Unraveling the Complexities of Cardiac Disease by Understanding Basic Mechanisms of Heart Function

The 2022 Cardiac Regulatory Mechanisms Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) is a two-day meeting aimed at bringing together a diverse group of cardiac scientists at early stages in their career. The GRS provides a unique forum for graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and young investigators from around the world to present and exchange new data and novel ideas in the cardiovascular field.

The goal of the 2022 GRS is to provide an inclusive setting for junior scientists to present and discuss unpublished work, network with peers, and develop collaborations. By covering a wide range of concepts and techniques, this meeting will provide and encourage an interdisciplinary framework for investigating cardiac physiology and disease. Topics will include: regulation of cardiovascular development and reprogramming, ion channels, calcium signaling, myocardial repair and regeneration, epigenetics, metabolism, myocyte/non-myocyte interactions in the heart, the use of genome-wide data, and the generation of novel therapeutic/translational models.

Attendees will also have the opportunity to ask questions and seek advice from a career mentoring panel. The panel will include both new and established investigators, as well as representatives from other scientific career paths. The panel discussion will focus on strategic career planning, scientific careers in academia, industry, and beyond, and how to translate basic science into medical advances.