Conference Description
The Archaea: Ecology, Metabolism and Molecular 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scientific conference focused on advancing the frontiers of science through the presentation of cutting-edge and unpublished research, prioritizing time for discussion after each talk and fostering informal interactions among scientists of all career stages.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.
The domain of life Archaea represents a vast diversity of organisms, metabolic strategies, genomes, and habitats worldwide. Thanks to the collaborative efforts by the community of researchers attending the GRC on “Archaea: Ecology Metabolism and Molecular Biology” since the meeting’s inception in 1984, discoveries abound, enabling unprecedented insight and rapid advances in archaeal biology. Recently, such knowledge advances have been enabled by new cross-disciplinary methods and ideas including metagenomics, cell biology, live imaging and biophysics, phylogenomics, biogeochemistry, metabolism, environmental microbiology and ecology, molecular biology and genetics, biochemistry, development of novel genetic systems, and discovery of new lineages. Collaboration across these fields, brought together in one meeting, enables general principles of life to be revealed. The 2023 meeting will continue the strong tradition of exciting, high quality cutting-edge science, this time centering on the theme of archaeal roots and branches, seeking to reveal general principles and notable exceptions in life’s history, with an aim to predict its future. The archaeal research community in attendance at this meeting has a rich tradition of inclusiveness and diversity in every sense. Practically, such a commitment is realized through an emphasis on talks selected from abstracts submitted by students, postdocs, and early career researchers, our new tradition of the Gordon Research Seminar started in 2019, and gender balance among speakers and organizers. Recent additions of a diversity “power hour”, poster preview talks to highlight poster sessions and foster interaction, and social outings enhance the experience. Co-chairs Thorsten Allers and Amy Schmid, as well as co-vice-chairs Kira Makarova and Tessa Quax, invite you to come join us in 2023!
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 25, 2023. Please check back for updates.
Keynote Session: New Perspectives on the Tree of Life: From Life’s Origins to Modern Ecosystems
Discussion Leaders
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Uri Gophna (Tel Aviv University, Israel)
Speakers
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Puri Lopez-Garcia (CNRS & Universite Paris-Saclay, France)
Recent Progress on the Metagenomics and Molecular Biology of the ASGARD, DPANN and Other New Lineages
Discussion Leaders
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Christa Schleper (University of Vienna, Austria)
Speakers
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Laura Eme (CNRS - Uni. Paris-Saclay, France)
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Christine Moissl-Eichinger (Medical University Graz, Austria)
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Masaru Nobu (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan)
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Olga Golyshina (Bangor University, United Kingdom)
New Technologies Lead to New Discoveries in Cell Biology
Discussion Leaders
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Mechthild Pohlschroder (University of Pennsylvania, United States)
Speakers
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Alex Bisson (Brandeis University, United States)
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Yoshiaki Kinoshita (RIKEN, Japan)
Information Processing and Regulation Provide Insights into the Central Dogma
Discussion Leaders
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Eveline Peeters (Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium)
Speakers
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Ruth Schmitz-Streit (University of Kiel, Germany)
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Jocelyne DiRuggiero (Johns Hopkins University, United States)
Connecting Geochemical Cycles with Metabolic Networks
Discussion Leaders
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Tristan Wagner (Max Planck Society, Germany)
Speakers
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Kiran Patil (University of Cambridge, United Kingdom)
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Annette Rowe (University of Cincinnati, United States)
The Dynamic Genome: Recombination, Repair and Structural Variation of Archaeal Genomes
Discussion Leaders
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Dennis Grogan (University of Cincinnati, United States)
Speakers
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Roxane Lestini (Ecole Polytechnique, France)
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Steve Bell (Indiana University, United States)
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Daniela Barillà (University of York, United Kingdom)
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Nick Robinson (Lancaster University, United Kingdom)
Biotechnology and Bioinformatics Databases, Genomic Methods and Visualization Tools
Discussion Leaders
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Zvi Kelman (NIST/IBBR, United States)
Speakers
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Kelly Zatopek (New England Biolabs Inc., United States)
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Stefan Schulze (Rochester Institute of Technology, United States)
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Guillaume Borrel (Institut Pasteur, France)
Cell-Virus Interactions and Defense Mechanisms Including Viruses, CRISPR, Cell Surfaces and Mobile Elements
Discussion Leaders
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Sonja-Verena Albers (University of Freiburg, Germany)
Speakers
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Eugene Koonin (National Institutes of Health, United States)
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David Prangishvili (Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, Georgia)
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Hanna Oksanen (University of Helsinki, Finland)
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Adi Millman (Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel)
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Mart Krupovic (Institut Pasteur, France)
Current Phylogenomic Drafts of the Tree of Life
Discussion Leaders
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Thijs Ettema (Wageningen University & Research, The Netherlands)
Speakers
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Brett Baker (University of Texas Austin, United States)
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Tom Williams (University of Bristol, United Kingdom)
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Laura Villanueva (Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, The Netherlands)
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Anja Spang (Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, The Netherlands)
The GRC Power Hour™
Organizers
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Kira Makarova (National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, NIH, United States)