This symposium is an occasion to honor Prof. Michel Goldschmidt-Clermont
Speakers
Chloroplast biogenesis and photosynthesis

Michel Goldschmidt-Clermont
University of Geneva, Switzerland
Program
13:00 – 13:30 | Registration and coffee |
13:30 – 13:30 | Welcome address |
13:40 – 14:05 | Angela Falciatore Light and rhythms in marine diatoms |
14:05 – 14:30 | Giovanni Finazzi Regulation of photosynthesis in marine diatoms |
14:30 – 14:55 | Christian Fankhauser Reaching out for the sun: molecular mechanisms underlying optimised light capture in plants |
14:55 – 15:20 | Barry Pogson Intracellular communication of abiotic stress, memory and recovery: From model systems to crops |
15:20 – 15:45 | Sally Mackenzie The sensory plastid: mechanisms for triggering systemic stress response and stress memory in plants |
15:45 – 16:30 | Coffee break |
16:30 – 16:55 | José Luis Crespo Chloroplast damage activates autophagy in Chlamydomonas |
16:55 – 17:20 | Francis-André Wollman The chloroplast, a site of post-endosymbiotic innovations in protein biogenesis |
17:20 – 17:45 | Sam Zeeman The Carbon in my Chloroplast |
17:45 – 18:00 | Jean-David Rochaix 36 Years with Michel: Memories and Achievements |
18:00 – 18:30 | Michel Goldschmidt-Clermont Chloroplast Tales |
18:30 | Apero - Diner |
Venue
The Symposium will take place at:
University of GenevaSciences III
Room 1S059
30 quai Ernest-Ansermet
1211 Geneva 4
Organization
The symposium «Organellar Biogenesis and Signaling» is organized jointly by the Department of Molecular Biology and the Department of Botany and Plant Biology of the University of Geneva.
Organizing Committee
- Emilie Demarsy
- Michael Hothorn
- Robbie Loewith
- Luis Lopez-Molina
- Jean-David Rochaix
- Roman Ulm
Accomodation
Participants will be responsible for arranging their own accommodation. Hotels close to the venue includes:
Others hotels can be found through the Geneva Tourism Office.