 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 10:05 am
"Structural Insights into Pairs of PSII-LHCII Supercomplexes Excitonically Connected Across the Stromal Gap"
10:05 am - 10:10 am
Discussion
10:10 am - 10:40 am
Coffee Break
10:40 am - 11:05 am
"Electronic Energy Coupling by Design"
11:05 am - 11:10 am
Discussion
11:10 am - 11:35 am
"Cryo-EM Structure of Phycobilisome"
11:35 am - 11:40 am
Discussion
11:40 am - 12:05 pm
"How Charge Transfer States Control the Primary Processes of Photosynthesis"
12:05 pm - 12:10 pm
Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm
General 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 challenges women face in science and issues of diversity and inclusion. The program supports the professional growth of all members of our communities 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
Mechanisms of Electron and Proton Transport
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:05 pm
"Following the Protons Associated with the Oxygen Evolving Reactions in PSII"
8:05 pm - 8:10 pm
Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:35 pm
"Heliobacterial Photosynthesis"
8:35 pm - 8:40 pm
Discussion
8:40 pm - 9:05 pm
"Mimicking Natural Photosynthesis: Ultrafast Charge Transfer in PpcA-Ru(bpy)3"
9:05 pm - 9:10 pm
Discussion
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Structure and Function of Protein Complexes in Photosynthesis
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:35 am
"Subunit Arrangement and Energy Transfer of Photosystem I"
9:35 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 10:05 am
"A Targeted Analysis of Photoprotective Energy Dissipation in Higher Plants"
10:05 am - 10:10 am
Discussion
10:10 am - 10:40 am
Coffee Break
10:40 am - 11:05 am
"The Structure of the PSI-IsiA Super-Complex from Cyanobacteria"
11:05 am - 11:10 am
Discussion
11:10 am - 11:35 am
"Structure of NDH: The Complex-I-Like Molecule of Photosynthesis"
11:35 am - 11:40 am
Discussion
11:40 am - 12:05 pm
"Structural Adaptations of Photosynthetic Complex I Enable Ferredoxin-Dependent Electron Transfer"
12:05 pm - 12:10 pm
Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm
General 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
Adaptation of Photosynthesis to the Environment
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:05 pm
"Paradigm Shift for Climate-Resilient Crops: May Less Photoprotection Be Beneficial in Some Environments?"
8:05 pm - 8:10 pm
Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:35 pm
"Handling Photosynthesis in an Iron-Poor Environment"
8:35 pm - 8:40 pm
Discussion
8:40 pm - 9:05 pm
"Chlorophyll f Photochemistry in Oxygenic Photosynthesis"
9:05 pm - 9:10 pm
Discussion
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Optimizing Photosynthesis for Bioenergy Production
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:35 am
"Realizing the Benefits of Delivering a Source of Concentrated CO2 "
9:35 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 10:05 am
"Applied Photosynthesis: Putting Photosystem I to Work"
10:05 am - 10:10 am
Discussion
10:10 am - 10:40 am
Coffee Break
10:40 am - 11:05 am
"Redirecting Photosynthetic Electron Flow into Biofuels: Versatile Function of the Flavodiiron Proteins"
11:05 am - 11:10 am
Discussion
11:10 am - 11:35 am
"Spectroscopic Studies of the Bioassembly Intermediates of the Fe-Fe Hydrogenase H-Cluster"
11:35 am - 11:40 am
Discussion
11:40 am - 12:05 pm
"Fast Growing Cyanobacteria as Photosynthetic Cell Factories for Sustainable Bioproduction"
12:05 pm - 12:10 pm
Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm
General 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
7:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Business Meeting
Nominations for the Next Vice Chair; Fill in Conference Evaluation Forms; Discuss Future Site and Scheduling Preferences; Election of the Next Vice Chair
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Artificial Photosynthesis and Global Solar Energy Conversion Strategies
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:05 pm
"Water-Oxidation Catalysis for Artificial Photosynthesis"
8:05 pm - 8:10 pm
Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:35 pm
"Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer Drives Long-Range Proton Translocation"
8:35 pm - 8:40 pm
Discussion
8:40 pm - 9:05 pm
"A Paradigm Shift Inspired by Nature: Robust Light-Harvesting Nanotubes Through Scaffold-Assisted Self-Healing"
9:05 pm - 9:10 pm
Discussion
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Mechanism of Water Oxidation in Natural and Artificial Photosynthesis
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:35 am
"X-Ray Crystallography and Spectroscopy of Photosystem II Using a Femtosecond X-Ray Laser"
9:35 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 10:05 am
"Spectroscopic and Computational Analysis of Mn4 Ca Cluster Transformations in the Oxygen Evolving Complex of Photosystem II"
10:05 am - 10:10 am
Discussion
10:10 am - 10:40 am
Coffee Break
10:40 am - 11:05 am
"Probing H-Bond Networks and Substrate Water Near the Mn4 CaO5 Cluster with FTIR Difference Spectroscopy"
11:05 am - 11:10 am
Discussion
11:10 am - 11:35 am
"Proton Transfer in Photosystem II"
11:35 am - 11:40 am
Discussion
11:40 am - 12:05 pm
"Reflections on Substrate Water"
12:05 pm - 12:10 pm
Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm
General Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Poster Session
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Selected Poster Presentations
5:30 pm - 5:45 pm
"Charting the Native Molecular Landscape of Thylakoid Membrane"
5:45 pm - 5:50 pm
Discussion
5:50 pm - 6:05 pm
"Bioinspired Molecular-Modified Materials for Solar Fuel Generation"
6:05 pm - 6:10 pm
Discussion
6:10 pm - 6:25 pm
"Advancing Functional Genomics in Photosynthesis: Low-Coverage Whole Genome Sequencing of a Mutant Collection and Transcriptome Profiling in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii "
6:25 pm - 6:30 pm
Discussion
6:30 pm - 6:45 pm
"Modification of the -OH Dipole of a Key Tyrosine (M210) in Bacterial Photosynthetic Reaction Centers with Non-Canonical Amino Acids"
6:45 pm - 6:50 pm
Discussion
6:50 pm - 7:05 pm
"Defining the Biochemical Functions of HoxEFU from Synechocystis 6803"
7:05 pm - 7:10 pm
Discussion
7:10 pm - 7:25 pm
"Microbial Electrophotosynthesis"
7:25 pm - 7:30 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure