Technical Program
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| Start Time | End Time | |
| September 10, 2024 | All Eastern Standard Time (EST) | |
| Day 1 | ||
| 7:30 AM | 12:00 PM | Registration + Badge Pick Up |
| 8:00 AM | 8:10 AM | Welcome Remarks by Chairs: Megan McClean, Emmanuel Tzanakakis, Lukasz Bugaj + Keynote Introduction |
| 8:10 AM | 9:00 AM | KEYNOTE: Light-dependent Control of Bacterial Transcription and Translation, Andreas Moeglich, University of Bayreuth |
| 9:00 AM | 9:30 AM | Morning Coffee Break |
| 9:30 AM | 11:15 AM | Session 1: Discovery and Engineering of Novel Light Responsive Systems; Session Chairs: Chandra Tucker & Megan McClean |
| 9:30 AM | 9:55 AM | Invited Speaker: Light control of covalent protein binding and cleavage, Daria Shcherbakova, Albert Einstein College of Medicine |
| 9:55 AM | 10:20 AM | Invited Speaker: The intricate molecular machinery of a blue light switch, Andreas Winkler, Graz University of Technology |
| 10:20 AM | 10:45 AM | Invited Speaker: Light Signaling in Bacterial Phytochrome Revealed by Single Particle Cryo-EM and X-ray Free Electron Lasers (XFELs), Emina Stojkovic, Northeastern Illinois University |
| 10:45 AM | 11:00 AM | Selected Abstract: Intramolecular Feedforward Regulation of Light- and Temperature- Sensing in the BcLOV4 Protein, Zikang Huang, University of Pennsylvania |
| 11:00 AM | 11:15 AM | Selected Abstract: Ultralow Background Optogenetic Membrane Editors for Spatiotemporal Control of Phosphatidic Acid Metabolism and Signaling, Xiang-Ling Li, Cornell University |
| 11:15 AM | 12:15 PM | Lunch |
| 12:15 PM | 2:00 PM | Session 2: Cell Free System; Session Chairs: Emmanuel Tzanakakis, and Wilfried Weber |
| 12:15 PM | 12:40 PM | Invited Speaker: Spatiotemporal control in communities of synthetic and living cells using light, Seraphine Wegner, University of Muenster |
| 12:40 PM | 1:05 PM | Invited Speaker: Light regulated living therapeutic materials, Shrikrishnan Sankaran, Leibniz Institute for New Materials |
| 1:05 PM | 1:30 PM | Invited Speaker: Grayscale 4D Biomaterial Customization at High Resolution and Scale, Cole DeForest, University of Washington |
| 1:30 PM | 1:45 PM | Selected Abstract: Photolabile Oligonucleotides Combined with Topologically Imposed Light Gradients Enable Spatially Resolved Single-Cell Transcriptomics and Epigenomics, Robert Piscopio, University of California, Santa Barbara |
| 1:45 PM | 2:00 PM | Selected Abstract: Integration of Optogenetics and Microfluidics for Controlling Gene Expression, Steve Shih, Center For Applied Synthetic Biology |
| 2:00 PM | 2:30 PM | Afternoon Coffee Break |
| 2:30 PM | 3:40 PM | Session 3: Biomedical Applications of Optogenetics; Session Chair: Lukasz Bugaj & Jose Avalos |
| 2:30 PM | 2:55 PM | Invited Speaker: Remote control of innate and adaptive immune responses for optogenetic immunomodulation, Yubin Zhou, Texas A&M |
| 2:55 PM | 3:10 PM | Selected Abstract: Optogenetic Amplification of Insulin Release By Human β-Cells, Vishal Ahuja, Tufts University |
| 3:10 PM | 3:25 PM | Selected Abstract:Success As a Question of Gender - Arrhythmia Phototermination and the Influence of Sex in Aging Optogenetic Murine Hearts, Claudia Richter, German Primate Center (DPZ) |
| 3:25 PM | 3:40 PM | Selected Abstract: Optogenetic Control of p53 Signaling Pathway, Tatsuki Tsuruoka, Kyoto University, National Institutes of Natural Sciences |
| 3:40 PM | 4:40 PM | Poster Session 1 |
| Start Time | End Time | |
| September 11, 2024 | All Eastern Standard Time (EST) | |
| Day 2 | ||
| 7:30 AM | 12:00 PM | Registration + Badge Pick Up |
| 8:00 AM | 8:10 AM | Welcome Remarks by Chairs + Keynote Introduction |
| 8:10 AM | 9:00 AM | KEYNOTE: Mapping bioelectrical signals in the brain: from single dendrites to large-scale networks, Adam Cohen, Harvard University |
| 9:00 AM | 9:30 AM | Morning Coffee Break |
| 9:30 AM | 11:15 AM | Session 4: Cyber Genetic; Session Chairs: Max Wilson, & Jose Avalos |
| 9:30 AM | 9:55 AM | Invited Speaker: Optogenetic Tools for the Control of Single-Cell Gene Expression in Bacteria, Mary Dunlop, Boston University |
| 9:55 AM | 10:20 AM | Invited Speaker: Optogenetic spatial control of cell-cell interactions, Pascal Hersen, Curie Institute |
| 10:20 AM | 10:45 AM | Invited Speaker: Automated experimentation and discovery for Synthetic Biology using Optogenetics and Robotics, Harrison Steel, Univsrity of Oxford |
| 10:45 AM | 11:00 AM | Selected Abstract: Controlling Bacterial Dormancy with Light, Yousr Dhaouadi, Syracuse University |
