ASP Program by Day

ASP Program by Day

    May 16 Afternoon

  • 12:00 – 1:00 High School Outreach Program  

  • Opening Plenary Session: From Foundations to Frontiers in Photobiology
    Chair: TBD

    May 16 Afternoon Opening Plenary Session: From Foundations to Frontiers in Photobiology  
    1:30 – 1:45 ASP 2026 Opening Remarks  
    2:00 – 2:30 Plenary Lecture — Biophotonics: How Living Systems Encode Information in Light María Gabriela Lagorio
    2:30 – 3:00 Come See My Presentation  
    3:00 – 3:30 Plenary Lecture — Artificial Photosynthetic Systems Ana Moore

  • Kendric C. Smith Symposium
    Chair: TBD

    May 16 Afternoon Kendric C. Smith Symposium  
    4:00 – 4:10 KCS Memorial Opening Remarks  
    4:10 – 5:00 Lifetime Achievement Award – DNA photochemistry: from model compounds to living systems Jean Cadet
    5:00 – 5:25 New Investigator Award – Engineering Smart Light-active Sulfur-based Bioactive Platforms and Hybrid Nanomaterials to Pioneer Synergistic Photobiomedical Applications & Public Health Improvement Jean-Luc Ayitou
    5:50 – 6:15 Research Award – Molecular mechanisms of UV damage response and skin cancer development Yu-Ying He
    6:15 – 6:40 Light Path Award – Enhancing Photodynamic Therapy With Cancer-Targeted Nanoparticles Clemens Burda
    6:40 – 7:05 Photon Award – A photochemist’s perspective: From fundamental to translational science to help in photodynamic, antimicrobial, and wound care challenges Alexander Greer
    7:05 – 7:30 Photocite A Award – Monte Carlo Radiative Transfer: A Two-Decade Astrophysical-Clinical Partnership in Photomedicine Ewan Eadie
    7:30 – 10:00 KCS Memorial Reception  

    • May 17 Morning

  • Plenary Lectures

    May 17 Morning Plenary Lectures  
    9:00 – 9:30 Natural and Synthetic Optogenetic Circuits: mapping transcriptional responses and visualizing population dynamics through the eyes of fungi Luis Fernando Larrondo Castro
    9:30 – 10:00 Clinical Applications Inside the Body:  the Challenges of Putting PDT Where the Sun Doesn’t Ordinarily Shine Keith Cengel

  • Chemiexcitation in Mammalian Biology and Medicine
    Chair: Doug Brash

    May 17 Morning Chemiexcitation in Mammalian Biology and Medicine  
    10:05 – 10:20 Chemical excitation of electrons beyond skin & melanin: retina, hormones, neurotransmitters Douglas Brash
    10:20 – 10:40 Melanin as a Redox Hub: From Light Absorption to Dark-Phase Photochemistry Sanjay Premi
    10:45 – 11:00 Monitoring the triplet excited states of synthetic and natural melanins by application of diene probes with different electric charge Tadeusz Sarna

  • Ocular Photobiology and Visual Processing
    Chair: Beth Gaillard

    May 17 Morning Ocular Photobiology and Visual Processing  
    11:30 – 11:45 Melatonin chemiexcitation: implications for mechanisms in the progression of macular degeneration Elizabeth Gaillard
    11:45 - 12:00 Photosensitized Formation of Singlet Oxygen Photoreceptor Outer Segments (POS) Discs after Photobleaching of Rhodopsin Malgorzata Rozanowska
    12:00 – 12:15 A 3D-printed bubble perfusion platform for time-resolved calcium imaging in ex vivo brain slices Richard Ortiz
    12:15 – 12:30 Circadian rhythms of the retina and the skin David Baeza
    12:30 – 12:45 The CIE spectral luminous efficiency function V(λ) Is not a photobiological action spectrum David Sliney

  • Dermato-Oncology: UV-Induced Skin Carcinogenesis Part 1
    Chair: Masaoki Kawasumi

