Conference Description
The 2021 Lung Development, Injury and Repair Gordon Research Conference will present cutting-edge research spanning basic and translational aspects of lung biology, injury and repair in health and disease. The meeting will provide a critical forum for discussing the latest developments in these fields, including our emerging understanding of the mechanisms and consequences of severe lung injuries associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. While investments in basic scientific research continue to accelerate substantial strides forward in understanding the molecular, cellular and tissue level mechanisms driving respiratory diseases, translation of these findings toward early detection and effective repair and restoration of lung function in chronic respiratory diseases remains a major barrier. Meeting this challenge requires the integration of knowledge from experts spanning lung development, molecular and cell biology, physiology, bioengineering, matrix biology as well as physicians and translational experts immersed in diagnosis, therapeutic development and treatment of human disease. A related goal of the meeting is to strengthen the pipeline and promote the development of scientists and clinicians focused on lung development, injury and repair. Specific mechanisms will be included throughout the program to enhance trainee and young faculty contributions to the meeting, and to foster formal and informal interactions between junior and senior scientists. Exceptional abstract submissions will be programmed as short platform presentations, and young investigators will also be paired with senior investigators to moderate sessions, providing an opportunity to engage deeply in the discussions. The combination of cross-disciplinary expertise and participation by established and emerging leaders will create a unique forum to disseminate and debate the latest findings in the fields of lung development, injury and repair, and to formulate the new ideas, collaborations and approaches that will be needed to translate biologic discoveries toward meaningful advances in respiratory medicine.
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 July 7, 2021. Please check back for updates.
Keynote Session: Orchestrating Cellular Differentiation to Shape the Lung
Discussion Leaders
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Rory Morty (Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Germany)
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Laurie Eldredge (University of Washington , USA)
Speakers
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Nan Tang (National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing, China)
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Dean Sheppard (University of California, San Francisco, USA)
Formation and Remodeling of Lung Vasculature in Health and Disease
Discussion Leaders
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Jichao Chen (University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA)
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Rachel Knipe (Massachusetts General Hospital, USA)
Speakers
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Michael Dellinger (University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, USA)
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Susan Majka (National Jewish Health, USA)
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Vladimir Kalinichenko (Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, USA)
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Grazyna Kwapiszewska (Meduni Graz, Austria)
Immunology in Lung Injury and Repair
Discussion Leaders
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G.R. Scott Budinger (Northwestern University, USA)
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Alexandra McCubbrey (National Jewish Health, USA)
Speakers
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Jie Sun (Mayo Clinic, USA)
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De'Broski Herbert (University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, USA)
Diversity of Fibroblasts and Their Roles in Health and Disease
Discussion Leaders
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Yael Aschner (University of Colorado Denver, USA)
Speakers
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Thomas Barker (University of Virginia, USA)
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David Ornitz (Washington University in St. Louis, USA)
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Yuval Rinkevich (Helmholtz Center, Germany)
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Michelle Tallquist (University of Hawaii, USA)
Lung Injury and Chronic Sequelae
Discussion Leaders
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Harry Karmouty Quintana (University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, USA)
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Lanyn Taliaferro (NIAID/NIH, USA)
Speakers
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Hal Chapman (University of California, San Francisco, USA)
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Laura Crotty (University of California, San Diego, USA)
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Gisli Jenkins (University of Nottingham, United Kingdom)
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Enid Neptune (Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, USA)
Targets, Tools and Strategies in Lung Repair
Discussion Leaders
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Semil Choksi (University of California, San Francisco, USA)
Speakers
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Amy Firth (University of Southern California, USA)
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Purushothama Rao Tata (Duke University School of Medicine, USA)
Epithelial Injury and Functional Regeneration
Discussion Leaders
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Andreas Guenther (Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany)
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Chimwemwe Mwase (Harvard University, USA)
Speakers
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Michael Beers (University of Pennsylvania, USA)
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Stijn DeLanghe (University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA)
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Ying Tian (Temple University, USA)
Lung Development and its Lessons for Repair
Discussion Leaders
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Ed Morrisey (University of Pennsylvania, USA)
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Christina Barkauskas (Duke University, USA)
Speakers
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Joshua Adkins (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA)
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Tushar Desai (Stanford University, USA)
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Joo-Hyeon Lee (University of Cambridge, United Kingdom)
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Jason Spence (University of Michigan, USA)
Keynote Session: Bridging Discovery to Therapy
Discussion Leaders
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Xin Sun (University of California, San Diego, USA)
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Benjamin Singer (Northwestern University, USA)
Speakers
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Paul McCray, Jr. (University of Iowa, USA)
