9:00–17:00

Registration opens & Poster mounting arrangements

17:00–19:00

Welcome social & Welcome dinner

19:00–19:30

Opening ceremony & Group photo

19:30–20:30

Plenary lecture 1: Susan S. Golden, University of California, San Diego, USA (Chair: Jindong Zhao)
Circadian regulation of gene expression in cyanobacteria, in vivo and in vitro

Sep. 9 (Tuesday)

Invited talks: Cell structure and biology, development (Chair: Marcel Dann)‬‬‬‬

8:30–9:00

Invited talk 1: Annegret Wilde, University of Freiburg, Germany
Phototaxis and control of type IV pilus functions in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803

9:00–9:30

Invited talk 2: Conrad Mullineaux, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
Witnessing membrane protein production in cyanobacteria: From genes to complexes

9:30–10:00

Invited talk 3: Wolfgang Hess, University of Freiburg, Germany
Genetic “Dark Matter” in Cyanobacteria: What are we missing? Why does it matter? Where is the evidence?

10:00–10:20

Coffee break

Invited talks: Cell structure and biology, development + Metabolism, biosynthesis, physiology (Chair: James W. Golden)

10:20–10:50

Invited talk 4: Xiaoli Zeng, Institute of Hydrobiology-CAS, China
Cell size control

10:50–11:20

Invited talk 5: Christiane Dahl, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-University, Germany
Machines at work: Sulfur oxidation pathways in anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria

11:20–11:50

Invited talk 6: Cong-Zhao Zhou, University of Science and Technology of China, China
Coordination of carbon and nitrogen metabolisms in cyanobacteria

12:00–14:00

Lunch

Parallel sessions – Selected speakers

Session A (A1–A5 Chair: Annegret Wilde)

Session B (B1–B5 Chair: Deqiang Duanmu)

14:00–14:20

Oral presentation A1: Martin Hagemann, University of Rostock, Germany
Regulation of the carbon metabolism in cyanobacteria under different CO₂ supply – the role of CP12 under different CO₂ conditions

Oral presentation B1: Nir Keren, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
Photosynthetic energy conversion - the phycobilisome test case

14:20–14:40

Oral presentation A2: Andrea Fantuzzi, Imperial College London, UK
Structure/function studies of chlorophyll f-containing photosystems from Chroococcidiopsis thermalis PCC 7203

Oral presentation B2: Xiaoling Xu, Hangzhou Normal University, China
Structure of ATP synthase from an early photosynthetic bacterium Chloroflexus aurantiacus

14:40–15:00

Oral presentation A3: Elias Englund, KTH-Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
Do we have a problem with protein expression in cyanobacteria?

Oral presentation B3: Kintake Sonoike, Waseda University, Japan
Redox-type universal stress protein: Possible redox regulator of photosynthesis

15:00–15:20

Oral presentation A4: Johannes Lambrecht, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ, Germany
How to scale phototropic biofilm reactors for a land scarce future?

Oral presentation B4: Jun Gao, Huazhong Agricultural University, China
Multi-scale simulation of photosynthesis system

15:20–15:40

Oral presentation A5: Maurycy Daroch, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, China
Underexplored thermal ecosystems of China as reservoirs of cyanobacterial novelty: Genomic and taxonomic insights

Oral presentation B5: Long-Sheng Zhao, Shandong University, China
Structural variability, coordination and adaptation of a native photosynthetic machinery

15:40–16:00

Coffee break

Session A (A6–A10 Chair: Satoru Watanabe)

Session B (B6–B10 Chair: Yuichi Fujita)

16:00–16:20

Oral presentation A6: Peter J. Nixon, Imperial College London, UK
Synthesis of chlorophylls d and f in cyanobacteria 

Oral presentation B6: Nicole Frankenberg-Dinkel, RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau, Germany
Viral photosynthesis-The role of cyanophage-encoded auxiliary metabolic genes during infection of Synechococcus sp.

16:20–16:40

Oral presentation A7: Yusuke Tsukatani, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Japan
Deciphering pigment biosynthetic pathways and the evolution of photosynthesis

Oral presentation B7: Yongyu Zhang, QIBEBT-CAS, China
Long-term interactions between cyanobacteria and heterotrophic bacteria in driving ocean carbon sequestration

16:40–17:00

Oral presentation A8: Joshua Lawrence, University of Cambridge, UK
Analysing thylakoid membrane electron transport with electrochemistry

Oral presentation B8: Sarit Avrani, University of Haifa, Israel
Nitrogen availability shapes the evolution of phage resistance in nitrogen fixing cyanobacteria

17:00–17:20

Oral presentation A9: Jinlu Hu, Northwestern Polytechnical University, China

Overexpression of β-carboxysomes increases photosynthesis in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803

Oral presentation B9: Tao Zhu, QIBEBT-CAS, China
CRISPR-transposase regulation and cyanophage susceptibility in Anabaena sp. PCC 7120 adaptation

