Time

Sunday 17 July 2011

14.00

Registration and Poster Mounting

18.30

21.00

Welcome Reception

Time

Monday 18 July 2011

9.00

Opening Ceremony

9.20

ICS Awards

Professor John W. Erdman, Jr, University of Illinois, USA, the recipient of the Norman Krinsky award for a lifetime of achievement in research in the field of human nutrition

9.30

Plenary Lecture by John W. Erdman, Jr

Are non-vitamin A active carotenoid cleavage products metabolically active?

10.15

Coffee Break

10.45

Session 1.1 /Middle Hall/

Nutritional Carotenoids and Their Implication in Human Health

Chair: Wiliam S. Blaner, Aldona Dembińska-Kieć

Session 2.1 /Small Hall/

Photosynthesis, Photochemistry, and Photoprotection by Carotenoids

Chair: Yasushi Koyama, Tomas Polivka

William S. Blaner /Columbia University,USA/

Carotenoid and retinoid metabolism in hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) and their relationship to hepatic disease

Heiko Lokstein /Universität Potsdam, Germany/

Non-linear spectroscopy of carotenoid-chlorophyll i
nteractions in light-harvesting complexes

George Lietz /University Newcastle UK/

Physiological effects of single nucleotide polymorphisms in the β-carotene 15,15’-monoxygenase (BCMO1)

Zoltan Gombos /Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary/

Proteins and carotenoids are bricks and mortar for
constructing functional photosystem II complex
architecture

Joan Ribot /University Palma Maiorka, Spain/

Retinoids and carotenoids in adipose tissue biology

Harry Frank /University of Connecticut, USA/

Spectroscopic investigation of green plant antenna
pigment-protein complexes containing specific xanthophyll pigments

12.15

Igor Shmarakov /Columbia University, USA/

Hepatic stellate cells are an important cellular site for β-carotene conversion to retinoid.

Stanislaw Krawczyk /Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, Lublin, Poland/

Electric field-induced Fano effect in UV absorption
spectra of carotenoids

12.30

Luncheon Seminar 1 (DSM)

Manfred Eggersdorfer /DSM Nutritional Products, Kaiseraugst, Switzerland/

Carotenoids – nutritional colors and colorful nutrients

14.00

Plenary Lecture by Yasushi Koyama /Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan/

Excited-state dynamics of overlapped optically-allowed 1B_u⁺ and optically-forbidden 1B_u^– or 3A_g^– vibronic levels of carotenoids: possible roles in the light-harvesting function

14.45

Poster Session 1 (Sessions 1&2)

coffee included

16.15

Session 1.2 /Middle Hall/

Nutritional Carotenoids and Their Implication in Human Health

Chair: Wiliam S. Blaner, Aldona Dembińska-Kieć

Session 2.2 /Small Hall/

Photosynthesis, Photochemistry, and Photoprotection by Carotenoids

Chair: Yasushi Koyama, Tomas Polivka

Beata Kieć-Wilk /Jagiellonian University Collegium Medicum, Krakow, Poland/

Beta-carotene, and metabolic effect of fatty acids on the Connexin 43 expression in stressed endothelial cells

Roberto Bassi /University Verona, Italy/

Xanthophyll role in photoprotection and biogenesis of the photosynthetic apparatus

Andrew R. Collins /University Oslo, Norway/

Effects of carotenoids on DNA damage and repair: relevance to human disease

Andy Pascal /Saclay, France/

On the origin of red-shifts in carotenoids, and their relevance to in vivo carotenoid functions

Elizabeth J. Johnson /Tufts University , Boston, USA/

Lutein and zeaxanthin: relationships to cognitive function in the elderly

Alfred Holzwarth /MPI, Mülheim, Germany/

Ultrafast excited state dynamics of carotenoids and their role in non-photochemical quenching

Guangwen Tang /Tufts University , Boston, USA/

Rice and maize rich in β-carotene are superior dietary sources of vitamin A

Kazimierz Strzalka /Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland/

Significance of lipids in molecular mechanism of the xanthophyll cycle

Emmanuelle Reboul /INRA, INSERM, Univ Aix-Marseille, Marseille, France/

Provitamin A carotenoid uptake, but not retinol uptake, involves the Scavenger Receptors SR-BI and CD36

Michal Gwizdala /CEA Saclay, France/

Orange Carotenoid Protein related photoprotective mechanism in cyanobacteria

Earl H. Harrison /The Ohio State University, Columbus, USA/

Naturally-occurring β-apocarotenoids function as retinoid receptor antagonists

Tamara Golovko /Komi Science Centre, Russia/

Photoprotection by carotenoids of Plantago media photosynthetic apparatus in natural conditions