    May 17 Morning Dermato-Oncology: UV-Induced Skin Carcinogenesis Part 1  
    10:05 – 10:35 Glutamatergic signaling in acral/mucosal melanoma Suzie Chen
    10:35 – 11:05 Immunoediting restricts clonal neoantigens in human cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma Karen Hastings
    11:05 – 11:30 Coffee break  
    11:30 – 11:52 Epigenetic regulation of UV-induced photoaging: shared molecular pathways in skin carcinogenesis Dong Hun Lee
    11:52 – 12:14 Identifying novel biomarkers for effective prevention of skin carcinogenesis Katie Dixon
    12:14 – 12:36 Polo-like kinase 4 as a driver of cutaneous melanoma progression Nihal Ahmad
    12:36 – 12:58 Transcriptional profiling of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma reveals subtype-specific regulatory programs and therapeutic vulnerabilities Masaoki Kawasumi

  • Molecules for Phototherapy and Bioimaging Part 1
    Chair: Wenfang Sun

    May 17 Morning Molecules for Phototherapy and Bioimaging Part 1  
    10:05 – 10:25 Novel heteroleptic iridium(III) complexes containing COUBPY ligands for effective photoinduction of ferroptosis for cancer therapy Jose Ruiz
    10:25 - 10:45 Ir(III) and Ru(II) photosensitizers for phototherapy and antimicrobial photodynamic therapy Wenfang Sun
    10:45 – 11:05 π-Extended Ru-COUBPY complexes as potent photosensitizers for in vivo anticancer phototherapy using one-photon NIR light Vicente Marchán
    11:30 – 11:55 Heteroleptic Iridium Complexes show unmatched potency as antimicrobial photosensitizers for hard-to-treat bacterial and fungal infections Gang Zheng
    11:55 – 12:20 Application of Biocompatible Organic Prodrugs in Phototherapy, Bioimaging, and Cancer Cell Proliferation Inhibition Carlos Crespo
    12:20 – 12:40 BODIPY dyes as photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy Shawn Swavey
    12:40 – 1:00 Protic ruthenium anticancer compounds: Describing the role of ligand charge in both photodissociation and singlet oxygen production Elizabeth Papish

  • Translational Photodynamic Strategies: Immune Responses, Priming, and Therapeutic Synergy
    Chair: Joe Huang

    May 17 Morning Translational Photodynamic Strategies: Immune Responses, Priming, and Therapeutic Synergy  
    10:05 – 10:35 Image-guided photoimmunotherapy reveals immune priming and tumor–immune dynamics in preclinical models Bryan Spring
    10:35 – 11:05 Photochemical Targeting of the Ovarian Cancer Lipidome: Docosahexaenoic Acid Sensitizes Ovarian Cancer Cells to Photodynamic Priming and Ferroptosis Marta Overchuk
    11:05 – 12:00 Beyond Cytotoxicity: Photodynamic Priming to Disable Drug Efflux and Restore Therapeutic Response Huang Chiao Huang
    12:00 – 12:30 Combination of vitamin D with photodynamic therapy for treatment of B16 malignant melanoma in mice Sanjay Anand

    • May 17 Afternoon

  • Plenary Lecture

    May 17 Afternoon Plenary Lecture  
    2:30 – 3:00 Optogenetic control of biological processes: from photoreceptor engineering to their implementation in microbial, animal and plant systems Matias Zurbriggen

  • Antimicrobial PDT Part 1
    Chair: Janusz Dabrowski

    May 17 Afternoon Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy Part 1  
    3:15 – 3:35 Structure–activity relationships in porphyrinoids for antimicrobial and anticancer photodynamic therapy Janusz Dabrowski
    3:35 – 3:55 Linking ligand architecture to antimicrobial efficacy in Ru(II)-based photosensitizers for Photodynamic Therapy Maria Auset
    3:55 – 4:15 Antimicrobial Photodynamic Inactivation with 2,3-Distyrylindoles Alexander Kornienko
    4:15 – 4:35 Comparative Photophysical and Photodynamic Inactivation of Aspergillus niger Spores and Staphylococcus aureus by Rutin- and Quercetin-Loaded Nanoemulsions Cristia Villa
    4:35 – 4:55 Exploring antimicrobial photodynamic therapy as a treatment option for complicated urinary tract infection Chelsie Armbruster
    4:55 – 5:15 Transition / Preparation for closing remarks  

