Conference Description
The Centromere Biology 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.
Centromeres play a crucial role in many cellular processes, yet much of their regulation, function, and evolution is not understood. Recent advances in sequencing and imaging technology have greatly improved the tractability in studying the centromere and its associated molecular players. This has resulted in an explosion of centromere focused research from highly interdisciplinary fields. The aim of this meeting is to bring together researchers from a wide range of biological backgrounds to showcase their approaches and findings, and to provide a forum for discussion of important directions for the field of centromere biology. The goal of the GRS is to foster engagement from junior investigators to build connections prior to the larger GRC. The GRS has a particular focus on early career researchers and on challenges they are likely to face in their career. This year’s mentorship session will focus on modalities of communication in science. The panel session will explore improving clarity of scientific results with mentors who have experience and skill in scientific communication. This topic aims at providing trainees an opportunity to learn the nuances to being compelling scientific communicators.
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 May 26, 2026. Please check back for updates.
