Centromere Dynamics: A View from Evolutionary and Molecular Biology

The Gordon Research Seminar on Centromere Biology is a unique forum for graduate students, post-docs, and other scientists with comparable levels of experience and education to present and exchange new data and cutting edge ideas. In addition, a panel discussion featuring active voices in science policy, funding and publishing will provide an opportunity for young trainees to address current challenges facing biomedical sciences and discuss potential solutions.

This meeting will focus on the dynamic properties of centromeres, from an evolutionary and a cellular perspective. Topics will span a variety of organisms and will include changes in centromere function and composition across the cell division cycle, and highlight emerging methods and areas of interest in the field.