Lung diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pulmonary fibrosis, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, acute and neonatal respiratory distress syndrome represent a huge global health problem, affecting more than 600 million people worldwide. While some of these lung diseases have an obvious developmental component, there is growing appreciation that processes and pathways critical for normal lung development are also important for postnatal tissue homeostasis and are dysregulated in lung disease. The Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on Lung Development, Injury and Repair is designed to provide a diverse group of scientists, spanning the basic to clinical research spectrum, with the latest developments on the cellular and molecular mechanisms of normal lung development and injury-repair processes, and how they are dysregulated in disease. The conference will emphasize similarities and distinctions in regulatory pathways that impact lung development and postnatal tissue homeostasis, and how these pathways are dysregulated in the setting of tissue remodeling and lung disease. Some unique features of this conference are the breadth of topics covered, a focus on emerging technologies and therapeutic opportunities, and the high degree of interaction among basic and clinician scientists. Each session will be led by one or two experts who will promote challenging discussion of current concepts, controversies and future needs. In addition to presentations by leaders in their respective fields, focused presentations will be given by young, new investigators based on submitted abstracts. The meeting will also include four poster sessions, divided into groups based upon content (tentative session topics are presently Development, Injury, Repair, and Therapeutic Targets/Interventions) to further enhance informal interactions and sharing of ideas among participants. Finally, the conference will include an associated GRS meeting, specifically aimed at promoting the recruitment and participation of early stage investigators, which will emphasize mentoring, interactions and networking between trainees and young investigators.