Rohini Vishwanathan /Tufts University , Boston, USA/

Brain carotenoids and physical function in the very old

Kawon Oum /Universität Siegen, Germany/

Solvatochromism and ultrafast laser spectroscopic investigations of carbonyl carotenoids in neat ionic liquids and their binary mixtures with organic solvents

19.00

Time

Tuesday 19 July 2011

9.00

ICS Awards

Professor Johan Lugtenburg, Leiden University, The Netherlands, the recipient of the Otto Isler award for a lifetime of achievement in research on carotenoid chemistry

9.10

Plenary Lecture by Johan Lugtenburg

Synthesis of highly ¹³C enriched carotenoids: access to carotenoids enriched with ¹³C at any position and combination of positions

9.55

Coffee Break

10.30

Session 3.1 /Middle Hall/

Chemistry, Analysis, Chemical Synthesis, and Industrial Production of Carotenoids

Chair: Małgorzata Barańska, Hansgeorg Ernst

Session 4.1 /Small Hall/

Carotenoids in the Prevention of Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease

Chair: Alicja Józkowicz, Yoav Sharoni

Frederic Khachik /University of Maryland, USA/

Partial and total synthesis of serum carotenoids and their metabolites

Xiang-Dong Wang /Tufts University , Boston, USA/

Carotenoid metabolism and biological functions: its significance in lung cancer prevention

József Deli /University of Pécs, Hungary/

Carotenoids with kappa-end group: retrospect and recent progress

Soichi Kojima /RIKEN ASI, Hirosawa, Japan/

Molecular mechanisms by which retinoids inhibit tumor angiogenesis

Steven J. Schwartz /Ohio State University, USA/

Isomers and apo-carotenoids in biological matrices

Józef Dulak /Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland/

Role of Nrf2 and heme oxygenase-1 in tumor growth

Agnieszka Kaczor /Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland/

Structural changes of astaxanthin in a unicellular algae upon thermal stress: in situ Raman and DFT study

12.15

Esther García-de Blas /Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos, Spain/

Identification of carotenoids and their esterified forms in avian integuments: preliminary differences between wild and captive red-legged partridge

Marcela Flinterman /Weill Cornell Medical College, Qatar/

Structural and formulation factors influencing carotenoid lipid-based DNA delivery

12.30

Luncheon Seminar 2 (LycoRed) / ICS Business Meeting

Zohar Nir /LycoRed Ltd, Israel/

SANTE – A novel tomato solids concentrate

14.00

Plenary Lecture by Joseph Levy /Ben Gurion University, Beer-Sheva, Israel/

Carotenoids and their derivatives prevent cancer by affecting the activity of diverse transcription systems

14.45

Poster Session 2 (Sessions 3&4)

(coffee included)

16.15

Session 3.2 /Middle Hall/

Chemistry, Analysis, Chemical Synthesis, and Industrial Production of Carotenoids

Chair: Agnieszka Kaczor, Frederic Khachik

Session 4.2 /Small Hall/

Carotenoids in the Prevention of Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease

Chair: Józef Dulak, Joseph Levy

Hansgeorg Ernst /BASF, Germany/

Directed synthesis of oxygenated carotenoid derived compounds

Joanna Dulińska-Litewka /Jagiellonian University Collegium Medicum, Krakow, Poland/

Is the effect of β-carotene on prostate cancer cells dependent on their androgen sensitivity?

Reinhold Carle /Hohenheim University, Germany/

Dietary carotenoids – impacts of technological processing

Yoav Sharoni /Ben Gurion University, Beer-Sheva, Israel/

Carotenoids inversely modulate estrogenic and glucocorticoid activity in cancer and bone cells

Attila Agócs /University of Pécs, Hungary/

Synthesis of water soluble PEG-carotenoid conjugates

Alicja Józkowicz /Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland/

Retinoids and myoblast differentiation: the role of oxidative stress

Eugenia M. Sandru /Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway/

Controlling aggregation – carotenoids aggregates with predefined size

Hans-Richard Sliwka /NTNU Trondheim, Norway/

Superlative carotenoids: the shortest, the longest, the cleanest, the fattiest, the most precious, the most water-soluble, the ultimate antireductant, the smallest aggregated and the best DNA-carrier carotenoid

Masashi Hosokawa /Hokkaido University, Minato, Japan/

Preventive effects of marine carotenoids on inflammatory bowel disease

Muhammad Zeeshan /Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway/

Synthesis of longest chain carotenoids with 27 double bonds

Antonio Meléndez-Martínez /Universidad de Sevilla, Spain/

A HPLC method for the simultaneous determination of geometrical isomers of major carotenoids In human plasma

