Conference Description
The Gordon Research Conference (GRC) series on the “Cell Biology of Metals" routinely brings together an exceptional community of research scientists and physicians to share and discuss the latest breakthroughs in the field of metal homeostasis. The 9th iteration of this cornerstone conference series will span a diverse range of scientific interests from genetics, biochemistry, structural biology, and inorganic chemistry, to bioinformatics, microbial pathogenesis, and clinical medicine. Session topics will focus on the acquisition, trafficking, regulation, and dynamic utilization of metals in proteins, cells, tissues, and organisms from microbes to humans, and the role of metals in physiology, disease, and host-pathogen interactions. In addition, novel techniques and tools for monitoring, quantifying, and visualizing metals in cells and tissues will be shared and discussed. The conference format, including keynote presentations, research talks from junior and senior investigators, poster talks, poster sessions, and informal scientific discussions, promotes open communication, effective mentoring, and cross-discipline collaborations between established investigators and trainees that will sustain the healthy growth and diversification of this critical and rapidly expanding field. Since metal acquisition and homeostasis strongly impacts human health and disease as well as microbial pathogenesis, the ultimate goal of this conference series is to uncover the pathological mechanisms of dysfunctional metal metabolism in order to foster the development of cutting-edge diagnostic approaches and therapeutic treatments for metal-related diseases and disorders.
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 June 17, 2021. Please check back for updates.
From the Sea to the Soil: Metals in the Environment
Discussion Leaders
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Erin Connolly (Pennsylvania State University, USA)
Speakers
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Mak Saito (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, USA)
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Ute Kraemer (Ruhr University Bochum, Germany)
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Manuel Gonzalez-Guerrero (Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Spain)
Metal Dynamics, Transport and Trafficking
Discussion Leaders
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Thomas O'Halloran (Northwestern University, USA)
Speakers
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Vishal Gohil (Texas A&M University, USA)
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Ningning Zhao (University of Arizona, USA)
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Stefano Rivella (Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, USA)
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Maria Aleman (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA)
Bioinorganic Tools and Technologies for Investigating Metal Metabolism
Discussion Leaders
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Joseph Cotruvo, Jr. (Pennsylvania State University, USA)
Speakers
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Emily Que (University of Texas at Austin, USA)
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Martina Ralle (Oregon Health and Science University, USA)
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Christopher Chang (University of California, Berkeley, USA)
Malicious Metal Metabolism in Human Diseases and Disorders
Discussion Leaders
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Jodie Babitt (Massachusetts General Hospital / Harvard Medical School, USA)
Speakers
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Young-Ah Seo (University of Michigan, USA)
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Adrienne Boire (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, USA)
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Joseph Mancias (Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, USA)
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Richard Possemato (New York University School of Medicine, USA)
Structure-Function Insights Into Metal Homeostasis
Discussion Leaders
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Megan McEvoy (University of California, Los Angeles, USA)
Speakers
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Amy Rosenzweig (Northwestern University, USA)
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Gabriele Meloni (University of Texas at Dallas, USA)
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Aaron Smith (University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA)
Battling Over Metals at the Host-Pathogen Interface
Discussion Leaders
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David Heinrichs (University of Western Ontario, Canada)
Speakers
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Katherine Franz (Duke University , USA)
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Valeria Culotta (Johns Hopkins University, USA)
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Elizabeth Nolan (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA)
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Sargurunathan Subashchandrabose (Texas A&M University, USA)
Sensing and Regulating Metal Metabolism
Discussion Leaders
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David Giedroc (Indiana University, USA)
Speakers
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Nick Le Brun (University of East Anglia, United Kingdom)
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Amanda Bird (The Ohio State University, USA)
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James Kronstad (University of British Columbia, Canada)
Mechanisms of Metallocofactor Assembly and Trafficking
Discussion Leaders
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Amy Medlock (University of Georgia, USA)
Speakers
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Oleh Khalimonchuk (University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA)
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Michiko Taga (University of California, Berkeley, USA)
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Silke Leimkuehler (University of Potsdam, Germany)
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Ruma Banerjee (University of Michigan, USA)
Keynote Session: Managing Metal Metabolism in Humans and Microbes
Discussion Leaders
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Mary Lou Guerinot (Dartmouth College, USA)
Speakers
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Caroline Philpott (National Institutes of Health, USA)
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Nigel Robinson (Durham University, United Kingdom)
The GRC Power Hour™
Organizers:
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Angela Wilks (University of Maryland, USA)
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Daniela Buccella (New York University, USA)
