Bridging the Gap Between Molecules and Tissue: How Intermediate Filaments Affect our Health

The Gordon Research Seminar on Intermediate Filaments provides a platform for graduate students, post-doctoral fellows and other scientists, where they can present and discuss their unpublished work, exchange ideas and engage with scientists with similar experience levels.

The aim of the meeting is to bridge the gap between molecules, tissues and organisms in health and disease. Recent technological advances have led to a deeper understanding of intermediate filaments at the molecular level. Additionally, many biological functions of intermediate filaments have been extensively researched, leading to valuable insights into health and disease. However, how molecular building blocks of intermediate filaments assemble and affect biological tissue on all levels is highly complex, requiring multidisciplinary approaches to bridge these length scales.

The intention of the GRS is to form a strong community within early-stage researchers, where speakers and attendees learn from each other and shape the direction for the future of intermediate filament research.

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 March 4, 2022. 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.