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Apply Today and Join Us for the 2021 Conferences Being Held in October and November!

We have missed you and are thrilled to begin operating a limited, in-person conference season this fall in California and New England. Applications are open for the 2021 conference season so be sure to secure your spot at the frontiers of science today.

GRC remains committed to our mission to advance the frontiers of science and provide an international forum for the presentation and discussion of frontier research in the biological, chemical, physical and engineering sciences, and their interfaces. Now more than ever, we look forward to continuing to carry out our mission.

The health and safety of our attendees remain GRC’s top priorities, and we will:
•  continue to monitor all health and safety guidelines provided by the federal and state governments,
•  continue to work closely with our venues to take all necessary precautions and welcome our attendees back safely,
• and offer GRC masks to all attendees.

Applications are also open for the 2022 conference season which is set to be our largest conference season yet! Registration for these conferences will open in September.

Thank you for your continued support of GRC, and we look forward to seeing you in person soon.

Fall 2021 Conferences

17 Gordon Research Conferences and their associated Gordon Research Seminars are scheduled in Fall of 2021.

Stochastic Physics in Biology

Information Processing in Noisy Biological Systems October 10 - 15, 2021

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| October 9 - 10, 2021

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Cardiac Arrhythmia Mechanisms

Advancing Arrhythmia Therapy by Bridging the Scales from Molecule to Organ October 17 - 22, 2021

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| October 16 - 17, 2021

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Chronobiology

Inputs, Circadian Oscillators and Outputs: From Single Cells to Human Health October 10 - 15, 2021

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| October 9 - 10, 2021

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Cell Biology of Metals

Decoding Metals: From Co-Factors to Dynamics and Disease October 17 - 22, 2021

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| October 16 - 17, 2021

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Central Nervous System Injury and Repair

Spinal Cord and Nervous System Injury: Exploring Mechanisms to Promote Repair October 17 - 22, 2021

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| October 16 - 17, 2021

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Alcohol-Induced End Organ Diseases

Developing Molecular Pathways into Therapeutic Opportunities for Alcohol-Associated Diseases October 24 - 29, 2021

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| October 23 - 24, 2021

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Medicinal Chemistry

Innovations in Drug Discovery to Enable Targeted Therapies for Unmet Medical Needs October 24 - 29, 2021

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| October 23 - 24, 2021

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Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage

Permanently Removing CO2 from Our Emissions and Atmosphere October 24 - 29, 2021

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| October 23 - 24, 2021

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Phagocytes

Phagocyte-Centric Perspectives on Health and Disease: From Actin to Zebrafish October 24 - 29, 2021

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| October 23 - 24, 2021

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Mammalian DNA Repair

Understanding and Targeting the DNA Repair Pathways October 31 - November 5, 2021

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| October 30 - 31, 2021

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Three Dimensional Electron Microscopy

Visualizing Biological Complexity Across Scales in 3DEM October 31 - November 5, 2021

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| October 30 - 31, 2021

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Cannabinoid Function in the CNS

Cell Types, Synapses, Circuits and the Road to Novel Therapeutics November 7 - 12, 2021

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| November 6 - 7, 2021

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Computer Aided Drug Design

Data Analytics and Computational Modeling for Next Generation Molecular Design November 7 - 12, 2021

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| November 6 - 7, 2021

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Stress Proteins in Growth, Development and Disease

Protein Homeostasis and the Challenges of Environment, Aging and Disease November 7 - 12, 2021

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| November 6 - 7, 2021

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Lung Development, Injury and Repair

Biological Discoveries to Transform Respiratory Medicine November 7 - 12, 2021

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| November 6 - 7, 2021

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Physical Science of Cancer

Physics as a Driver of Convergent Oncology November 14 - 19, 2021

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| November 13 - 14, 2021

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Biotherapeutics and Vaccines Development

Patient-Centric, Modality-Independent, Data-Driven Biotherapeutic and Vaccine Development November 14 - 19, 2021

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| November 13 - 14, 2021

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GRC Connects

GRC Connects is GRC's virtual initiative to connect and collaborate with our communities through cutting edge presentations and discussions during this unprecedented time.

GRC Connects: Mechanisms of Epilepsy and Neuronal Synchronization

Staying Synchronized during a Global Pandemic
Tuesday, July 20, 2021
12:00PM - 1:30PM ET

GRC Connects: Innovation by Evolution

Featuring Drs. Frances H. Arnold and Donald Hilvert

January 28, 2021
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM EST

GRC Connects: Innovation by Biomaterials

Featuring Drs. Kristi Anseth and Chad Mirkin
March 8, 20211:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST

GRC Connects: Innovation by Inorganic Chemistry

Featuring Drs. Harry Gray and Richard Eisenberg
April 20, 2021
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM ET

GRC Connects: Synaptic Transmission

Connecting through Synapses
Wednesday, July 7, 2021
11:00AM - 12:30PM ET

GRC Connects: Natural Products & Bioactive Compounds

Antivirals and Biocatalysis
Tuesday, August 3, 2021
10:00AM - 11:30AM ET

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The GRC Power Hour™

GRC has had a longstanding commitment to inclusion and addressing the challenges women and all underrepresented groups face in achieving equity in science. The Power Hour promotes conversations about the barriers to inclusivity within its 400 communities and has been incredibly popular with both men and women, reflecting growing conversations in the sciences about issues including unconscious bias, mentoring and sponsorship, strategies for addressing harassment and inappropriate behavior, and the culture change needed to support the professional growth of all scientists.

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The GRC Community

You'll always remember your first GRC.

Thursday night's lobster dinner is a long-standing tradition at GRCs in New England.

Poster sessions are lively, interactive opportunities for all attendees to share their latest work.

Our venue staff is always happy to help!

GRCs are intimate conferences where all participants contribute to the discussion of research at the frontiers of science.

We know how hard our conference chairs work. That's why we provide training at four locations worldwide every year to give them the tools and support they need to organize the best conference in their respective fields.

Discussion doesn't end in the meeting room. That's why conferees have plenty of time outside of the science sessions to network during our free afternoon time.

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"I volunteered to chair a GRC because I was always impressed by the excellence of the GRC, and having an opportunity to shape one of them was a great honor and a fantastic challenge."

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"I remember my first GRC experience because it was where I really felt like I could present new and risky ideas with a warm reception."

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The Gordon Research Conferences provide an international forum for the presentation and discussion of frontier research in the biological, chemical, physical and engineering sciences and their interfaces.

Gordon Research Conferences (GRC) are:

Created by scientists, for scientists
Forums to discuss pre-publication research at the forefront of
your field
Informal communities of experts in the field
A great opportunity to network with your peers

Gordon Research Seminars (GRS) are:

Organized by and for young investigators
A way to interact with leaders who may later serve as mentors

Supporting GRC

Gordon Research Conferences is a nonprofit organization dedicated to building communities that advance the frontiers of science.

Contributions made to the GRC Frontiers of Science Fund are used to benefit all of GRC’s scientific communities.

Please support Gordon Research Conferences by making a tax-deductible contribution to the GRC Frontiers of Science Fund today.

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