The Microbial Toxins and Pathogenicity 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 Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) on Microbial Toxins and Pathogenicity is a unique and premier forum for intellectual exchange between graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and other trainees in the microbial pathogenesis field. Microbiologists with comparable levels of experience and education will present new and unpublished research at the forefront of their respective disciplines. By promoting these discussions in a small and casual group setting, the GRS creates a sense of community amongst the trainees which promotes a higher level of engagement and interaction during the subsequent Microbial Toxins and Pathogenicity Gordon Research Conference.
This meeting will highlight cutting-edge, interdisciplinary research on molecular interactions between pathogens and the human host, as well as interactions between pathogens and other microorganisms in the context of disease. Four plenary sessions and two poster sessions will feature presenters from diverse career stages, backgrounds, and subdisciplines in microbial pathogenesis, with the goal of fostering holistic discourse, collaboration, and furthering our understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying infectious disease.
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 April 7, 2024. 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.
