Conference Description
The Mechanisms of Membrane Transport 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scientific conference focused on advancing the frontiers of science through the presentation of cutting-edge and unpublished research, prioritizing time for discussion after each talk and fostering informal interactions among scientists of all career stages.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.
The 2023 Gordon Conference on Mechanisms of Membrane Transport will continue the tradition of providing a forum to discuss recent and emerging research on the structure, function and physiology of macromolecules responsible for membrane transport. This year, the conference will highlight the complex assemblies and dynamic behavior of these proteins in native environments, with a focus on molecular mechanisms of regulation. The program will also feature cutting edge experimental and computational methodologies employed at the forefront of our field.
This conference will also continue the tradition of providing a platform for early-career scientists to present and discuss their work. The program will include talks from both established and early-career researchers and there are numerous speaking slots reserved for students and postdoctoral researchers that will be selected from submitted the abstracts. Daily poster sessions will provide multiple opportunities for in-depth scientific discussions. Continuing our newly established tradition, a Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) on the Mechanisms of Membrane Transport will be held immediately prior to the conference, building on the successful Seminars held in the past. The Seminar, organized by trainee scientists, will provide an additional forum to highlight research, network with colleagues, as well as to discuss challenges of the early career stages.
We strongly encourage conference applications by junior and senior scientists internationally, by underrepresented minority scientists and those with disabilities. Funds will be raised to support some costs of those with financial constraints.
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 February 18, 2023. Please check back for updates.
Ultrastructure and Macromolecular Assemblies in the Membrane
Discussion Leaders
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Jianping Wu (Westlake University, China)
Speakers
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Justin Taraska (NHLBI, NIH, United States)
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Simon Scheuring (Weill Cornell Medicine, United States)
Mechanisms of Secondary Active Transporters
Discussion Leaders
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Nicolas Reyes (National Center of Scientific Research CNRS, France)
Speakers
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Lucy Forrest (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH, United States)
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Liang Feng (Stanford University, United States)
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Simon Newstead (University of Oxford, United Kingdom)
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Gary Rudnick (Yale University, United States)
Interrogating Dynamic Transport
Discussion Leaders
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Claus Loland (University of Copenhagen, Denmark)
Speakers
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Katherine Henzler-Wildman (University of Wisconsin-Madison, United States)
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Olga Boudker (Weill Cornell Medicine, United States)
Membrane-Dependent Regulation of Transport
Discussion Leaders
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Lucie Delemotte (Science for Life Laboratory, Sweden)
Speakers
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Grace Brannigan (Rutgers University, United States)
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Jose Faraldo-Gomez (National Institutes of Health, United States)
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Sara Liin (Linköping University, Sweden)
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Joseph Mindell (NINDS, United States)
Design and Folding of Membrane Transporters
Discussion Leaders
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Karen Fleming (Johns Hopkins University, United States)
Speakers
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Peilong Lu (Westlake University, China)
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Nir Fluman (Weizmann Institute, Israel)
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Bil Clemons (California Institute of Technology, United States)
The New World of Hybrid Transport
Discussion Leaders
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Cristina Paulino (University of Groningen, The Netherlands)
Speakers
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Show-Ling Shyng (Oregon Health and Science University, United States)
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Raimund Dutzler (University of Zurich, Switzerland)
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Harley Kurata (University of Alberta, Canada)
Mechanisms of ATP Coupled Transport
Discussion Leaders
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Kaspar Locher (ETH Zurich, Switzerland)
Speakers
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Heather Pinkett (Northwestern University, United States)
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Bert Poolman (University of Groningen, The Netherlands)
Structure, Dynamics and Allostery of Ion Channels
Discussion Leaders
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Crina Nimigean (Weill Cornell Medicine, United States)
Speakers
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Ann McDermott (Columbia University, United States)
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Anna Stary-Weinzinger (University of Vienna, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Austria)
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Cedric Govaerts (Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium)
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Zhen Yan (Westlake University, China)
Physiological Connections to Transport Mechanisms
Discussion Leaders
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David Clapham (HHMI Janelia Research Conf)
Speakers
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Rajini Rao (Johns Hopkins University, United States)
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Thomas Jentsch (Leibniz-Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare Pharmakologie (FMP) , Germany)
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Robert Edwards (University of California, San Francisco, United States)
The GRC Power Hour™
Organizers
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Lucy Forrest (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH, United States)