Sangho Koo /Myong Ji University, Korea/

Synthesis of stabilized carotenoids as molecular wires

19.00

Time

Wednesday 20 July 2011

9.00

ICS Awards

Professor Joseph Hirschberg, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, the recipient of the Trevor Goodwin award for a lifetime of achievement in research on carotenoid biochemistry and biology

9.10

Plenary Lecture by Joseph Hirschberg

A journey along the pathway of carotenoid biosynthesis: more enzymes and new routes of interactions with plant metabolism

9.55

Coffee Break

10.30

Session 5.1 /Small Hall/

Interaction of Carotenoids with Reactive Oxygen Species

Chair: Paola. Palozza, Werner Siems

ession 6.1 /Middle Hall/

Biosynthesis, Genetics, and Metabolism of Carotenoids

Chair: Rafał Barański, George Britton, Joseph Hirschberg

Paola Palozza /Catholic University, School of Medicine, Rome, Italy/

Carotenoids: from guardians of oxidative damage to redox regulators

Eleanore T. Wurtzel /The City University of New York, New York, USA/

The revised carotenoid biosynthetic pathway in plants and discoveries for obtaining sustainable agricultural solutions to global vitamin A deficiency

Johannes von Lintig /Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA/

Carotenoids, mitochondria and oxidative stress

Christopher Cazzonelli /The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia/

Regulation of carotenoid biosynthesis: impacts on plant development

 Kazuo Miyashita /Hokkaido University, Japan/

Novel functionality and molecular mechanism of fucoxanthin

Salim Al-Babili /Albert-Ludwigs University Freiburg, Germany/

New insights into strigolactones biosynthesis

Kevin J. McGraw /Arizona State University, USA/

Elevated ambient temperatures impair antioxidant status and carotenoid-based sexual ornamentation

Lorenzo Zacarias /Instituto de Agroquimica y Tecnologia de Alimentos, Spain/

Regulation of carotenoid metabolism and colour diversity in Citrus fruits

Ralf Welsch /University of Freiburg, Germany/

Carotenoid accumulation in roots: same target – different principles

 12.30

Megan Bowman /University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA/

Microarray analysis of gene expression changes associated with the accumulation of carotenoid pigments in the storage root of carrot (Daucus carota)

12.45

Free time

13.45

Excursion to Wieliczka Salt Mine

Departure of the buses from the Auditorium Maximum (Symposium Venue, Krupnicza Str. 33)

17.00

20.00

Banquet in Wieliczka Salt Mine

Presidential Awards Ceremony

Time

Thursday 21 July 2011

9.00

Plenary Lecture by Wilhelm Stahl /Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany/

Carotenoids – mechanisms of photoprotection in the skin

9.50

Session 5.2 /Small Hall/

Interaction of Carotenoids with Reactive Oxygen Species

Chair: Fritz Boehm, Wilhelm Stahl

Session 6.2 /Middle Hall/

Biosynthesis, Genetics, and Metabolism of Carotenoids

Chair: Rafał Barański, George Britton, Joseph Hirschberg

Werner Siems /Institute of Physiotherapy and Gerontology, Bad Harzburg, Germany/

Beta-carotene degradation products - formation, toxicity and prevention of toxicity

Manuel Rodríguez-Concepción /Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics, Barcelona, Spain/

Transcriptional regulation of phytoene synthase levels in Arabidopsis

10.20

Coffee Break

10.45

Session 5.2 /Small Hall/

Interaction of Carotenoids with Reactive Oxygen Species

Chair: Fritz Boehm, Wilhelm Stahl

Session 6.2 /Middle Hall/

Biosynthesis, Genetics, and Metabolism of Carotenoids

Chair: Rafał Barański, George Britton, Joseph Hirschberg

T. George Truscott /Keele University, UK/

Interactions of dietary carotenoids with activated (singlet) oxygen and free radicals: potential effects for human health

Giovanni Giuliano /Casaccia Research Center, Rome, Italy/

Carotenoid biosynthesis in tomato at the crossroad between genomics and metabolic engineering

Koichi Aizawa /Kagome Company Ltd. Tochigi, Japan/

The quenching effect of singlet oxygen by catotenoids and vegetables. Development of singlet oxygen absorption capacity (SOAC) assay method

Mark A. Taylor /Scottish Crop Research Institute, UK/

Carotenogenesis in the potato tuber

Catherine Caris-Veyrat /University of Avignon, UMR 408, France/

Reactivity of carotenoids and new putative lycopene metabolites in a biomimetic experimental model of oxidative stress

