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
Keynote Session: A Whole-Cell View of Photosynthesis
7:40 pm - 7:50 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:50 pm - 8:10 pm
"Integrating Biological Complexity: Why Do We Need So Many Models for a Whole-Cell Understanding of Photosynthesis"
8:10 pm - 8:20 pm
Discussion
8:20 pm - 8:40 pm
"Towards a Mechanistic Understanding on How Cells Balance Reductive Chloroplast Metabolism via Ferredoxin Isoforms"
8:40 pm - 8:50 pm
Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:10 pm
"Exploring The Diatom Pyrenoid: Insights From Icelandic Environmental Samples"
9:10 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
Light Harvesting and Antenna Systems
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:30 am
"Far-Red Photosynthesis with a Minimal Gene Set"
9:30 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 10:00 am
"Probing the Red Chlorophylls of Photosystem I with Multispectral Multidimensional Spectroscopy"
10:00 am - 10:10 am
Discussion
10:10 am - 10:40 am
Coffee Break
10:40 am - 11:00 am
"Dynamical Multiscale Simulations for the Exciton Dynamics in Plants and Diatoms"
11:00 am - 11:10 am
Discussion
11:10 am - 11:30 am
"Photosynthetic Proteins in Action: Towards a Real-Time Investigation of How Light Harvesting is Regulated in Plants"
11:30 am - 11:40 am
Discussion
11:40 am - 12:00 pm
General 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 the interests and needs of all scientists and the challenges they face in their careers. Specifically, the program promotes meaningful conversations amongst colleagues of all career stages about barriers to career advancement and strategies to support the professional growth of all members of the community. The GRC Power Hourâ„¢ is open to all conference participants.
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Diversity of Photosynthetic Processes
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:00 pm
"Engineering the Lowest Energy Phototrophs"
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm
Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm
"About the Biosynthesis of Carotenoids in Diatoms"
8:30 pm - 8:40 pm
Discussion
8:40 pm - 9:00 pm
"Photosynthesis in the Dynamic Light and Nutrient Environments of the Oceans"
9:00 pm - 9:10 pm
Discussion
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Photochemical Reaction Centers
9:00 am - 9:05 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:05 am - 9:25 am
"Time Resolved Structural Studies of Photosynthetic Reaction Center Proteins"
9:25 am - 9:35 am
Discussion
9:35 am - 9:55 am
"Broadband Fluorescence-Detected Two-Dimensional Electronic Spectroscopy: Challenges and Benefits in Studying Photosynthetic Systems"
9:55 am - 10:05 am
Discussion
10:05 am - 10:25 am
"Unexpected Photochemistry from what Eon"
10:25 am - 10:35 am
Discussion
10:35 am - 11:05 am
Coffee Break
11:05 am - 11:25 am
"Mechanism of Dynamic Assembly of Plant Rubisco activase "
11:25 am - 11:35 am
Discussion
11:35 am - 11:55 am
"Two Solutions for Efficient Light-Harvesting in Phototrophic Gemmatimonadota"
11:55 am - 12:05 pm
Discussion
12:05 pm - 12:15 pm
Late-Breaking Topic
12:15 pm - 12:20 pm
Discussion
12:20 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
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:00 pm
"Computational Studies of the OEC in Photosystem II: O6 Myth or Reality"
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm
Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm
"Developing the Fastest-Growing Phototrophs with Photosystem II-Cyclic Electron Flow"
8:30 pm - 8:40 pm
Discussion
8:40 pm - 9:00 pm
"Assignment of the Substrate Waters of Oxygen Production in Photosystem II"
9:00 pm - 9:10 pm
Discussion
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Electron, Proton, and Ion Transport
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:30 am
"Uncovering Ion Transporters Important for Photosynthetic Function"
9:30 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 10:00 am
"Action at a Distance: The Remarkable Coupling of CO2 Uptake to Electron Transfer in Cyanobacterial NDH-1 Complexes"
10:00 am - 10:10 am
Discussion
10:10 am - 10:40 am
Coffee Break
10:40 am - 11:00 am
"Modeling the Energy Economy of a Photosynthetic Cell in Terms of the Rate Limitation of Transport Processes"
11:00 am - 11:10 am
Discussion
11:10 am - 11:30 am
"Downregulation of Photosynthetic Electron Transport through the Luminal Acidification"
11:30 am - 11:40 am
Discussion
11:40 am - 12:00 pm
"Molecular Operation and Regulatory Function of Cytochrome b6f: Insights from Structural and Spectroscopic Studies"
12:00 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
Bioenergy and Artificial Photosynthesis
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:00 pm
"Brothers From Another Mother: Probing Chlorophyll Biosynthesis, Electron Transfer and GreenCut Targets with Chlamydomonas and Auxenochlorella "
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm
Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm
"Engineering Photosynthesis through Computational Protein Design"
8:30 pm - 8:40 pm
Discussion
8:40 pm - 9:00 pm
"Photosynthetic Microbes for Bioproduction: Challenges and Opportunities"
9:00 pm - 9:10 pm
Discussion
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm
General 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
Regulation and Assembly of Photosynthetic Systems
9:00 am - 9:05 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:05 am - 9:25 am
"Molecular Mechanisms of Thylakoid Membrane Assembly: The Role of Contact Site Proteins"
9:25 am - 9:35 am
Discussion
9:35 am - 9:55 am
"Structural Insights into Late-Stage Photosystem II Assembly"
9:55 am - 10:05 am
Discussion
10:05 am - 10:25 am
"The Dynamic Thylakoid Structure and Organization"
10:25 am - 10:35 am
Discussion
10:35 am - 11:05 am
Coffee Break
11:05 am - 11:25 am
"Engineering Chlorophyll f into the Photosynthetic Apparatus"
11:25 am - 11:35 am
Discussion
11:35 am - 11:55 am
"Chloroplastic Ascorbate Modulates Metabolism Independent of Oxidative Stress"
11:55 am - 12:05 pm
Discussion
12:05 pm - 12:15 pm
Late-Breaking Topic
12:15 pm - 12:20 pm
Discussion
12:20 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
Evolutionary Aspects of Photosynthesis
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:00 pm
"The Evolutionary Origin of a Unique Purple-Green Photo-Symbiosis"
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm
Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm
"Rewiring Photoprotection: Evolution of Endosymbiont-Derived HLIPs in Paulinella "
8:30 pm - 8:40 pm
Discussion
8:40 pm - 9:00 pm
"Evolutionary Diversification of Far-Red Light-Harvesting Complexes in Cyanobacteria"
9:00 pm - 9:10 pm
Discussion
9:10 pm - 9:25 pm
General Discussion
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Closing Remarks
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure