Conference Description
The Membrane Transport Proteins GRC is a premier, international scientific conference focused on advancing the frontiers of science through the presentation of cutting-edge and unpublished research, prioritizing time for discussion after each talk and fostering informal interactions among scientists of all career stages. The conference program includes a diverse range of speakers and discussion leaders from institutions and organizations worldwide, concentrating on the latest developments in the field. The conference is five days long and held in a remote location to increase the sense of camaraderie and create scientific communities, with lasting collaborations and friendships. In addition to premier talks, the conference has designated time for poster sessions from individuals of all career stages, and afternoon free time and communal meals allow for informal networking opportunities with leaders in the field.
Our vision for the 2024 GRC on Membrane Transport Proteins is to link molecular and mechanistic insights on clinically important membrane transporters expressed in different tissues, including carriers, ion channels, and pumps, to physiological function and disease-related dysfunction. The program will include talks from both established and early-career researchers and there are speaking slots reserved for students and postdoctoral researchers that will be selected from submitted the abstracts. In addition, a Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) on Membrane Transport Proteins will be held immediately prior to the conference. The Seminar, organized by trainee scientists, will provide an additional forum to highlight research, network with colleagues, as well as to discuss challenges of the early career stages.
We strongly encourage conference applications by junior and senior scientists from across the globe and by scientists from historically underrepresented groups.
The topics, speakers, and discussion leaders for the conference sessions are displayed below. The conference chair is currently developing their detailed program, which will include the complete meeting schedule, as well as the talk titles for all speakers. The detailed program will be available by March 23, 2024. Please check back for updates.
Molecular Mechanisms of the Blood-Brain Barrier
Discussion Leaders
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Parastoo Hashemi (Imperial College London, United Kingdom)
Speakers
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Richard Daneman (UCSD, United States)
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Rosemary Cater (Columbia University Irving Medical Center, United States)
Plant, Microbe and Pathogen Transporters
Discussion Leaders
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Zachary Freyberg (University of Pittsburgh, United States)
Speakers
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Camilo Perez (University of Basel, Switzerland)
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Caitlin Byrt (The Australian National University, Australia)
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Heather Pinkett (Northwestern University, United States)
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Chloe Martens (Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium)
Molecular Mechanisms of Pumps and Channels
Discussion Leaders
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Kenton Swartz (National Institutes of Health, United States)
Speakers
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Ryan Hibbs (University of California, San Diego, United States)
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Atsuko Yamashita (Okayama University, Japan)
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Emad Tajkhorshid (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States)
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Peter Andolfatto (Columbia University, United States)
Brain Transporters in Health and Disease
Discussion Leaders
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Harald Sitte (Medical University of Vienna, Austria)
Speakers
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Don van Meyel (McGill University, Canada)
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Erin Calipari (Vanderbilt University, United States)
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Lynette Daws (University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, United States)
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Aravind Penmatsa (Indian Institute of Science, India)
Unconventional Transporters: Elevators, Hybrid Transporters and More
Discussion Leaders
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Olga Boudker (Weill Cornell Medicine, United States)
Speakers
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Inga Hänelt (Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany)
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Raimund Dutzler (University of Zurich, Switzerland)
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Da-Neng Wang (NYU Langone Health, United States)
Transporters of Anions, Cations and Metals
Discussion Leaders
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Rajini Rao (Johns Hopkins University, United States)
Speakers
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Joseph Mindell (NINDS, United States)
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Christopher McDevitt (University of Melbourne, Australia)
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Rachelle Gaudet (Molecular and Cellular Biology / Harvard University, United States)
Bench to Bedside: Perspectives from Pharma and Industry
Discussion Leaders
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Jonathan Javitch (Columbia University / New York State Psychiatric Institute, United States)
Speakers
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Enrico Girardi (Solgate, Austria)
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Andreu Viader (Jnana Therapeutics, United States)
Transporter Function and Dysfunction in Metabolism, Obesity and Cancer
Discussion Leaders
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Nancy Carrasco (Vanderbilt University, United States)
Speakers
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Seok-Yong Lee (Duke University School of Medicine, United States)
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Ambre Bertholet (UCLA, United States)
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Louise Fets (MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences/ Imperial College London, United Kingdom)
Keynote Session: Keynote Session
Discussion Leaders
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Susan Amara (National Institute of Mental Health, United States)
Speakers
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Ariel Furst (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States)
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Randy Blakely (Florida Atlantic University Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute, United States)
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Aurelio Galli (The University of Alabama at Birmingham, United States)
The GRC Power Hour™
Organizers
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Rajini Rao (Johns Hopkins University, United States)
