Dynamics of Ecological and Evolutionary Change

The Ecological and Evolutionary Genomics 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scientific conference focused on advancing the frontiers of science through the presentation of cutting-edge and unpublished research, prioritizing time for discussion after each talk and fostering informal interactions among scientists of all career stages.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.

As genomic information becomes increasingly accessible across model and non-model organisms, evolutionary and ecological genomics have become essential frameworks to understand how mutation processes, selection and drift shape biodiversity and phenotypes. The 2023 Gordon Research Conference on Ecological and Evolutionary Genomics will highlight recent advances in our understanding of interactions between genomes and their environment, covering a variety of scales over space and time from population studies to comparative genomics, deep evolution, and theoretical models. The conference will emphasize how new technologies and models can be leveraged to illuminate evolutionary processes across animals, plants and microbes, and ambitions to spark bold new ideas in the field of genome evolution and ecology.

Co-chairs, Sarah Kocher (Princeton University) and Camille Berthelot (Institut Pasteur, Paris) invite you to Bryant University, where we are assembling a diverse group of established and early career investigators to discuss their latest work across a wide variety of organisms. A subset of the submitted abstracts will be selected for short talk presentations and a limited number of travel grants will be available. Join us to participate in creative discussions in an inclusive social and scientific atmosphere, to empower the future research in the field.

Key dates
Submission deadline for short talk presentations: April 23, 2023
Application deadline: July 2, 2023

Financial support
A number of partial conference fee waivers and travel grants are available to support early-career investigators (including students, postdocs and junior PIs), underrepresented minority attendees, attendees from lower income countries and attendees coming with a child or childcare support guest. To apply, please include a brief description in your conference application, or contact the chairs directly. Preference will be given to attendees who have submitted an abstract by the short talk presentation deadline (April 23), but we will consider applications through the full application deadline (July 2).

Eligible attendees are also encouraged to apply for the Carl Storm Underrepresented Minority Fellowship (see information on the right of this page).