The Eye Movements 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 goal of the Eye Movements GRS is to encourage the sharing of cutting edge research in an informal environment, networking and collaboration among graduate and postdoctoral trainees. The theme of the 2025 meeting, “Eye Movements: Understanding perception, cognition, and action in health and disease”, overlaps with the GRC to facilitate trainee participation at the main meeting. The meeting will comprise three scientific sessions with contributed talks, two poster sessions, and will conclude with a mentorship session.
To ensure broad and diverse participation, trainees will be encouraged to submit abstracts covering a broad range of eye movement research. To be considered for a contributed talk, abstract submissions are requested 3 months before the meeting (March 30, 2025). Speakers will be selected by the GRS program committee, which is composed of senior PhD students and postdocs from diverse research areas that have previously participated in at least one GRS/GRC, led by the current GRS chairs. Specific session titles and themes will be selected to best represent the submitted abstracts. Once titles and themes have been identified by the GRS program committee, the GRS chairs will choose expert early career investigators at the postdoc level in the topic to serve as discussion leaders. Discussion leaders and the GRS chairs will highlight the thematic links between the scientific programs of the GRS and GRC. Posters will be presented during two poster sessions and all GRS attendees are invited to also present their posters at the GRC.
The mentorship session will allow trainees to learn from a diverse range of professionals who pursued successful careers in different areas within or outside of academia. The mentorship panel for 2025 is titled “Work-Life Balance in Academia and Industry” and will cover a range of topics related to starting a family and a career in academia and moving from academia to industry. The panel will be moderated by a selected attendee of the GRS, and participants will be encouraged to ask questions and contribute to the general discussion.
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 March 30, 2025. 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.