  • Photopharmacology
    Chair: Phoebe Glazer

    May 17 Afternoon Photopharmacology  
    3:15 – 3:35 Light-activated MDM2 inhibitors: Toward spatiotemporal control in cancer therapy Sina Katharina Goetzfried
    3:36 – 4:01 Ruthenium-based photoactivated chemotherapy for the treatment of cancer: recent developments Sylvestre Bonnet
    4:02 – 4:27 Photoactivatable Platinum(IV) Complexes: Versatile Chemical Tools for Biomedical Applications Yaorong Zheng
    4:28 – 4:48 Ruthenium photocaged CHIR99021 for robust stem cell differentiation Teresa Rapp
    4:49 – 5:14 Selective targeting of proteins and pathways using photopharmacology Phoebe Glazer

  • The Skin Cancer Epidemic: An Arizona Perspective on Innovative Scientific and Population Based Approaches to Address the Challenge
    Chairs: Georg Wondrak, Clara Curiel-Lewandrowski

    May 17 Afternoon The Skin Cancer Epidemic: An Arizona Perspective on Innovative Scientific and Population Based Approaches to Address the Challenge  
    3:15 – 3:35 Introductory Remarks Clara N. Curiel-Lewandrowski
    3:25 – 3:50 Skin cancer in Arizona – an epidemiological perspective Robin Harris
    3:50 – 4:15 Machine Learning Prediction of CDKN2A Germline Status in Melanoma Collin Costello
    4:15 – 4:40 Structural changes from wild-type define tumor-rejecting neoantigens Karen Hastings
    4:40 – 5:00 Investigating Novel Targets for Topical Immunoprevention of Keratinocytic Skin Cancer in Arizona Through the Cancer Immunoprevention Network (CIP-Net Sally Dickinson
    5:00 – 5:15 Developing triatomic small molecules targeting solar UV-driven skin cancers Georg Wondrak

  • UVC Germicidal Science
    Chair: David Sliney

    May 17 Afternoon UVC Germicidal Science  
    3:15 – 3:18 Introduction to the Session: What is "Far-UV-C"? David Sliney
    3:18 – 3:41 Longer-Wavelength Emissions from LP-Hg Lamps Influence Depth- and Lesion-Specific DNA Damage in Mouse Skin Natalia Gutierrez-Bayona
    3:41 – 4:04 Effects of chronic 222 nm or 254 nm radiation exposure on SKH-1 mice David Welch
    4:04 – 4:27 Photodamage in Models of Human Corneas Exposed to UVC light Manuela Buonanno
    4:27 – 4:50 Consequences of exposure to far-UVC radiation on the eye’s tear film David Sliney
    4:50 – 5:13 Assessing skin and eye safety for far-UVC disinfection: insights from the Blueprint for Far-UVC Brian Renda

    • May 18 Morning

  • Plenary Lectures

    May 18 Morning Plenary Lectures  
    8:00 – 8:30 ESP Presidential Lecture – Photochemical Approaches for Strengthening Cancer Immunotherapy Pål Selbo
    8:30 – 9:00 Repurposing Bacterial Photosynthesis Massimo Trotta

  • ESP-ASP Joint Session: Photosensitization: a Tribute to Professor Miguel A. Miranda
    Chairs: Santi Nonell, Sherri McFarland

    May 18 Morning ESP-ASP Joint Session: Photosensitization: a Tribute to Professor Miguel A. Miranda  
    9:05 – 9:15 Tribute to Prof. Miguel Angel Miranda Virginie Lhiaubet-Vallet
    9:15 – 9:30 DNA photoreactivity and photorepair: the legacy of Miguel A. Miranda Virginie Lhiaubet-Vallet
    9:30 – 9:55 Harnessing Photosensitized Energy Transduction to Develop Non-Native Photoreceptor Proteins Lorenzo Brancaleon
    10:30 – 10:50 Platinum(II) porphyrin metal-organic frameworks: luminescent tools for optical oxygen sensing in biomineralisation-capable bacteria biofilms Francesca Giuntini
    10:55 – 11:15 Photosensitizer, light and biological response: how many photons are needed? Lothar Lilge
    11:20 – 11:40 Flash Photodynamic Therapy – The use of pulsed laser to saturate photosensitizer absorption and enables selective tumor treatments Luis Arnaut
    11:45 – 12:00 Clustering-triggered photoantimicrobials Santi Nonell

  • From Lab to Launch: Entrepreneurship in Photobiology Spotlight
    Chairs: Shiyong Wu, Sumiao Pang

