Conference Description
The Single Molecule Approaches to Biology 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scientific conference focused on advancing the frontiers of science through the presentation of cutting-edge and unpublished research, prioritizing time for discussion after each talk and fostering informal interactions among scientists of all career stages.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.
Single molecule approaches have been engines for fundamental discovery in a wide variety of settings, from minimal reconstituted systems to those with growing complexity: living cells and fixed tissues. The 2024 Gordon Conference on Single Molecule Approaches to Biology will gather experts and young scientists to share their latest results and developing ideas. Interdisciplinary researchers from physics, biology, chemistry, and engineering will participate in lively discussions. Topics range from development of new experimental methods and tools, to novel applications in a wide variety of settings. The conference will be preceded by a two-day Gordon Research Seminar organized and attended by young scientists, providing an additional opportunity to network, share ideas and exchange experiences.
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 16, 2024. Please check back for updates.
Keynote Session: Nucleic Acids as Molecular Tools and Markers
Discussion Leaders
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Sonja Schmid (Wageningen University, The Netherlands)
Speakers
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Xiaowei Zhuang (Harvard University, United States)
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Ralf Jungmann (LMU Munich and MPI of Biochemistry, Germany)
Membrane and Cytoskeletal Organization
Discussion Leaders
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Jennifer Ross (Syracuse University, United States)
Speakers
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Radhika Subramanian (Massachusetts General Hospital / Harvard Medical School, United States)
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Satyajit Mayor (National Centre for Biological Science, India)
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Sarah Veatch (University of Michigan, United States)
Frontiers in Molecular Imaging
Discussion Leaders
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Philip Tinnefeld (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany)
Speakers
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Ke Xu (University of California, Berkeley, United States)
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Jonas Ries (University of Vienna, Austria)
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Sang-Hee Shim (Korea University, South Korea)
Molecular Machines
Discussion Leaders
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Satyajit Mayor (National Centre for Biological Science, India)
Speakers
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Simon Scheuring (Weill Cornell Medicine, United States)
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Yaojun Zhang (Johns Hopkins University, United States)
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Raymond Astumian (University of Maine, United States)
Spectroscopy and Intramolecular Investigations
Discussion Leaders
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Sarah Veatch (University of Michigan, United States)
Speakers
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Sua Myong (Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, United States)
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Benjamin Schuler (University of Zurich, Switzerland)
DNA Form and Function
Discussion Leaders
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Julie Biteen (University of Michigan, United States)
Speakers
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Erwin Peterman (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
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Victoria Birkedal (Aarhus University, Denmark)
Novel Methods and Probes
Discussion Leaders
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Kevin Welsher (Duke University, United States)
Speakers
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Luke Lavis (Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, United States)
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Philipp Kukura (University of Oxford, United Kingdom)
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Markus Sauer (University of Wuerzburg, Germany)
Molecular Recognition and Forces
Discussion Leaders
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Raymond Astumian (University of Maine, United States)
Speakers
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Taekjip Ha (Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, United States)
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Akihiro Kusumi (Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST), Japan)
Keynote Session: Nanoscale Cell Biology
Discussion Leaders
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Sally Kim (Amherst College, United States)
Speakers
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Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz (Howard Hughes Medical Institute Janelia Research Campus, United States)
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Ibrahim Cisse (Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Germany)
The GRC Power Hour™
Organizers
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Sua Myong (Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, United States)
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Erwin Peterman (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
