Mechanisms of Action, Detection and Evasion of Microbial Toxins

The 2022 Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on Microbial Toxins and Pathogenicity and its companion Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) will feature research on the fundamental mechanisms of bacterial pathogenesis. This biennial international conference is regarded by the microbial pathogenesis community as our premier venue for intellectual exchange. To be held July 10-15 at Southbridge Conference Center, MA, the conference is led by chair Heran Darwin, PhD and Vice-chair Mary O'Riordan, PhD. Nine sessions will feature over 30 invited speakers, ranging in career stage, nationality, and discipline. Topics will include bacterial toxins, virulence regulation, pathogen evolution and physiology, and immune detection and responses to invading microbes. Poster sessions will promote extended discussions between colleagues within and across disciplines. To integrate and develop the next generation of scientists in our field, the GRC will be preceded by a GRS. Together the GRS and GRC promise to provide an exceptional forum for a diverse population of scientists to learn about cutting edge discoveries in the field, and consider and challenge the current paradigms, barriers and opportunities to advancing knowledge of molecular mechanisms of microbial infection.

To promote diversity among participants (ethnic diversity; inclusion of international participants or participants from smaller schools) a limited number of travel fellowships will be available to attend the meeting. To apply for the fellowship you must first apply and be accepted to the GRC, then apply to the meeting chair for the fellowship (send CV and short note of how you would contribute to diversity).