    May 18 Morning From Lab to Launch: Entrepreneurship in Photobiology Spotlight  
    9:05 – 9:25 Acetyl Zingerone: A Multi-Pathway Skin Longevity Molecule Targeting AMPK, Nrf2, and the Matrisome Ratan Chaudhuri
    9:25 – 9:45 Innovative Photoactivated Ruthenium Chemotherapy to treat eye cancer: the translational journey of a university researcher Sylvestre Bonnet
    9:45 – 10:05 Advancing Porphyin-Phospholipid Technology Jonathan Lovell
    10:30 – 10:50 Safety Evaluation and Regulatory Pathways for the Industrialization of Engineered Skin Probiotics Yong Han
    10:50 – 11:10 Lyme Disease, Curly Horses, and Invasive Plants: Translating a Photoantimicrobial for Dental Applications Colin Cameron
    11:10 – 11:30 My Multi‑Decade Entrepreneurial Journey in Playing with Light Sean Wang
    11:30 – 11:50 AI-assisted evaluation of translational potential in photochemistry and photobiology Shiyong Wu

  • Photobiology Across the Visible Spectrum: Oxidative Stress, Skin Pigmentation, Clinical Responses, Photoprotection, Aging, and Photocarcinogenesis
    Chairs: Eduardo Ruvolo, Indermeet Kohli

    May 18 Morning Photobiology Across the Visible Spectrum: Oxidative Stress, Skin Pigmentation, Clinical Responses, Photoprotection, Aging, and Photocarcinogenesis  
    9:05 – 9:30 Visible Light and Skin Carcinogenesis – What Do We Know? Curtis Cole
    9:35 – 10:00 Risks from Ambient Light – Detection of DNA Damage Marcus Cooke
    10:30 – 10:55 Clinical Implications of Visible Light Iltefat Hamzavi
    11:00 – 11:25 From Photons to Biology: Mechanistic Insights into Visible Light–Induced Skin Damage and Photoprotection Strategies Eduardo Ruvolo
    11:30 – 11:55 Harmonizing In Vivo Visible Light Phototesting: Methodologic Variability and Consensus Recommendations Indermeet Kohli

  • Structures and Mechanisms of Photoreceptors and Light-sensitive Proteins
    Chair: Xiaojing Yang

    May 18 Morning Structures and Mechanisms of Photoreceptors and Light-sensitive Proteins  
    9:05-9:35 Dynamics of mechanism of a dual function of DNA repair and signal transduction by CraCRY protein Dongping Zhong
    9:35-10:05 Light-induced structural changes in B12-dependent photoreceptor CarH revealed by temperature-scan crystallography Zhong Ren
    10:05-10:30 Coffee break  
    10:30-11:55 From femtoseconds to function: integrative spectroscopy to develop novel fast red reversible photoswitchable fluorescent proteins. Michel Sliwa
    10:55-11:20 Energy transfer from phycobilisomes to photosystems and its regulation Jindong Zhao
    11:20-11:40 Investigating the solvent specific spectral responses of carotenoids through resonance Raman spectroscopy Kaustav Das
    11:40-12:00 Molecular mechanisms of spectrum tuning in far-red photoreceptor Xiaojing Yang

    • May 18 Afternoon

  • 1:00 – 1:45 ASP Business Meeting (open to all) Paloma I-III

  • Plenary Lectures

    May 18 Afternoon Plenary Lectures  
    2:00 – 2:30 Singlet oxygen dosimetry and light fractionation on PDT efficacy Tim Zhu
    2:30 – 3:00 Editor’s Student Research Award Lecture – Studies of singlet oxygen transport and photoaging. My focus on dioxygen insertion into gold nanocluster staples during self-photooxidation Serah Essang

  • Advancing Light Therapy in the Clinical Setting
    Chair: Gal Shafirstein

    May 18 Afternoon Advancing Light Therapy in the Clinical Setting  
    3:15 – 3:35 Advances in photothermal therapy of hematological malignancies Johannes Zakrzewski
    3:42 – 4:02 Photodynamic Therapy for Basal Cell Carcinoma in Clinical Practice Nathalie Zeitouni
    4:09 – 4:29 Challenges and Opportunities in Treating Malignant Central Airway Obstruction with Interstitial Photodynamic Therapy Nathaniel Ivanick
    4:36 – 4:56 An overview and a New Perspective on Light Dosimetry in Photodynamic Therapy Gal Shafirstein
    5:03 – 5:15 Panel discussion  

