Conference Description
The Chronobiology 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scientific conference focused on advancing the frontiers of science through the presentation of cutting-edge and unpublished research, prioritizing time for discussion after each talk and fostering informal interactions among scientists of all career stages.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 field of chronobiology is a rich area that encompasses single cell organisms all the way to humans. The concept of chronobiology is simplified by the Eskinogram, where an input changes the phase of an oscillator and leads to changes in the output. This happens in bacteria, fungi, plants and animals. In a way, circadian rhythms may have been the earliest brain, where environmental input is interpreted by the brain and then leads to an action. The inputs to the clock are the simple, light and temperature, to the complex, social interactions. The oscillators are varied molecular machines that have transcription, translation and posttranslational modifications. The outputs control all aspects of the organisms’ physiology and behavior.
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 February 18, 2023. Please check back for updates.
Advances in Sleep and Circadian Research
Discussion Leaders
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Phyllis Zee (Northwestern University, United States)
Speakers
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Charles Bourque (Research Institute McGill University Health Centre, Canada)
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Mimi Shirasu-Hiza (Columbia University, United States)
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Carla Green (University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, United States)
Clock outputs
Discussion Leaders
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Till Roenneberg (LMU Munich, Germany)
Speakers
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Kenneth Wright (University of Colorado Boulder, United States)
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Horacio de la Iglesia (University of Washington, United States)
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Valerie Mongrain (Université de Montréal, Canada)
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Jennifer Hurley (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, United States)
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Dragana Rogulja (Harvard University, United States)
Discoveries from Across the Phylogenetic Tree
Discussion Leaders
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Charalambos Kyriacou (University of Leicester, United Kingdom)
Speakers
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Martha Merrow (LMU Munich, Germany)
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Noga Kronfeld-Schor (Tel Aviv University, Israel)
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Takato Imaizumi (University of Washington, United States)
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Alex Keene (Florida Atlantic University, United States)
Circadian Photoentrainment
Discussion Leaders
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Kathleen Merikangas (National Institute of Mental Health, NIH, United States)
Speakers
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Tiffany Schmidt (Northwestern University, United States)
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Takashi Yoshimura (Nagoya University, Japan)
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Sujata Rao (Cleveland Clinic, United States)
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Susan Golden (University of California, San Diego, United States)
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Kristin Tessmar-Raible (Max Perutz Labs , University of Vienna, Austria/ AWI, Germany, Austria)
The Role of Circadian Clocks in Microbes
Discussion Leaders
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Carl Johnson (Vanderbilt University, United States)
Speakers
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Sarah Reece (University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
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Charissa de Bekker (Utrecht University, The Netherlands)
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Jane McKeating (University of Oxford, United Kingdom)
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Christoph Scheiermann (University of Geneva, Switzerland)
Core Clock Mechanisms
Discussion Leaders
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Michael Rosbash (Brandeis University / Howard Hughes Medical Institute, United States)
Speakers
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Achim Kramer (Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany)
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María Ceriani (Fundación Instituto Leloir- IIBBA-CONICET, Argentina)
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Carrie Partch (University of California, Santa Cruz, United States)
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Joanna Chiu (University of California, Davis, United States)
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Katja Lamia (Scripps Research, United States)
Clocks role in diseases
Discussion Leaders
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Erik Herzog (Washington University in St. Louis, United States)
Speakers
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Steven Brown (University of Zurich, Switzerland)
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Selma Masri (University of California, Irvine, United States)
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Karen Gamble (University of Alabama at Birmingham, United States)
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Luoying Zhang (Huazhong University of Science & Technology, China)
Clock Circuits and Connectivity
Discussion Leaders
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Joseph Takahashi (Howard Hughes Medical Institute / University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, United States)
Speakers
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Jennifer Evans (Marquette University, United States)
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Maria de la Paz Fernandez (Barnard College, United States)
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Jeffrey Jones (Washington University in St. Louis, United States)
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Lauren Hablitz (University of Rochester, United States)
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Andrew Liu (University of Florida College of Medicine, United States)
Role of Clocks in Physiology and Metabolism
Discussion Leaders
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Amita Sehgal (University of Pennsylvania, United States)
Speakers
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Stacey Harmer (University of California, Davis, United States)
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Megumi Hatori (Nagoya University, Japan)
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Julie Pendergast (University of Kentucky, United States)
The GRC Power Hour™
Organizers
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Elizabeth Klerman (Mass General Hospital/Brigham and Women's Hospital / Harvard Medical School, United States)