2023 Myogenesis GRC & GRS

Gordon Research Conferences, East Greenwich RI

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Abstract

ABSTRACT This proposal requests partial support for an international meeting on Myogenesis as part of the Gordon Research Conference (GRC) and Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) series to be held at the Renaissance Tuscany Il Ciocco Resort Lucca (Barga), Italy June 11-16, 2023. The international meeting on GRC Myogenesis has historically been viewed as one of the preeminent skeletal muscle meetings, attracting speakers and attendants from around the world. The major goal of the 2023 Conference is to broaden our current knowledge on emerging single cell technologies that are being used to understand how different cell types in the muscle microenvironment contribute to muscle formation through development, and how this disease and aging affect the ability of an organism to maintain a healthy muscle mass. Leaders in the field will present recent unpublished data to educate conference attendees while stimulating interactive discussion amongst the group. Additional program events, including poster sessions, specific social events and informal gatherings in the afternoons, will ensure maximal level of interaction between established scientists and junior scientists/trainees. Thus, we expect the 2023 Myogenesis GRC will provide an ideal scenario to stimulate new breakthroughs in muscle biology and will benefit attendees at every professional level. We will convene invited speakers to the GRC to exchange new information on the underlying mechanisms of cell signaling, altered metabolism and epigenetic mechanisms that affect muscle formation. In addition, four evening poster sessions will stimulate interactions between all attendees. We will provide education, networking opportunities, and career path mentoring to our junior scientists through the GRS, a two-day conference program targeting graduate students and postdocs that takes place immediately preceding the GRC. The GRS will conduct four sessions of talks and two poster sessions by graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Moreover, during the GRC, 4 sessions of "1-minute poster presentation" will provide a forum for junior scientists to present their work and receive feedback from other participants (approximately 50% of trainees will present in this forum). These activities represent a unique opportunity for the next generation of scientists to highlight their research on myogenesis, interact with their peers, and form new collaborations. Achieving these aims will place the field in a better position to accelerate the advancement of muscle biology and thus the development of new therapies for muscle. Additional program events, including poster sessions, poster teasing, specific social events and informal gatherings in the afternoons, will ensure maximal level of interaction between established scientists and junior scientists/trainees. The venue of the conference on the Il Ciocco Italy offers a relaxing atmosphere conducive to creative thinking and the exchange of ideas that will benefit attendees at every professional level. Thus, we expect the 2023 Myogenesis Gordon Research Conference will provide both a stimulating program and an ideal setting for attendees to advance their understanding of skeletal muscle biology.