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Tissue Repair and Regeneration

Gordon Research Conference

Recreating Tissue Complexity

June 1 - 6, 2025

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GRC Education Requirements: Undergraduates or those who have not obtained a bachelor's degree in science/engineering (or acceptable equivalent) are not eligible to apply to attend Gordon Research Conferences or Seminars.

Chair

Vice Chair

Colby-Sawyer College

541 Main Street

New London, New Hampshire, United States

Venue and Travel Information

Application Information

Applications for this meeting must be submitted by May 4, 2025. Please apply early, as some meetings become oversubscribed (full) before this deadline. If the meeting is oversubscribed, it will be stated here. Note: Applications for oversubscribed meetings will only be considered by the conference chair if more seats become available due to cancellations.

Conference Description

The Tissue Repair and Regeneration 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scientific conference focused on advancing the frontiers of science through the presentation of cutting-edge and unpublished research, prioritizing time for discussion after each talk and fostering informal interactions among scientists of all career stages.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 2025 Gordon Research Conference on Tissue Repair and Regeneration aims to bring together the international research community studying all aspects of this exciting topic. This will be a forum where current and future leaders share their unpublished cutting-edge findings and approaches, share ideas, challenge dogma, and network for future interactions that will strengthen the field. Attendees will be diverse in their methodology, ranging from model organisms to translational and clinical studies. Our scientific sessions will focus on:

· Regeneration of tissue complexity

· The impact of lifespan, ageing and senescence

· Parallels between tissue repair and regeneration with developmental processes

· Infection, inflammation and immunity

· Evolution of regeneration

· Tissue engineering and synthetic biology

· Extracellular matrix (from provisional wound matrix to fibrosis)

Related Meeting

This GRC will be held in conjunction with the "Tissue Repair and Regeneration" Gordon Research Seminar (GRS). Those interested in attending both meetings must submit an application for the GRS in addition to an application for the GRC. Refer to the associated GRS program page for more information.

