Conference Description
The Developmental Biology 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scientific conference focused on advancing the frontiers of science through the presentation of cutting-edge and unpublished research, prioritizing time for discussion after each talk and fostering informal interactions among scientists of all career stages.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 an array 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 2027 Gordon Research Conference and Gordon Research Seminar in Developmental Biology will convene a global research community to decode life's blueprint by examining and integrating the fundamental principles that govern growth, form, and regeneration in living systems. A central motivation of the conference is the growing need for interdisciplinary integration of genetics, experimental, theoretical and computational approaches to address major open questions in modern developmental biology that are relevant to understanding life and fuel biomedicine. Questions to be addressed include how molecular regulation and gene networks orchestrate development across species, the formation of tissue shape and function, how developmental programs can be re-engineered to promote tissue repair and regeneration and the re-emergence of developmental pathways in diseases. Conference sessions will draw on lessons from research across a wide range of organisms and experimental systems, morphogenesis, stem cell–based models of human development, growth and regeneration, cell fate decisions, evolution, cell heterogeneity in development, disease models for mechanistic insights. The program highlights cutting-edge technologies, ranging from advanced ‘omics and imaging to biophysical frameworks, computational models of living systems and AI, to extract unifying principles from the complexity of living systems for the development of transformative applications.
The conference chair is currently developing their preliminary program, which will include 9 sessions and the names of the invited speakers and discussion leaders for each of these sessions. The preliminary program will be available by April 22, 2026. Please check back for updates.