| 11:00 AM | 11:15 AM | Selected Abstract: Real-Time Closed-Loop Microbial Growth Control Using Dynamic Photosensitizer Activation, Johannes Seiffarth, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, RWTH Aachen University |
| 11:15 AM | 12:15 PM | Lunch |
| 12:15 PM | 1:35 PM | Session 5: Applications of Optogenetic Tools to Neuroscience; Session Chairs: Raphael Lamprecht & Emmanuel Tzanakakis |
| 12:15 PM | 12:40 PM | Invited Speaker: Optogenetic Manipulation of Diverse Cellular Processes in Living Animals, Won Do Heo, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) |
| 12:40 PM | 1:05 PM | Invited Speaker: Using Optogenetic Approaches to Study Long-Term Memory Formation, Raphael Lamprecht, University of Haifa |
| 1:05 PM | 1:20 PM | Selected Abstract: Engineering Axon-Targeted Opsins for Long-Range Presynaptic Inhibition, Wan-Chen Lin, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica |
| 1:20 PM | 1:35 PM | Selected Abstract: Optogenetic Control of Cytosolic Protein Transport, Anna Van Keuren, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus |
| 1:35 PM | 2:05 PM | Afternoon Coffee Break |
| 2:05 PM | 3:50 PM | Session 6: Developmental and Cell Biology; Session Chairs: Lukasz Bugaj & Max Wilson |
| 2:05 PM | 2:30 PM | Invited Speaker: Intracellular and Intercellular Signaling Control during Inflammatory Lytic Cell Death, Kai Zhang, UIUC |
| 2:30 PM | 2:55 PM | Invited Speaker: Jared Toettcher, Princeton University |
| 2:55 PM | 3:20 PM | Invited Speaker: Developing novel genetic tools for precise control of gene expression using light in vivo, Masayuki Yazawa, Mt Sinai |
| 3:20 PM | 3:35 PM | Selected Abstract: From Light to Life: Deconstructing the Essential Signaling Requirements for Germ Layer Patterning, Naomi Baxter, University of California, Santa Barbara |
| 3:35 PM | 3:50 PM | Selected Abstract: An Optogenetic Platform for Controlled Release of Nucleocytoplasmic Shuttling Proteins, Erin Berlew, University of Pennsylvania |
| 3:50 PM | 4:15 PM | Invited Speaker: Illuminating neural codes with multi-scale patterned optogenetics, Shy Shoham, NYU |
| 4:15 PM | 5:15 PM | Poster Session 2 |
| Start Time | End Time | |
| September 12, 2024 | All Eastern Standard Time (EST) | |
| Day 3 | ||
| 7:30 AM | 12:00 PM | Registration + Badge Pick Up |
| 8:00 AM | 8:10 AM | Welcome Remarks by Chairs + Keynote Introduction |
| 8:10 AM | 9:00 AM | KEYNOTE: Opto-Cybergenetics: Light, camera, action!, Mustafa Khammash, ETH Zurich |
| 9:00 AM | 9:30 AM | Morning Coffee Break |
| 9:30 AM | 11:20 AM | Session 7: Optogenetics for Biotechnology; Session Chairs: Megan McClean & Jose Avalos |
| 9:30 AM | 9:55 AM | Invited Speaker: Matias Zurbriggen, Düsseldorf University |
| 9:55 AM | 10:20 AM | Invited Speaker: Light-Directed Evolution of Dynamic, Multi-State, and Computational Protein Functionalities, Sahand Rahi, EPFL |
| 10:20 AM | 10:35 AM | Selected Abstract: An Optogenetic Approach for System-Wide Exploration of MAPK Signaling Dynamics, Thomas Höhener, OptoLumina |
| 10:35 AM | 10:50 AM | Selected Abstract: Engineering material properties of transcription factor condensates to control gene expression and unlocking the potential of optogenetics for industrial applications, Alexandra Fischer, Prolific Machines |
| 10:50 AM | 11:05 AM | Selected Abstract: Multichromatic Optogenetic Control of Microbial Co-Culture Populations for Chemical Production, Jaewan Jang, Princeton University |
| 11:05 AM | 11:20 AM | Selected Abstract: Developing Light-Controlled Synthetic Zinc Finger Transcription Factors for Budding Yeast, Timothy Wakiyama, University of Wisconsin - Madison |
| 11:20 AM | 12:20 PM | Lunch |
| 12:20 PM | 1:40 PM | Session 8:Emerging Methods for Precise Stimulation In Vivo and In Vitro; Session Chairs: Raphael Lamprecht & Emmanuel Tzanakakis |
| 12:20 PM | 12:45 PM | Invited Speaker: Wireless, Battery-Free Optoelectronic Systems For Optogenetic Studies With Small Animal Models, John Rogers, Northwestern University |
| 12:45 PM | 1:10 PM | Invited Speaker: Optogenetic control of Nodal signaling patterns, Nathan Lord, University of Pittsburgh |
| 1:10 PM | 1:25 PM | Selected Abstract: Multi-Channel Optical Waveguide Modules for Spatially Precise Light Delivery, Christian Goßler, University Medical Center Göttingen, German Primate Center |
| 1:25 PM | 1:40 PM | Selected Abstract: Illuminating Insights – How Well Plate Material Influences Light Stimulation Efficiency, Kathrin Brenker, Opto Biolabs GmbH |
| 1:40 PM | 1:50 PM | Closing Remarks by Chairs: Megan McClean, Emmanuel Tzanakakis, Lukasz Bugaj |
