Conference Description
The Epigenetics 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.
The molecular mechanisms of epigenetics enable cells to perceive and interact with their surroundings. From controlling transcription to enhancing phenotypic diversity, epigenetics has broad impacts on regulating the course of development and ongoing cellular responses to environmental cues. Recent technical advances in single molecule imaging, single cell omics, rapid protein depletion and more, allow for observation and manipulation of these mechanisms with unprecedented spatiotemporal resolution. This meeting will highlight new insights in the epigenetic mechanisms of genomic regulation and beyond, examining how they give rise to stable, sometimes heritable, phenotypes and what influence such phenotypic change has on the organism as a whole. We believe these new insights will bring scientists from different corners of epigenetics closer together in a comfortable, trainee focused environment. Let’s find out!
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 May 4, 2025. 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.
