Conference Description
The Auditory System GRC is a premier, international scientific conference focused on advancing the frontiers of science through the presentation of cutting-edge and unpublished research, prioritizing time for discussion after each talk and fostering informal interactions among scientists of all career stages. The conference program includes a diverse range of speakers and discussion leaders from institutions and organizations worldwide, concentrating on the latest developments in the field. The conference is five days long and held in a remote location to increase the sense of camaraderie and create scientific communities, with lasting collaborations and friendships. In addition to premier talks, the conference has designated time for poster sessions from individuals of all career stages, and afternoon free time and communal meals allow for informal networking opportunities with leaders in the field.
The 2024 Auditory System Gordon Research Conference (GRC) program is built around the theme of communication. Molecules, cells, and circuits communicate at multiple levels to drive auditory development, homeostasis, and (unfortunately) auditory dysfunction. Individuals and communities rely on their auditory systems to communicate core needs, for social interactions, and to enhance their experience of the world around them.
The conference will integrate research across all levels of the auditory system. Sessions will traverse the auditory system from its fundamental peripheral mechanisms to the central pathways, multi-sensory integration, and behavioral output. The program will include normal auditory function, the etiology of auditory dysfunction due to disease or trauma, and innovative approaches to preventing hearing loss and to recovering function after loss. Investigators will highlight different model systems and technologies so that all attendees will find topics of interest within each session. This approach to organizing the meeting is designed to ensure that each session offers something for everyone - regardless of their specific research interests - and to facilitate exciting interdisciplinary interactions and discussions. The clinical importance of auditory research will be highlighted throughout.
The Auditory System GRC is preceded by a smaller, two day (July 13-14) Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) designed for students and postdocs engaged in auditory research. GRS attendees are strongly encouraged to attend the subsequent GRC. Talks will be selected from submitted abstracts and anchored by a keynote address by an invited mentor participant. There is ample time for discussion following each talk, or while hiking in the afternoon, or during poster-and-refreshment sessions each evening.
The topics, speakers, and discussion leaders for the conference sessions are displayed below. The conference chair is currently developing their detailed program, which will include the complete meeting schedule, as well as the talk titles for all speakers. The detailed program will be available by March 16, 2024. Please check back for updates.
Auditory Perception: Taking in the World Around Us
Discussion Leaders
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Peter Steyger (Creighton University, United States)
Speakers
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Ruth Litovsky (University of Wisconsin-Madison, United States)
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Nikolas Francis (University of Maryland, United States)
Networking Synapses: Development of the Auditory System
Discussion Leaders
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Ulrich Mueller (Johns Hopkins University, United States)
Speakers
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Liberty Hamilton (The University of Texas at Austin, United States)
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Thomas Coate (Georgetown University, United States)
The Numerous Networks of Auditory Perception
Discussion Leaders
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Michele Insanally (University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine , United States)
Speakers
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Stephen David (Oregon Health and Science University, United States)
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Daniel Llano (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States)
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Christine Koeppl (Neuroscience, Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg, Germany)
Internal and External Forces of the Auditory System
Discussion Leaders
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Liz McCullagh (Oklahoma State University, United States)
Speakers
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Tejbeer Kaur (Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey, United States)
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Anne Takesian (Massachusetts Eye and Ear/Harvard Medical School, United States)
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Raquel Vasconcelos (University of Saint Joseph, Macau SAR China)
Ultrasonic to Electronic: Perception of the Auditory World Around Us
Discussion Leaders
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Bobby Gibbs (University of Maryland College Park, United States)
Speakers
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Angeles Salles (University of Illinois at Chicago, United States)
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Anahita Mehta (University of Michigan, United States)
Controlling the Cochlea: Cellular and Subcellular Processes of Listening
Discussion Leaders
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Christopher Bergevin (York University, Canada)
Speakers
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Radha Kalluri (University of Southern California, United States)
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Maria Gomez-Casati (Instituto de Farmacologia. Facultad de Medicina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Argentina, Argentina)
Taking a Genetics Approach to Hearing Loss
Discussion Leaders
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Hela Azaiez (University of Iowa, United States)
Speakers
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AMBROISE WONKAM (Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, United States)
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Jeffrey Holt (Harvard Medical School and Boston Children's Hospital, United States)
Filling the Void: Ameliorating Hearing Loss
Discussion Leaders
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Andrea McQuate (Univeristy of Washington, United States)
Speakers
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Kenneth Henry (University of Rochester, United States)
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Alain Dabdoub (Sunnybrook Research Institute/University of Toronto, Canada)
Traditional and Non-Traditional Circuits for Auditory Processing
Discussion Leaders
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Lina Reiss (Oregon Health and Science University, United States)
Speakers
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Melissa Caras (University of Maryland, College Park, United States)
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Ross Williamson (University of Pittsburgh, United States)
The GRC Power Hour™
Organizers
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Lina Reiss (Oregon Health and Science University, United States)