17:20–17:40

Oral presentation A10: Guo-Wei Qiu, Central China Normal University, China
Surviving the iron crisis: Adaptive strategies of cyanobacteria to long-term Fe starvation and Fe/P co-limitation 

Oral presentation B10: Steven Kuzyk, Leibniz Institute DSMZ – German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures GmbH, Germany
Chlorobium chlorochromatii produces and transfers giant virulence-factors to its symbiotic partner in consortium ‘Chlorochromatium aggregatum’

17:40–22:00

Poster Session

18:00–20:00

Dinner

 Sep. 10 (Wednesday)

Session dedicated to Donald Bryant: Reaction centers, antennae, bioenergetics (Chair: Vera Thiel)

8:30–8:45

Honor Prof. Donald Bryant (Jindong Zhao, Wendy Schluchter)

8:45–9:15

Invited talk 7: Jindong Zhao, Peking University, China
Is cytochrome b₆f complex required for photoautotrophic growth?

9:15–9:45

Invited talk 8: Wendy Schluchter, University of New Orleans, USA
Uncovering the molecular basis of the double bilin ligation reaction catalyzed by bilin lyases in the VUF family

9:45–10:15

Invited talk 9: Yagut Allahverdiyeva-Rinne, University of Turku, Finland
Insights into the bioenergetics of heterocyst-forming Anabaena

10:15–10:30

Coffee break

Invited talks: Metabolism, biosynthesis, physiology + Reaction centers, antennae, bioenergetics (Chair: Qiang Wang)

10:30–11:00

Invited talk 10: Kathryn Fixen, University of Minnesota, USA
Nitrogenase with all the Fixens: Insights into electron flow in an anoxygenic phototroph

11:00–11:30

Invited talk 11: Yukako Hihara, Saitama University, Japan
Diversification of LexA function and SOS responses among cyanobacteria

11:30–12:00

Invited talk 12: Weimin Ma, Shanghai Normal University, China
Adaptive evolution of cyanobacterial NDH-1 under environmental stress

12:00–13:30

Lunch

12:00–13:30

ISPP International Scientific Committee meeting (HUALUXE Qingdao Licang Hotel)

13:30–16:00

Free afternoon for sporting events and city walk (Seaside)

 Sep. 11 (Thursday)

Invited talks: Synthetic biology and biotechnology (Chair: Wenqiang Yang)

8:30–9:00

Invited talk 13: Luning Liu, University of Liverpool, UK
Understanding and bioengineering of bacterial organelles for improving CO₂ fixation and biocatalysis

9:00–9:30

Invited talk 14: Paul Hudson, KTH-Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
Enhancing bioproduction of cyanobacteria through engineering central metabolic enzymes and biosynthesis pathways

9:30–10:00

Invited talk 15: Xuefeng Lu, QIBEBT-CAS, China
Spirulina: Old strain, new story

10:00–10:20

Coffee break

Invited talks: Synthetic biology and biotechnology + Taxonomy, ecology and evolution (Chair: Wolfgang Hess)

10:20–10:50

Invited talk 16: James W. Golden, University of California San Diego, USA
Engineering expression of natural products in cyanobacteria

10:50–11:20

Invited talk 17: Anne D. Jungblut, Natural History Museum, UK
Genomic diversity and adaptation of cyanobacteria and microbial mats to extreme temperature and light conditions in the cold biosphere

11:20–11:50

Invited talk 18: Renhui Li, Wenzhou University, China
Phylogenomics supporting the higher diversity of Oscillatoriaceae family in cyanobacteria, with specific reference to Lyngbya-like genera

12:00–14:00

Lunch

Parallel sessions – Selected speakers

Session A (A11–A15 Chair: Tanai Cardona)

Session B (B11–B15 Chair: Daniel Canniffe)

14:00–14:20

Oral presentation A11: Jian Xu, QIBEBT-CAS, China
High-throughput Raman-activated cell sorting of microalgal genome-wide edited library unravels novel genes for carotenogenesis

Oral presentation B11: Vera Thiel, Leibniz Institute DSMZ – German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures GmbH, Germany
Chloracidobacterium validum sp. nov., a thermophilic chlorophotoheterotrophic bacterium of the phylum Acidobacteriota from an alkaline hot spring microbial mat

14:20–14:40

Oral presentation A12: Marcel Dann, Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany
Cyanobacterial curvature thylakoid (CurT) proteins coordinate cell and thylakoid division

Oral presentation B12: Yanning Zheng, Institute of Microbiology-CAS, China
Nitrogenase regulation in photosynthetic diazotrophs and their role in methane emission

14:40–15:00

Oral presentation A13: Bruno Rojas, KTH-Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
SynBio strategies for improving third-generation cyanobacterial biofuel production

Oral presentation B13: Nicola Rudling, University of Liverpool, UK
Tuning the absorption properties of Blastochloris viridis using the LH1 γ-subunit 