  • Computational Photobiology / Quantum Computing in Photobiology
    Chairs: Marta Alberto, Antonio Francés-Monerris

    May 18 Afternoon Computational Photobiology / Quantum Computing in Photobiology  
    3:15 – 3:35 Computational Modelling of Light-Driven Mechanisms in Metal and Metal-Free Photosensitizers for Photodynamic Therapy Marta Erminia Alberto
    3:35 – 3:55 Multiscale Modelling of Emergent Photoactivated Anticancer Therapies Antonio Francés-Monerris
    3:55 – 4:15 Computational studies of potassium-selective channelrhodopsin Igor Schapiro
    4:15 – 4:35 Quantum computing meets AI: a new frontier for virtual screening of photosensitizers and photocatalysts Stefan Knecht
    4:35 – 4:55 Metal-Based Photosensitizers Design using Quantum Chemical Computational for Photodynamic Therapy Vijay Krishna
    4:55 – 5:15 Yellow fluorescent protein: a protein qubit platform for future quantum technologies Mouzhe Xie

  • Frontiers in Photobiology Part 1: Light-Matter Interactions Across Scales
    Chair: TBD

    May 18 Afternoon Frontiers I: Living Photonics: Light–Matter Interactions Across Scales  
    3:15 – 3:35 Illuminating ultraweak photon emission research for quantum nonlinear biophotonics Nathan Babcock
    3:35 – 3:55 Lanthanide-based complexes for bioimaging and singlet oxygen generation Ana de Bettencourt-Dias
    3:55 – 4:15 Photostability of therapeutic mAbs and ADCs under real-life light doses Giorgia Miolo
    4:15 – 4:35 Photosynthetic bacteria for light-driven energy production and environmental bioremediation Rossella Labarile
    4:35 – 4:55 Reflectin: a protein machine dynamically fine-tuning the color of squid skin for camouflage and communication Daniel Morse
    4:55 – 5:15 Moderated Discussion / Cross-Talk / Audience Q&A  

  • UVB-Induced DNA Damage, Repair, and Skin Carcinogenesis
    Chair: Veronica Bahamondes Lorca

    May 18 Afternoon UVB-Induced DNA Damage, Repair, and Skin Carcinogenesis  
    3:15 – 3:40 Enzyme-coupled Isotope Dilution and Mobility Shift Mass Spectrometry Assays for Non-adjacent DNA Photoproducts John-Stephen Taylor
    3:40 – 4:05 Circadian Rhythm Disruption Amplifies Arsenic and UVB Co-Carcinogenicity in Skin by Altering the Methylation and Transcriptomic Landscape Shobhan Gaddameedhi
    4:05 – 4:30 Is it the same to use any tanning device? Ultraviolet tanning emission from devices located in Spain. David Baeza
    4:30 – 4:55 Endoplasmic reticulum stress impairs Nucleotide Excision Repair capacity and enhances susceptibility to UVB-induced DNA damage Veronica Bahamondes Lorca

    • May 19 Morning

  • Plenary Lectures

    May 19 Morning Plenary Lectures  
    8:00 – 8:30 The Tortoise and the Hare in Photodynamic therapy: How to deliver painless PDT Edward Maytin
    8:30 – 9:00 Ultrafast photophysics in DNA and eumelanin Bern Kohler

  • Frontiers in Photobiology Part 2: Light-Directed Chemical Control in Biology
    Chair: TBD

    May 19 Morning Frontiers in Photobiology Part 2: Light-Directed Chemical Control in Biology  
    9:05 – 9:25 The Potential of Carbon Nanomaterial as New Active Ingredients in Sunscreens Vijay Krishna
    9:25 – 9:45 Light-directed click strategies for permanent or reversible derivatization of biological substrates Vladimir Popik
    9:45 – 10:05 Molecular and biological mechanism studies of protein photooxidation to control cell fate and their therapeutic applications Mingyu Park

  • Molecules for Phototherapy and Bioimaging Part 2
    Chair: Wenfang Sun

    May 19 Morning Molecules for Phototherapy and Bioimaging Part 2  
    10:30 – 10:50 Overcoming Hypoxia and Photoresistance in Photodynamic Therapy Tae-Hyuk Kwon
    10:50 – 11:10 PaX dyes - photoactivatable fluorophores for live-cell and multicolour nanoscopy Richard Lincoln
    11:10 – 11:30 Unsymmetrical Heptamethine Cyanines Prevent Aggregation Syed Usama
    11:30 – 11:50 Perylenequinones: fungal metabolites under the spotlight Nicholas Oberlies

