Conference Description
Our vision for this 2022 GRC on Membrane Transporter Proteins is to link molecular and mechanistic insights on clinically important membrane transporters, including carriers, ion channels and pumps, to physiological function and disease-related malfunction. Sessions will include emerging research on transporter structure, computational and biophysical approaches, including single-molecule techniques, to tackle questions about the trafficking and functioning of these proteins in health and disease.
The unique format of this 5-day conference is designed to maximize productive interaction and discussion between scientists. First, the Chairs select attendees from the pool of applicants in order to ensure the very highest caliber of participants, and the attendance is capped at 200. Second, the meetings are held at small, non-urban and fairly isolated locations to minimize distractions and transportation issues. Third, only unpublished research at the absolute frontier of knowledge is presented (both orally and in poster sessions), with an emphasis on extended discussion. To promote the discussion of cutting-edge research, Gordon Research Conferences are officially "off-the-record", and ample time is provided between sessions for informal discussions with fellow attendees and socializing.
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 12, 2022. Please check back for updates.
Channelopathies and Transportopathies
Discussion Leaders
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Renae Ryan (University of Sydney, Australia)
Speakers
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Al George (Northwestern University, USA)
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Hanne Poulsen (Aarhus University, Denmark)
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Jeffrey Rothstein (Johns Hopkins University, USA)
Targeting Transporters for Pharmacotherapies
Discussion Leaders
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Sandra Hewett (Syracuse University, USA)
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Erin Calipari (Vanderbilt University, USA)
Speakers
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Nancy Carrasco (Vanderbilt University, USA)
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Amy Newman (National Institute on Drug Abuse Intramural Research Program, NIH, USA)
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Manuel Palacin (Institute for Research in Biomedicine, Spain)
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Robert Vandenberg (University of Sydney, Australia)
Transporter Function and Dysfunction in Metabolism, Diabetes and Obesity
Discussion Leaders
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Habibeh Khoshbouei (University of Florida, USA)
Speakers
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Zachary Freyberg (University of Pittsburgh, USA)
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Sophie Hambleton (Newcastle University, United Kingdom)
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Amira Klip (University of Toronto, Canada)
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Michael Koettgen (University Hospital Freiburg, Germany)
Invertebrates as Animal Models to Study Transporter Functions
Discussion Leaders
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Randy Blakely (Florida Atlantic University, USA)
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Freja Herborg (University of Copenhagen, Denmark)
Speakers
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Susan Amara (National Institutes of Health, USA)
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Laura Bianchi (University of Miami, USA)
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Lucia Carvelli (Florida Atlantic University, USA)
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David Krantz (University of California, Los Angeles, USA)
Na, K-ATPase and Related Pumps
Discussion Leaders
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Imogen Coe (Ryerson University, Canada)
Speakers
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Matthias Hediger (University of Bern, Switzerland)
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Jonathan Javitch (Columbia University / New York State Psychiatric Institute, USA)
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Poul Nissen (Aarhus University, Denmark)
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Daniela Pietrobon (University of Padova, Italy)
Neurological and Neuropsychiatric Disorders: Transporters at Play
Discussion Leaders
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Rajini Rao (Johns Hopkins University, USA)
Speakers
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Heinrich Matthies (University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA)
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Haley Melikian (University of Massachusetts Medical School, USA)
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Gaia Novarino (Institute of Science and Technology Austria, Austria)
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Harald Sitte (Medical University of Vienna, Austria)
New Strategies, Ideas and Techniques to Study Membrane Protein Structure-Function and Trafficking
Discussion Leaders
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Ulrik Gether (University of Copenhagen, Denmark)
Speakers
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Olga Boudker (Weill Cornell Medicine, USA)
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Sergio Grinstein (The Hospital for Sick Children, Canada)
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Parastoo Hashemi (University of South Carolina, USA)
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Eduardo Perozo (University of Chicago, USA)
Peptides, Hormones, and Neurotransmitter Release: The Importance of Transporters in the Gut and Brain
Discussion Leaders
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Michael Freissmuth (Medical University of Vienna, Austria)
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Susan Ingram (Oregon Health and Science University, USA)
Speakers
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Eric Gouaux (Oregon Health and Science University, USA)
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Robert Edwards (University of California, San Francisco, USA)
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Naoki Yamanaka (University of California, Riverside, USA)
Detailing Mechanisms of Importers and Exporters
Discussion Leaders
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Roxanne Vaughan (University of North Dakota, USA)
Speakers
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Isabelle Baconguis (Oregon Health and Science University, USA)
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Hassane Mchaourab (Vanderbilt University, USA)
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Christine Ziegler (University of Regensburg, Germany)
The GRC Power Hour™
Organizer:
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Imogen Coe (Ryerson University, Canada)