Conference Program

Sunday
2:00 pm - 9:00 pm	Arrival and Check-in
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Dinner
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm	Introductory Comments by GRC Staff / Welcome and Introduction from the Chairs
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm	Keynote Session: Evolutionary, Developmental and Translational Insights into Regeneration Discussion Leader:
7:40 pm - 8:00 pm	Introduction by Discussion Leader
8:00 pm - 8:30 pm	"Complex Tissue Regeneration as an Emergent Phenomenon"
8:30 pm - 8:45 pm	Discussion
8:45 pm - 9:15 pm	"Developmental Origins of Tissue Regeneration"
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm	Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm	Infection, Inflammation and Immunity Discussion Leader:
9:00 am - 9:15 am	Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:15 am - 9:35 am	"Mitochondrial Dynamics in Wound Healing"
9:35 am - 9:45 am	Discussion
9:45 am - 9:55 am	Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
9:55 am - 10:00 am	Discussion
10:00 am - 10:20 am	"Commensal Microbes Fortify Skin Barrier"
10:20 am - 10:30 am	Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am	Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:15 am	Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:15 am - 11:20 am	Discussion
11:20 am - 11:35 am	Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:35 am - 11:40 am	Discussion
11:40 am - 11:55 am	Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:55 am - 12:00 pm	Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:20 pm	"Characterization of Mechanoresponsive, Pro-Inflammatory Myeloid Cells During Fibrosis and Wound Healing"
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm	Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm	Free Time
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm	The GRC Power Hour™ The GRC Power Hour™ is designed to address the interests and needs of all scientists and the challenges they face in their careers. Specifically, the program promotes meaningful conversations amongst colleagues of all career stages about barriers to career advancement and strategies to support the professional growth of all members of the community. The GRC Power Hour™ is open to all conference participants. Organizer:
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm	Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm	Stem Cells and Cell Plasticity Discussion Leader:
7:30 pm - 7:45 pm	Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:45 pm - 8:05 pm	"Peripheral Glia: A Regenerative Niche Driving Skin Wound Healing"
8:05 pm - 8:15 pm	Discussion
8:15 pm - 8:25 pm	Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
8:25 pm - 8:30 pm	Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:40 pm	Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
8:40 pm - 8:45 pm	Discussion
8:45 pm - 8:55 pm	Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
8:55 pm - 9:00 pm	Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm	"Using Digit Tip Regeneration to Inform Regenerative Engineering of Complex Musculoskeletal Tissues"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm	Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm	Repair and Regeneration Across Cell and Organismal Lifespan Discussion Leader:
9:00 am - 9:15 am	Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:15 am - 9:35 am	"Cold and Hot Fibrosis Define Clinically Distinct Cardiac Pathologies"
9:35 am - 9:45 am	Discussion
9:45 am - 9:55 am	Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
9:55 am - 10:00 am	Discussion
10:00 am - 10:10 am	Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
10:10 am - 10:15 am	Discussion
10:15 am - 10:25 am	Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
10:25 am - 10:30 am	Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am	Group Photo / Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:20 am	"Exploring the Role of Cellular Ageing in Cutaneous Wound Repair"
11:20 am - 11:30 am	Discussion
11:30 am - 11:40 am	Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:40 am - 11:45 am	Discussion
11:45 am - 11:55 am	Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:55 am - 12:00 pm	Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:20 pm	"Regeneration at Your Fingertips: Insights from Tissue Mechanics and the Extracellular Matrix"
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm	Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm	Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm	Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm	Adaptation and Maladaptation to Tissue Damage Discussion Leader:
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm	Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:50 pm - 8:10 pm	"Regeneration in the Uterus"
8:10 pm - 8:20 pm	Discussion
8:20 pm - 8:35 pm	Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
8:35 pm - 8:40 pm	Discussion
8:40 pm - 8:55 pm	Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
8:55 pm - 9:00 pm	Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm	"Epithelial-Stromal Crosstalk in Normal and Impaired Tissue Repair"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm	Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm	Biomechanical Influence on Tissue Regeneration Discussion Leader:
9:00 am - 9:15 am	Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:15 am - 9:35 am	"Mechanosensing in Lung Fibrosis Models"
9:35 am - 9:45 am	Discussion
9:45 am - 9:55 am	Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
9:55 am - 10:00 am	Discussion
10:00 am - 10:30 am	Coffee Break
10:30 am - 10:40 am	Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
10:40 am - 10:45 am	Discussion
10:45 am - 10:55 am	Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
10:55 am - 11:00 am	Discussion
11:00 am - 11:20 am	"Extracellular Matrix Remodeling at Tissue Interfaces in Response to Mechanical Loading"
11:20 am - 11:30 am	Discussion
11:30 am - 11:40 am	Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:40 am - 11:45 am	Discussion
11:45 am - 11:55 am	Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:55 am - 12:00 pm	Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:20 pm	"Neural Repair, May the Force NOT Be With You?"
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm	Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm	Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm	Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm	Biological Design of Tissue Morphogenesis Discussion Leader:
7:30 pm - 7:45 pm	Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:45 pm - 8:05 pm	"Synthetic Biology Approaches for Multicellular Mammalian Systems"
8:05 pm - 8:15 pm	Discussion
8:15 pm - 8:25 pm	Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
8:25 pm - 8:30 pm	Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:40 pm	Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
8:40 pm - 8:45 pm	Discussion
8:45 pm - 8:55 pm	Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
8:55 pm - 9:00 pm	Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm	"Engineering Tissue Function: Build, Learn, Repeat"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm	Discussion
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am	Business Meeting Nominations for the Next Vice Chair(s); Complete the GRC Evaluation Forms; Election of the Next Vice Chair(s)
9:00 am - 12:30 pm	Regenerating Tissue Complexity Discussion Leader:
9:00 am - 9:15 am	Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:15 am - 9:35 am	"Deciphering Immune-Epithelial Crosstalk During Lung Repair"
9:35 am - 9:45 am	Discussion
9:45 am - 9:55 am	Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
9:55 am - 10:00 am	Discussion
10:00 am - 10:10 am	Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
10:10 am - 10:15 am	Discussion
10:15 am - 10:25 am	Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
10:25 am - 10:30 am	Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am	Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:20 am	"Cellular Communication That Regulates Acute Inflammation After Skin Injury"
11:20 am - 11:30 am	Discussion
11:30 am - 11:40 am	Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:40 am - 11:45 am	Discussion
11:45 am - 11:55 am	Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:55 am - 12:00 pm	Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:20 pm	"Inflammation, Damage and Repair in the Joint: Fibroblasts Decide!"
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm	Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm	Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm	Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm	The Provisional to Fibrotic Extracellular Matrix in Tissue Repair Discussion Leader:
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm	Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:50 pm - 8:10 pm	"It Will All Get Better With Time: The Role of Time in Driving Extracellular Matrix Formation and Tissue Repair"
8:10 pm - 8:20 pm	Discussion
8:20 pm - 8:35 pm	Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
8:35 pm - 8:40 pm	Discussion
8:40 pm - 8:55 pm	Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
8:55 pm - 9:00 pm	Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm	"Myofibroblast Matrix Memories of MSCs"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm	Discussion
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
9:00 am	Departure

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Funding Opportunities

Financial assistance is available beginning in 2026 for qualified applicants through the Carl Storm Opportunity Fellowships program. Learn more.

Registration Fees

Conferee Single Room:

$990.00

Conferee Shared Room:

$940.00

Conferee Off-Site:

$785.00

Guest Single Room:

$800.00

Guest Shared Room:

$750.00

Guest Off-Site:

$595.00

Child 4-12 yrs Shared Room:

$375.00

Child 4-12 yrs Off-Site:

$298.00

Child Under 4 yrs Shared Room:

Free

Child Under 4 yrs Off-Site:

Free

Bus Arriving:

$62.00

Bus Departing:

$62.00

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