Three decades in photosynthesis research for a solar future October 14, 2009

Three decades in photosynthesis research for a solar future

Program

October 15, 2009

Hungarian Academy of Sciences 1051 Budapest, Roosevelt tér 9, Felolvasó terem

Opening Addresses

13:00-13:25 József Pálinkás, President, Hungarian Academy of Sciences

Tivadar Lippényi, Vice President National Office for Research and Technology

Gábor Szabó, President, Hungarian Association for Innovation

Public Lectures

Chair: Alfred R. Holzwarth

13:25-14:15 Hartmut Michel: Biofuels. Can they help the global warming or solve the energy problem?

14:15-15:00 Donald Ort: Crops face the future

15:00-15:30 Coffee Break

15:30-16:15 Rienk van Grondelle: The first events of photosynthesis

16:15-17:00 Wolfgang Lubitz: Light-induced water splitting and hydrogen production in nature

Reception

17:00-19:15

October 16, 2009

Eötvös Loránd University

1117 Budapest, Pázmány P. sétány 1/A, Room 7.19: Kari Tanácsterem

Opening Address

9:00-9:10 György Michaletzky, Dean, Faculty of Science, Eötvös University

Metabolic Pathways, Biosynthesis Chair: Ferenc Láng

9:10-9:30 Zoltán Szigeti: Insight into the paraquat resistance mechanism of horseweed

9:30-10:00 Agepati S. Raghavendra: Modulation by reactive oxygen species, ascorbate and nitric oxide of photosynthesis, mitochondrial respiration and their interactions in Arabidopsis

10:00-10:20 Béla Böddi: The occurrence and physiological roles of protochlorophyllide complexes in plants grown under natural conditions

10:20-10:40 Coffee Break

Light Harvesting Antennae Chair: Balázs Szalontai

10:40-11:10 Richard Cogdell: Uncovering how purple bacteria harvest light energy

11:10-11:40 Leonas Valkunas: Modeling of exciton dynamics and quenching in proteins

11:40-12:00 Gediminas Trinkunas: The impact of structural dynamics on light-harvesting in photosystem II

12:00-12:20 Győző Garab: Elements of structural flexibility: thermo-optic effect, non-bilayer lipids

12:20-13:20 Lunch

Photophysics & Photochemistry Chair: Imre Vass

13:20-13:50 Alfred R. Holzwarth: Carotenoid dynamics: light states, dark states and phantom states

13:50-14:20 Arvi Freiberg: Bonding under stress

14:20-14:40 Péter Maróti: Light from photosynthetic bacteria

14:40-15:00 Coffee Break

Beyond Photosynthesis Chair: Imre Derényi

15:00-15:30 Villy Sundström: Nanostructured materials for solar energy conversion – the primary steps for light to charge

15:30-15:50 Csaba Bagyinka: Autocatalytic reactions of the hydrogenase

15:50-16:20 Avigdor Scherz: From photosynthesis to cancer reasearch. Mechanism, clinical trial

Closing Remarks

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