Conference Description
The Mechanisms of Microbial Transcription 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scientific conference focused on advancing the frontiers of science through the presentation of cutting-edge and unpublished research, prioritizing time for discussion after each talk and fostering informal interactions among scientists of all career stages.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.
Transcription lies at the heart of gene expression, a process necessary for environmental adaptation and cellular homeostasis. The Mechanisms of Microbial Transcription GRC historically focused on the structure, function, and regulation of RNA polymerases and now includes research on a broad range of transcriptional and post-transcriptional gene expression mechanisms. We seek to continue broadening our community by including a wide variety of gene expression-related topics while maintaining our core strength in the mechanistic molecular biology of transcription. Our 2025 program features cutting-edge work on molecular mechanisms of gene expression in viruses, bacteria, and archaea including model organisms and pathogens.
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 15, 2025. Please check back for updates.
A Comparative View of Transcription in Bacterial Pathogens
Discussion Leaders
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Kristine Arnvig (University College London, United Kingdom)
Speakers
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Elizabeth Campbell (The Rockefeller University, United States)
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Xinyun (Sherry) Cao (UT Southwestern Medical Center, United States)
Transcriptional Control of Homeostasis, Colonization, and Antimicrobial Resistance
Discussion Leaders
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Megan Bergkessel (University of Dundee, United Kingdom)
Speakers
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Shixin Liu (The Rockefeller University, United States)
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Athanasios Typas (European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Germany)
Structural Biology of Transcription Across Domains
Discussion Leaders
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Xiaodong Zhang (Imperial College London, United Kingdom)
Speakers
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Shun-ichi Sekine (RIKEN, Japan)
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Deepti Jain (Regional Centre for Biotechnology, India)
New Methods to Probe Gene Expression
Discussion Leaders
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Jeff Gelles (Brandeis University, United States)
Speakers
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Olivier Duss (European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Germany)
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Gene-Wei Li (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States)
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Laurence Ettwiller (New England Biolabs, United States)
Post-Transcriptional Mechanisms
Discussion Leaders
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Sine Lo Svenningsen (University of Copenhagen, Denmark)
Speakers
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Ramesh Wigneshweraraj (Imperial College London, United Kingdom)
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Philip Adams (National Institutes of Health, United States)
Transcriptional Control in Archaea and Viruses
Discussion Leaders
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Finn Werner (University College London, United Kingdom)
Speakers
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Dina Grohmann (University of Regensburg, Germany)
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Thomas Santangelo (Colorado State University, United States)
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Maria Sokolova (Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Germany)
Chromosome Topology and Gene Expression
Discussion Leaders
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Joseph Wade (Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, United States)
Speakers
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Maria Schumacher (Duke University, United States)
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Tung Le (John Innes Centre, United Kingdom)
Co-Transcriptional Mechanisms
Discussion Leaders
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Tatiana Mishanina (University of California San Diego, United States)
Speakers
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Jin Young Kang (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea)
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Sangjin Kim (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States)
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Irina Artsimovitch (Ohio State University, United States)
Keynote Session: A Global View of Transcription
Discussion Leaders
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David Grainger (University of Birmingham, United Kingdom)
Speakers
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Carol Gross (University of California, San Francisco, United States)
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Steve Busby (University of Birmingham, United Kingdom)
The GRC Power Hour™
Organizers
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Kathryn Ramsey (University of Rhode Island, United States)
