Conference Description
The Single Molecule Approaches to Biology 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scientific conference focused on advancing the frontiers of science through the presentation of cutting-edge and unpublished research, prioritizing time for discussion after each talk and fostering informal interactions among scientists of all career stages.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.
A distinctive feature of the international single-molecule field is its interdisciplinarity, bridging physics, biology, and chemistry, and engaging experimentalists, theorists, and computational scientists. The 2026 Gordon Conference on Single Molecule Approaches to Biology aims to bring together experts and trainees from across the full spectrum of the field, covering techniques such as fluorescence and force spectroscopies, nanopores, microfluidics, light scattering, molecular trapping, super-resolution and high-speed AFM imaging, enabling chemistries and (bio-)nano-fabrication, theory, simulations, and integrative approaches, among others. By bringing together those developing novel single-molecule technologies and those advancing our mechanistic understanding of biological systems, this conference aims to accelerate the next wave of breakthroughs as the field matures and evolves.
The conference will consist of nine sessions, on the topics listed below. The conference chair is currently developing their preliminary program, which will include the names of the invited speakers and discussion leaders for each of these sessions. The preliminary program will be available by October 1, 2025. Please check back for updates.
