Conference Description
The Cerebellum 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.
Cerebellar research is vital to our understanding of motor control and cognition, as well as the mechanisms underlying cerebellar dysfunction and disease. This year's GRS program centers on how the cerebellum is built, tracing the molecular and cellular programs that shape its architecture through to the emergence of circuits and networks and the behavioral capacities they ultimately support. By placing development at the heart of the program, we aim to illuminate how foundational principles established early in life give rise to the full repertoire of cerebellar function. The program encompasses human and animal studies, neurophysiology, functional neuroimaging, circuit analysis, computational models, genetics, and translational approaches to cerebellar disorders.
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 May 2, 2027. 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.
