Conference Description
The Biology of Mycobacteria 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scientific conference focused on advancing the frontiers of science through the presentation of cutting-edge and unpublished research, prioritizing time for discussion after each talk and fostering informal interactions among scientists of all career stages.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.
This conference will bring together scientists studying various aspects of mycobacterial physiology. Mycobacteria include pathogenic and non-pathogenic species that inhabit a variety of niches and have a significant impact on human and animal health. Additionally, phylogenetically related bacterial genera including Rhodococcus, Corynebacterium, and Streptomyces share numerous biochemical pathways with Mycobacterium, thus the characterization of novel pathways in any of these species could bolster our understanding of this highly environmentally and medically relevant order of bacteria. Our goal is to bring scientists from all areas of expertise, with a focus on biochemistry, molecular biology and genetics, but we will also appeal to researchers from the areas of chemistry and genomics.
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 December 7, 2024. Please check back for updates.
Keynote Session: Understanding Mycobacterial Physiology Through Phages
Discussion Leaders
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William Jacobs (Albert Einstein College of Medicine, United States)
Speakers
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Miriam Braunstein (Colorado State University, United States)
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Graham Hatfull (University of Pittsburgh, United States)
Evolution of Mycobacteria
Discussion Leaders
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Keith Derbyshire (New York State Department of Health, United States)
Speakers
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Caitlin Pepperell (University of Wisconsin-Madison, United States)
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Michelle Larsen (Albert Einstein College of Medicine, United States)
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Sebastien Gagneux (Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Switzerland)
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Michael Berney (Albert Einstein College of Medicine, United States)
New Paradigms in Metabolism
Discussion Leaders
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Anthony Baughn (University of Minnesota, United States)
Speakers
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Dany Beste (University of Surrey, United Kingdom)
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Digby Warner (University of Cape Town, South Africa)
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Kyu Rhee (Weill Cornell Medicine, United States)
Membrane Dynamics
Discussion Leaders
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Gira Bhabha (Johns Hopkins University, United States)
Speakers
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Damian Ekiert (Johns Hopkins University, United States)
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Sloan Siegrist (University of Massachusetts Amherst, United States)
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Jessica Seeliger (Stony Brook University, United States)
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Mary Jackson (Colorado State University, United States)
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Thomas Bernhardt (Harvard Medical School, United States)
Found in Translation: DNA Repair to Mistranslation as Survival Strategies
Discussion Leaders
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Helena Boshoff (National Institutes of Health, United States)
Speakers
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Christopher Sassetti (UMass Chan Medical School, United States)
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Babak Javid (University of California San Francisco, United States)
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Todd Gray (New York State Department of Health, United States)
Protein Secretion
Discussion Leaders
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Hesper Rego (Yale University, United States)
Speakers
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Konstantin Korotkov (University of Kentucky, United States)
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Wilbert Bitter (VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
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Tracy Palmer (Newcastle University, United Kingdom)
Resistance and Persistence
Discussion Leaders
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Jeremy Rock (Rockefeller University, United States)
Speakers
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Dirk Schnappinger (Weill Cornell Medical College, United States)
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Laurent Kremer (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), France)
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Cara Boutte (University of Texas, Arlington, United States)
Stress Responses
Discussion Leaders
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Yasu Morita (University of Massachusetts Amherst, United States)
Speakers
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Anna Tischler (University of Minnesota, United States)
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Robert Abramovitch (Michigan State University, United States)
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Amy Barczak (Massachusetts General Hospital/The Ragon Institute, United States)
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Christina Stallings (Washington University School of Medicine, United States)
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Sarah Stanley (University of California, Berkeley, United States)
Keynote Session: Next Generation ‘Omics of Mycobacterial Physiology
Discussion Leaders
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Bennett Penn (University of California, Davis, United States)
Speakers
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Patricia Champion (University of Notre Dame, United States)
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Scarlet Shell (Worcester Polytechnic Institute, United States)
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David Sherman (University of Washington, United States)
The GRC Power Hour™
Organizers
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Bree Aldridge (Tufts University, United States)