15:00–15:20

Oral presentation A14: Minmin Pan, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ, Germany
Designing light-driven microbial consortia to realize simultaneous carbon and nitrogen fixation while boosting biohydrogen production

Oral presentation B14: Jing-Hua Chen, Zhejiang University, China
Structural and functional insights into photosystems of green sulfur bacteria and Dinoroseobacter shibae

15:20–15:40

Oral presentation A15: Tianpei Li, University of Liverpool, UK
Unraveling the assembly mechanism of carboxysomes for biotechnological applications

Oral presentation B15: Yuanyuan Jiang, Shanghai Normal University, China

A cyanobacteria-derived intermolecular salt bridge stabilizes photosynthetic NDH-1 and prevents oxidative stress

15:40–16:00

Coffee break

Session A (A16–A20 Chair: Luning Liu)

Session B (B16–B20 Chair: Kazuki Terauchi)

16:00–16:20

Oral presentation A16: Wenqiang Yang, Institute of Botany-CAS, China
Regulation of photosynthesis in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

Oral presentation B16: Raúl Fernández-López, University of Cantabria-CSIC, Spain
Long-term evolution reveals the role of the circadian cycle in the environmental adaptation of cyanobacteria

16:20–16:40

Oral presentation A17: Michal Koblizek, Institute of Microbiology, Trebon, Czech Rep.
Cold-loving bacterium from a mountain lake harvests light energy using both bacteriochlorophyll-containing photosystems as well as proton-pumping rhodopsins

Oral presentation B17: Mingxu Fang, The Ohio State University, USA
Mechanism and reconstitution of circadian transcription in cyanobacteria

16:40–17:00

Oral presentation A18: Feng Ge, Institute of Hydrobiology-CAS, China
Lysine acetylation and its regulatory enzymes in Cyanobacteria

Oral presentation B18: Vicente Mariscal, University of Seville-CSIC, Spain
Exploring symbiotic versatility and biofertilizer potential of nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria in rice agroecosystems 

17:00–17:20

Oral presentation A19: Pi-Cheng Tsai, Okayama University, Japan
Two novel chlorophylls in photosystem I complex from an Antarctic green alga Coccomyxa subellipsoidea revealed from its atomic structure

Oral presentation B19: Ju-Yuan Zhang, Institute of Hydrobiology-CAS, China
Modulating RNase E: A Key to cyanobacterial morphogenesis and diazotrophy

17:20–17:40

Oral presentation A20: Hai-Feng Xu, Central China Normal University, China
Anticipatory stress responses enable desert cyanobacteria to survive extreme environments

Oral presentation B20: Maxwell A. Ware, Free University of Berlin, Germany

Far-red light can drive biological nitrogen-fixation

17:40–22:00

Poster Session

18:00–20:00

Dinner

 Sep. 12 (Friday)

Plenary lecture + Taxonomy, ecology and evolution (Chair: Guangye Han)

8:30–9:30

Plenary lecture: Jian-Ren Shen, Okayama University, Japan
Mechanism of photosynthetic water-oxidation studied by X-ray free electron lasers

9:30–10:00

Invited talk 19: Min Chen, University of Sydney, Australia
The relationship between red-shifted phycobiliproteins and chlorophyll-binding antenna complexes

10:00–10:30

Invited talk 20: Yuu Hirose, Toyohashi University of Technology, Japan
Understanding the diversity and regulation of chromatic acclimation in cyanobacteria

10:30–11:45

Coffee break

Outstanding Young Students session (Chair: Yanning Zheng)

10:45–11:00

Outstanding student A1: Pei Cing Ng, University of Liverpool, UK
Structure and encapsulation of carbonic anhydrase in the α-carboxysome

11:00–11:15

Outstanding student A2: Carlos Díaz Ceballos, University of Cantabria–CSIC, Spain
Let there be light – and darkness: ATP signaling in cyanobacterial light perception

11:15–11:30

Outstanding student A3: Marvin Amadeus Itzenhäuser, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ, Germany
When a chaotropic agent turns into a nutrient – Deciphering the assimilation of guanidine and its utilization to drive synthetic processes in cyanobacteria

11:30–11:45

Outstanding student A4: Lennart Witting, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Germany
Markerless detection of the circadian rhythm in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 using single-cell microfluidics

11:45–12:00

Outstanding student A5: Claire Gibbs, University of Sydney, Australia
The core genome of Acaryochloris marina: Insights into far-red photosynthesis

12:00–14:00

Lunch

Flash Talks (3-minute poster presentations) (Chairs: Chi Zhao & Marc Broghammer)

14:00–15:00

Nathan Wright, Jingyu Zhang, Jing Liu, Yunling Guo, Marina Domínguez Quintero, Yingyue Zhang, Ping Chang, Weiwei Wang, Xiaowei Dong, Jiachun Wu, Shujie Wu, Xiaoran Wang, Thomas Pugsley, Ying Jiang (Ongoing Updates)

15:00–16:00

Final announcements, prizes and farewell