Norihiko Misawa /Ishikawa Prefectural University, Ishikawa, Japan/

Pathway engineering for efficient production of astaxanthin in lettuce plants

12.15

 Rui-Min Han /Renmin University of China, China/

Direct observation of natural antioxidants β-carotene and resveratrol reaction with hydroxyl radical

 Chao Bai /Universitat de Lleida, Spain/

An effective in vitro system for the functional characterization of carotenogenic genes in rice (Oryza sativa)

12.30

Luncheon Seminar 3 (Kemin)

Justin Green /Kemin Health, L.C., Des Moines, USA/

Macular pigment optical density: the lutein source is critical to quality

14.00

Plenary Lecture by Paul Bernstein /University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, USA/

Xanthophyll-binding proteins: key mediators for delivery of the macular pigment carotenoids to the human eye

14.45

Poster Session 3 (Sessions 5-8) / ICS General Membership Meeting

(coffee included)

16.15

Session 7.1 /Middle Hall/

Carotenoids and Vision

 
Chair: Tadeusz Sarna, Johanna M. Seddon

Session 8.1 /Small Hall/

Model Systems, Computational and in silico Studies of Carotenoids

Chair: Wiesław I. Gruszecki

Julie Mares /University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, USA/

Lutein and zeaxanthin and eye health: evidence from epidemiological studies

Tomáš Polívka /University of South Bohemia, Czech Republic/

Carotenoid aggregates: self-assembly, spectroscopy and prospective utilization in solar cells

Richard Bone /Florida International University, Miami, USA/

Light distributions on the retina: relevance to macular pigment photoprotection

Dariusz M. Niedzwiedzki /Washington University in Saint Louis, USA/

Exploring the nature of the intramolecular charge transfer state (ICT) of peridine analogues

Małgorzata Różanowska /Cardiff University, UK/

Antioxidant properties of macular carotenoids and their susceptibility to degradation: protective and deleterious effects on cultured retinal pigment epithelium

Justyna Widomska /Medical University of Lublin, Poland/

The cis-carotenoid-membrane interactions

Billy R. Hammond, Jr. /Vision Science Laboratory, University of Georgia, Athens, USA/

Effects of macular pigment on static and dynamic visual function

Kati Fröhlich /Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Germany/

Importance of stability tests of lycopene in experimental animal feed

Paulina Kuczyńska /Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland/

Zeaxanthin epoxidation - an in vitro approach

Tos TJM Berendschot /University Eye Clinic Maastricht, The Netherlands/

Disturbed accumulation and abnormal distribution of macular pigment in retinal disorders

Tomoko Horibe /Osaka City University, Japan/

Stark spectroscopy of carotenoids bound to LH3 antenna pigment-protein complexes from Rhodopseudomonas molischianum

Miroslav Kloz /VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands/

Femtosecond stimulated Raman spectroscopy on photosynthetic carotenoids

 18.45

Time

Friday 22 July 2011

9.00

Plenary Lecture by Witold K. Subczynski /Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA/

Xanthophyll-membrane interactions at high and low xanthophyll concentrations

9.50

Session 7.2 /Middle Hall/

Carotenoids and Vision

Chair: John T. Landrum, Tadeusz Sarna

Session 8.2 /Small Hall/

Model Systems, Computational and in silico Studies of Carotenoids

Chair: Witold K. Subczynski

Johanna M. Seddon /Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, USA/

Genes and nutrition are related to age-related macular degeneration

Marta Pasenkiewicz-Gierula /Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland/

Orientation of lutein in a lipid bilayer – revisited

10.20

Coffee Break

10.45

Session 7.2 /Middle Hall/

Carotenoids and Vision

Chair: John T. Landrum, Tadeusz Sarna

Session 8.2 /Small Hall/

Model Systems, Computational and in silico Studies of Carotenoids

Chair: Witold K. Subczynski

10.45

Wolfgang Schalch /DSM Nutritional Products, Kaiseraugst, Switzerland/

Lutein and zeaxanthin in the monkey retina – results of a successful research collaboration between academia and industry

Anna Wisniewska-Becker /Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland/

Structural aspects of antioxidant activity of lutein in the model of photoreceptor membranes

11.15

Akira Obana /Seirei Hamamatsu Gen Hosp., Shizuoka, Japan/

Macular pigment changes after cataract surgery with intraocular lens implantation

Agnieszka Sujak /University of Life Sciences, Lublin, Poland/

Exceptional molecular organization of canthaxanthin in lipid membranes

11.45

12.00

Closing Ceremony