Conference Description
The Bacterial Cell Surfaces GRS provides a unique forum for young doctoral and post-doctoral researchers to present their work, discuss new methods, cutting edge ideas, and pre-published data, as well as to build collaborative relationships with their peers. Experienced mentors and trainee moderators will facilitate active participation in scientific discussion to allow all attendees to be engaged participants rather than spectators.
This seminar is run by junior researchers with the goal of creating a welcoming, collaborative environment in which to discuss the bacterial cell surface. GRS Cell Surfaces will showcase work relating to the bacterial cell envelope in a variety of ways, including cell division and morphology, transport and secretion across the envelope, envelope embedded structures, cell-cell interactions, as well as cell envelope biogenesis, maintenance and degradation.
Participants ae strongly encouraged to also present their work at the Gordon Research Conference in Bacterial Cell Surfaces, which is being held in conjunction with this meeting.
Application Instructions
The seminar will feature approximately 10 talks and 2 poster sessions. All attendees are expected to actively participate in the GRS, either by giving an oral presentation or presenting a poster. Therefore, all applications must include an abstract.
The seminar chair will select speakers from abstracts submitted by March 17, 2024. Those applicants who are not chosen for talks and those who apply after the deadline to be considered for an oral presentation will be expected to present a poster. In order to participate, you must submit an application by the date indicated in the Application Information section above.
Program Format
Gordon Research Seminars are 2-day meetings which take place on the Saturday and Sunday just prior to the start of the associated GRC. The GRS opens with a 1-hour introductory session on Saturday afternoon, followed by a poster session, dinner and a 2-hour session in the evening. Sunday morning begins with breakfast and is followed by another 2-hour session, a second poster session, and lunch. A final 1-hour session takes place just after lunch, and the associated GRC begins later that evening.
An outline of the program components for this GRS is displayed below. The seminar chair is currently developing their detailed program schedule, which will include the speakers they select from submitted abstracts, in addition to any additional components outlined below. The detailed program will be available by April 23, 2024. Please check back for updates.
Keynote Speaker
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Martin Pilhofer (ETH Zurich, Switzerland)
Speakers
- To Be Selected from Submitted Abstracts
Discussion Leaders
- To Be Selected from Submitted Abstracts
Mentorship Component
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Tobias Doerr (Cornell University, United States)
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Claudia Zampaloni (F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. - Roche Innovation Center Basel, Switzerland)
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Sharookh Kapadia (Genentech, United States)
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Rut Carballido-Lopez (Paris-Saclay University - INRAE - AgroParisTech , France)