Conference Description
The Mitochondria and Chloroplasts 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scientific conference focused on advancing the frontiers of science through the presentation of cutting-edge and unpublished research, prioritizing time for discussion after each talk and fostering informal interactions among scientists of all career stages.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.
Mitochondria and chloroplasts differ from other cellular compartments by their endosymbiotic origin, their semiautonomous genetic systems, their role in energy transduction, and their complex biology. The 2024 Gordon Research Conference on Mitochondria and Chloroplasts will bring together established scientists and young researchers to present and discuss emerging aspects of organelle biology. It will have a strong focus on basic biological processes and an interdisciplinary nature that brings together scientists from the fungal, animal and plant communities. Specific sessions will be dedicated to organelle evolution, their gene expression systems, the import of proteins, their sorting and assembly into functioning complexes, organelle metabolism, organelle quality control, their role in signaling and stress response, and how all these are being translated to agriculture and medicine.
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 9, 2024. Please check back for updates.
Organelle Evolution
Discussion Leaders
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Eva Nowack (Heinrich Heine University Duesseldorf, Germany)
Speakers
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Julia Vorholt (ETH Zurich, Switzerland)
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Iain Johnston (University of Bergen, Norway)
Organelle Gene Expression
Discussion Leaders
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Zofia Chrzanowska-Lightowlers (Newcastle University, United Kingdom)
Speakers
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Jin Soo Kim (Chonbuk National University, South Korea)
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Ricarda Richter-Dennerlein (University Medical Center Göttingen, Germany)
Protein Import, Sorting, and Assembly
Discussion Leaders
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Paul Jarvis (University of Oxford, United Kingdom)
Speakers
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Agnieszka Chacinska (IMol Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland)
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Johannes Herrmann (University of Kaiserslautern, Germany)
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Steven Theg (University of California, Davis, United States)
Organelle Dynamics: Division, Differentiation and Contacts
Discussion Leaders
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Lilach Sheiner (University of Glasgow, United Kingdom)
Speakers
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Liza Pon (Columbia University, United States)
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Shin-Ya Miyagishima (Michigan State University, United States)
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Inge De Clercq (VIB Ugent Center for Plant Systems Biology, Belgium)
Structure and Function of Organelle Complexes
Discussion Leaders
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Martin Ott (Stockholm University, Sweden)
Speakers
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Hauke Hillen (University Medical Center Göttingen and MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Germany)
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Alexey Amunts (Stockholm University, Sweden)
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Benjamin Engel (Biozentrum, University of Basel, Switzerland)
Organelle Metabolism
Discussion Leaders
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A. Harvey Millar (The University of Western Australia, Australia)
Speakers
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David Pagliarini (Morgridge Institute for Research, University of Wisconsin-Madison, United States)
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Rebecca Roston (University of Nebraska Lincoln, United States)
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Iris Finkemeier (University of Oxford, United Kingdom)
Signaling and Stress Response
Discussion Leaders
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Alex Costa (University of Milan, Italy)
Speakers
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Vamsi Mootha (Harvard Medical School, United States)
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Sally Mackenzie (The Pennsylvania State University, United States)
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Cristina Ruberti (University of Münster, Germany)
Proteostasis
Discussion Leaders
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Brendan Battersby (University of Helsinki, Finland)
Speakers
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Klaas Van Wijk (Cornell University, United States)
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Hilla Weidberg (University of British Columbia, Canada)
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Marisa Otegui (University of Wisconsin-Madison, United States)
Organelle Biology Translated into Medicine and Agriculture
Discussion Leaders
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Ralph Bock (Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Germany)
Speakers
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Berkley Walker (Michigan State University, United States)
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Nils-Goran Larsson (Karolinska Institutet, Sweden)
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Eric Shoubridge (McGill University, Canada)
