Biological Approaches to Build, Decipher and Interpret the Complexity of Megakaryocytes and Platelets

The Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on the Cell Biology of Megakaryocytes and Platelets is the premier scientific meeting focused on the biology of megakaryocytes and the platelets that arise from them. The program of this 9th biennial meeting is designed to highlight the latest developments in fundamental science, technological innovation, and the clinical progress in this field. Tied in with the GRC is a two-day Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) designed to foster interactions between graduate students, post-docs, and established researchers as mentors.

Sessions will cover a diverse range of topics, including the basic biology and clinical application of platelet receptors and signaling pathways, megakaryocyte lineage development and disruptions in the bone marrow niche, novel ways to generate designer platelets and platelet-like particles for clinical use, studies that expand our horizon of what platelets and megakaryocytes can do, especially in the setting of immunity and inflammation, and cutting edge technologies to study these cells on a single cell level.

Leaders in the field will present recent unpublished data on these topics to educate conference attendees and stimulate interactive discussion amongst the group. The program will provide opportunities for stage presentations from young emerging leaders in the field through both ‘invited speaker’ and ‘abstract-selected’ talks. Trainees will also have opportunity to present their work to senior investigators during highly interactive poster sessions. Additional program events include specific social events and informal gatherings in the afternoons, will ensure maximal level of interaction between established scientists and junior scientists/trainees. The venue of the conference in Italy’s Tuscan mountains, in March 2023 offers a relaxing atmosphere conducive to creative thinking and the exchange of ideas that will benefit attendees at every professional level. This will be an exciting and memorable venue for all attendees.