The Staphylococcal Diseases 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 Staphylococcal Diseases is a premier opportunity for intellectual exchange between graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and other trainees studying staphylococci. Microbiologists with comparable levels of experience and education will present new and unpublished research at the forefront of their respective disciplines.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 Staphylococcal Gordon Research Conference.
This meeting will highlight cutting-edge, interdisciplinary research on understanding the evolution and adaptation of the staphylococcus genus to host niches to facilitate the challenge against molecular mechanisms of microbial infection. Four plenary sessions and two poster sessions will feature presenters from diverse career stages, backgrounds, and subdisciplines in staphylococcal biology, with the goal of fostering holistic discourse, collaboration, and furthering our understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying staphylococci. To be considered for an oral presentation abstracts must be submitted by April 27,2025. We expect oversubscription to the meeting, so we encourage you to submit your abstracts early!
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 27, 2025. 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.
