The Post-Transcriptional Gene Regulation 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.
The 2026 GRS will focus on the innate features of RNA and RNA-binding proteins that play a crucial role in regulating RNA fate and function within cells. Talks will include diverse topics such as RNA processing, maturation, modification, localization, translation, and decay, as well as the regulation and activity of the RNA Binding Proteins that direct these processes. Additionally, findings exploring RNA processing mechanisms within the context of disease and therapeutics are also encouraged. Graduate students and postdocs working on these and other aspects of RNA-mediated gene regulation are encouraged to submit abstracts to present their unpublished work.
All attendees are encouraged to actively participate throughout the entire GRS program. Thematic sessions and poster presentations provide all attendees with ample opportunity to present their work, exchange ideas, and connect with their peers. Selected participants will also serve as discussion leaders during thematic sessions. Furthermore, GRS attendees are encouraged to participate in a career panel discussion with senior faculty and industry professionals, as well as have the chance to network with top investigators at the associated Gordon Research Conference (GRC). All speakers and discussion leaders will be selected from abstracts submitted by trainees. The overall goal of the GRS is to cultivate an open and welcoming environment for the scientific and career development of the next generation of scientists contributing to the advancement of RNA biology and post-transcriptional gene regulation.
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 April 12, 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.