  • Optogenetics, Synthetic Biology
    Chair: Ajith Karunarathne

    May 19 Morning Optogenetics, Synthetic Biology  
    9:05 – 9:30 Harnessing Structure-guided Optogenetic Tool Engineering for Advanced Cell Signaling Manipulation Ajith K Karunarathne
    9:30 – 9:55 Understanding Photouncaging of Catechols Michael Young

  • Photosensitization Mechanisms and Photoreaction Pathways
    Chair: Ryan McCulla

    May 19 Morning Photosensitization Mechanisms and Photoreaction Pathways  
    9:05 – 9:25 Development and study of new physiologically useful photoprecursors to hydropersulfides (RSSH) John Toscano
    9:26 – 9:45 Singlet oxygen-cleavable linkers for precision photodynamic therapy and controlled drug release. Youngjae You
    9:46 – 10:05 The rare single chromophore dual-release photochemistry of sulfoximines and sulfone diimines. Ryan McCulla

  • Photothermal Therapy (PTT)
    Chair: Emily Gawrys

    May 19 Morning Photothermal Therapy (PTT)  
    9:05 – 9:35 Machine learning–optimized photothermal microparticles for repeatable, localized combination cancer therapy Ana Jaklenec
    9:40 – 10:00 Buffered saline injection enhance quantum-engineered mid-infrared laser thermal therapy: ex vivo feasibility evaluation Fatima Toor

  • Trainee Platform I
    Chair: TBD

    May 19 Morning Trainee Platform I  
    10:30 – 10:42 Heterogeneous oxygen dynamics during photodynamic therapy detected with real-time ultrasound-guided photoacoustic imaging for personalized dosimetry Andrew Langley
    10:42 – 10:54 Cholesterol-Dependent Regulation of PHB-1 Nuclear Function and Self-Aggregation Following Solar UV Irradiation in Keratinocytes Zeinab Fayyaz
    10:54 – 11:06 Investigating structure-activity relationships of photoactive metallodrugs as antimicrobials Gurleen Kaur
    11:06 – 11:18 Synthesis and characterization of homoleptic oligothienyl-substituted Ir(III) and Ru(II) bis(terpyridine) complexes: photophysics and photodynamic therapeutic effects Kalara Develigoda Gamage
    11:18 – 11:30 Synthesis and Characterization of Light-Triggered Metal Complexes for Cancer Treatment Dalton Lucas
    11:30 – 11:42 Photochemistry and Mechanistic Studies of Diaryl Sulfondiimine Derivatives Paul Danyi
    11:42 – 11:54 Light Transmission as an Indication for Response to Interstitial Photodynamic Therapy Chris Lawson

  • Ultrafast Dynamics in Photobiology
    Chair: Carlos Crespo

    May 19 Morning Ultrafast Dynamics in Photobiology  
    9:05 – 9:25 Ultrafast Spectroscopy Systems for Photobiology Greta Bucyte
    9:25 – 9:45 UV Excitation of Uracil Results in the Formation of a Ground-State Intermediate in Less Than One Picosecond and Its Decay is Quenched by Nucleophilic Water Addition Reshma Mathew
    9:45 – 10:05 UV-Driven Selection of Early Life Codons Corinna L Kufner
    10:30 – 10:50 DNA repair of 6-4 photoproduct by photolyase needs one- or two-photon excitation? Dongping Zhong
    11:00 – 11:30 Excited State Chirality Revealed by Ultrafast Time-resolved Chiral Spectroscopy Jinquan Chen
    11:30 – 12:00 Ultrafast Excited State Dynamics of Silver ion-DNA supramolecular assemblies Bern Kohler

    • May 19 Afternoon

  • Plenary Lectures

    May 19 Afternoon Plenary Lectures  
    2:00 – 2:30 ASP Presidential Lecture – From Foundations to Frontiers in Photobiology: Molecules to Medicine with Photoactive Metal Complexes Sherri McFarland
    2:30 – 3:00 Editor’s Lecture – Photochemistry and Photobiology Editor’s Lecture Alec Greer

