The Immunology of Fungal Infections 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.
Specific susceptibility to fungal infection has led to seminal discoveries in human immunology. Host immune status plays a crucial role in the development of opportunistic fungal infections, including progression to invasive disease, and death. The expanding population of immunosuppressed individuals, the rise in antifungal resistance, and the emergence of novel human fungal pathogens stress the ongoing importance of molecular characterization of host-pathogen interactions.
The GRS includes a broad panel of speakers at the intersection of host immunity and fungal virulence. The seminar will span two days, beginning in the afternoon of January 16, 2027, and concluding January 17, 2027. This seminar is attended in addition to the Immunology of Fungal Infections Gordon Research Conference (GRC), with complementary programming designed to expand the depth of the fungal immunology field.
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 October 11, 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.
