Conference Description
The Microbiology of the Built Environment 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 inaugural Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) on the Microbiology of the Built Environment provides an international forum for early-career researchers to advance the study of microbes in drinking water, wastewater, indoor air, and surfaces. This seminar is the first GRS held in conjunction with the Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on the Microbiology of the Built Environment. The GRS is organized by early-career researchers, for early-career researchers. The GRS invites graduate students, post-doctoral scholars, and other early career scientists in environmental engineering, environmental microbiology, microbial ecology, clinical medicine, public health, and beyond to contribute and share perspectives from their field. This is a unique opportunity to build a research community, discuss relevant methods, and share pre-publication results. The agenda will underscore the connections between society and the microbes found in the built environment we share. Topics will include pathogen and microbiome studies in water, air, and other matrices of the built environment, with a particular focus on viewing microbial community studies through a health equity lens.