  • Antimicrobial PDT Part 2
    Chair: Andres Durantini

    May 19 Afternoon Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy Part 2  
    3:15 – 3:35 Role of Bacterial Heterogeneity in Modulating ROS-Mediated Antimicrobial Phototherapy Andres Durantini
    3:35 – 3:55 Light-activated silver nanoparticles for inactivation of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and elimination of biofilms Juan Vivero-Escoto
    3:55 – 4:15 Engineering Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles for Enhanced Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy of Biofilm-Associated Infections Anna Cristina Samia
    4:15 – 4:35 Structure–Function Insights into Amino-Flavylium Dyes for Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy Patricia Correia
    4:35 – 5:15 Moderated Discussion / Cross-Talk / Audience Q A

  • Dermato-Oncology: UV-Induced Skin Carcinogenesis Part 2
    Chair: Masaoki Kawasumi

    May 19 Afternoon Dermato-Oncology: UV-Induced Skin Carcinogenesis Part 2  
    3:15 – 3:39 Genome-wide maps of mutations and UV photoproducts induced by sunlight John Wyrick
    3:39 – 4:03 Loss of CCAAT enhancer binding protein beta transcription factor primes the keratinocyte cGAS-STING response to UVB-induced DNA damage." Jonathan Hall
    4:03 – 4:27 Protein tyrosine dephosphorylation signaling in the regulation of UVB-induced epidermal apoptosis Dae Kim
    4:27 – 4:51 Immunosuppression by cyclosporine A accelerates melanoma initiation and progression in BRAFV600E/PTENNull mice Gagan Chhabra
    4:51 – 5:15 RNA modifications in UV stress response and tumorigenesis Yu-Ying He

  • Photodynamic Therapy in Translation: Innovations in Technologies through Techniques
    Chair: Theresa Busch

    May 19 Afternoon Photodynamic Therapy in Translation: Innovations in Technologies through Techniques  
    3:15 – 3:35 Understanding tumor microenvironmental priming by palliative radiotherapy to augment response to interstitial photodynamic therapy Theresa Busch
    3:35 – 3:55 Translating targeted photodynamic platforms for immune-dermatology and precision photomedicine Bryan Spring
    3:55 – 4:15 Towards Photoacoustic Imaging-Enabled Personalized Photodynamic Therapy: From Molecular Contrast to Real-Time Oxygen Mapping Srivalleesha Mallidi
    4:15 – 4:35 Photodynamic therapy for targeting microinvasive and drug-resistant head and neck squamous cell carcinoma Jonathan Celli
    4:35 – 4:55 Interstitial Chemo-Phototherapy for Ablating Locally Advanced Cancers Emily Oakley-Gawrysa
    4:55 – 5:15 Light-activatable ethyl cellulose ethanol ablation for treatment of tumors and promotion of anti-tumor immune effects Brian Schnoor

  • Trainee Platform II
    Chair: TBD

    May 19 Afternoon Trainee Platform II  
    3:15 – 3:27 Programmable Photo-Active CPC-like Surfactants as Environmentally Benign Alternatives to Cationic Antimicrobial Agents Balaka Ghosh
    3:27 – 3:39 Optimizing the phototherapy effects of metallodrug photosensitizers for cancer treatment  Ge Shi
    3:39 – 3:51 Patterns in Polyphylla: shifts in coloration and pattern in response to climate change Colton Roberts-Zaffiro
    3:51 – 4:03 Biocompatibility of Non-Aqueous Solvents with Rhodobacter sphaeroides Chromatophores Claudia Zonno
    4:03 – 4:15 Photobiological Applications of Light-Activated Metallodrugs Alisher Talgatov
    4:15 – 4:27 Expanding the NIR fluorophore toolbox: A general route to access polymethine-modified Cyanine 9 dyes for deep-tissue imaging Jared Head
    4:27 – 4:39 Cyclic AMP Response Element-Binding Protein (CREB) as a novel biomarker for evaluating photoprotection of photoprotective agents in attenuating skin carcinogenesis Julianne Nayar
    4:39 – 4:51 Comparative evaluation of perfluorocarbon core dependent nanodroplets for enhanced photodynamic therapy in 3D head and neck cancer spheroids Ronak Shethia

  • 5:15 – 5:45 Closing remarks – Sherri McFarland and Ryan McCulla  
    6:00 – 9:00 ASP Council Meeting (ASP Officers and Councilors/Associate Councilors only)