The Gordon Research Conference on Mechanisms of Membrane Transport has distinguished itself in the past 40 years as a forum that brings together a diverse group of investigators with a common interest in the structure, function and regulation of membrane transporters and channels.

New structures of membrane transporters continue to emerge at a rapid pace, and mechanistic analyses guided by transporter structures are transforming the field. Accordingly, this offers us an unprecedented opportunity to link form with function and encourage productive interactions between young investigators - largely trained in the physical and biophysical sciences - with more established investigators whose experience is in areas such as physiology, cell biology and biochemistry.

All participants are asked to bring a poster which provides many opportunities for people at different stages in their careers to meet, mix, learn and establish new interdisciplinary collaborations. Our meeting is welcoming to graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. One session will be devoted entirely to talks selected from amongst attendees presenting posters.