Conference Description
The Centromere Biology 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.
Centromeres play a crucial role in many cellular processes, yet much of their regulation, function, and evolution is not understood. Recent advances in sequencing and imaging technology have greatly improved the tractability in studying the centromere and its associated molecular players. This has resulted in an explosion of centromere focused research from highly interdisciplinary fields. The aim of this meeting is to bring together researchers from a wide range of biological backgrounds to showcase their approaches and findings, and to provide a forum for discussion of important directions for the field of centromere biology. The goal of the GRS is to foster engagement from junior investigators to build connections prior to the larger GRC. The GRS has a particular focus on early career researchers and on challenges they are likely to face in their career. This year’s mentorship session will focus on modalities of communication in science. The panel session will explore improving clarity of scientific results with mentors who have experience and skill in scientific communication. This topic aims at providing trainees an opportunity to learn the nuances to being compelling scientific communicators.
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 19, 2026. 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.
