Conference location: Conference Room Number 2, the Third Floor, Lake Malaren International Convention Center
2018.8.7: Arrivals
1:00 pm Registration open at the hotel lobby
1:00-5:00 Social interaction and poster hanging.
Dinner from 5:30-7:00
2018.8.8
Breakfast
Morning sessions
8:30 –8:50 Opening remarks by meeting organizers
8:50-9:00 Opening remarks by institute representative
Session 1. Photosynthesis systems
9:00 – 9:30 Don Ort Redesigning photosynthesis for improved efficiency
9:30 –10:00 Kevin Griffin Understanding photosynthetic metabolism and their interactions
10:00 – 10:30 Asaph Cousins The mesophyll conductance in C3 central metabolism
10:30-11:00 Coffee break
11:00-11:30 Yu Wang Variations of C4 photosynthetic pathways and their physiological significance
11:30-12:00 Tom Brutnell Re-engineering the Carbon Shuttle Pathway in Setaria viridis
Lunch
Afternoon
Session 2 Engineering photosynthetic systems
1:30 – 2:00 Paul South Engineering photorespiration: a synthetic biology approach to improving crop productivity
2:00 – 2:30 Andrea Bräutigam Modeling C4 photosynthesis and moonlighting in CAM
2:30 – 3:00 Ben Long How to build a carboxysome in plant chloroplasts
Photograph + coffee break 3:00 – 3:30
3:30 – 4:00 Maria Ermakova Strategies for improving photosynthetic electron transport in C4 plants
4:00 – 4:30 Ron Milo Lessons from synthetic engineering of carbon fixation
4:30 – 5:00 Martin Parry Towards engineering microcompartments into crop plants
5:00 – 6:00 Poster presentation from participants
6:00 – 6:30 Relaxation, happy hour
6:30 – 8:00 Conference Banquet
8:00 – 9:00 Susanne von Caemmerer Regulation and enhancement of C4 photosynthesis
2018.8.9
Breakfast
Morning
8:30 – 9:00 Poster viewing and discussions with Coffee and Beer provided
Session 3. Tools sets for synthetic biology in photosynthesis
9:00 – 9:30 Yi Yang Probing cellular redox metabolism using genetically encoded fluorescent sensors
9:30 –10:00 Fangfang Ma Flux analysis of Arabidosis primary metabolism
10:00 – 10:30 Yi Xiao Modeling photosynthetic metabolism
10:30-11:00 Coffee break
11:00-11:30 Chen Yang Flux analysis for the single cell systems
11:30-12:00 Stephanie Arrivault Metabolite flux analysis in maize
Lunch
Afternoon
Session 4 Discussion sessions
1:30 – 2:00 Discussion topic 1: New Opportunities for synthetic biology in photosynthesis research. What are the major targets? How to identify new targets?
2:00 – 2:10 Synthesis of the discussion and action plan.
2:10 – 2:40 Discussion 2. What is the ideal wish list to phenotyping a cell with an engineered increased photosynthetic efficiency? Flux estimate? Metabolite imagining? Cell imagining? CO2 pluming in a cell and leaf?
2:40 – 2:50 Synthesis of the discussion and action plan.
2:50 – 3:20 Coffee break
3:20—3:50 How to expedite the photosynthesis synthetic biology to maximize its impact?
3:50 – 4:00 Synthesis of the discussion and action plan.
4:00 – 4:40 Panel discussion with leading experts answering any questions from participants.
4:40 Meeting close
6:00 pm Dinner
2018.8.10
Breakfast
Meeting adjourn
Contacts: Ms. Zhan SHU (舒展), zshu@sibs.ac.cn, 86-13761227208 2. Receipt for registration fee,Company exhibition Ms.Yajie ZHENG (郑亚洁), yjzheng@sibs.ac.cn, 86-21-54922857
1. Abstract and Posters submission, Conference program
Mr. Qingfeng SONG (宋青峰), songqf@sippe.ac.cn, 86-13564082434