As the global coronavirus pandemic continues to spread, the Gordon Research Conferences (GRC) is officially closing the 2020 conference season by withdrawing all 2020 conferences scheduled to take place in July and August. (1/2)
Congratulations to this year’s Nobel Prize winners in Chemistry, Physics and Physiology or Medicine. Many of these scientists have been chairs and speakers at GRC’s. We are honored to have these prestigious individuals as part of our community!
We are honored to announce the next GRC Connects on “Innovation by Evolution” featuring Nobel laureate, Dr.
@francesarnold
and Dr. Donald Hilvert. Please join us for their scientific talks followed by Q&A. Register here for this free event:
Congratulations to one of our valued GRC members (and former Board of Trustees Chair), Prof. Harry Gray, for receiving the 2017 MacDiarmid Medal for distinguished achievement in the field of chemistry!
The 2022 season kicked off this week with the Marine Natural Product GRC and GRS and this group got to celebrate
#InternationalWomensDay2022
together as a community!
We are thrilled to announce our next GRC Connects event, featuring Drs. Harry Gray and Richard Eisenberg, as they discuss the role GRCs have played in the great advances of inorganic chemistry in their careers. Register for free. See you there!
Our incredibly successful 2023 season has come to a close. We had 211 conferences and 179 seminars take place at our wonderful venues across the globe this year. Thank you to all of our hard-working chairs who volunteer their time to make it happen. Looking forward to 2024!
GRC is extremely grateful to all our conference chairs and attendees for your support and understanding. Especially in light of the challenges we face, GRC is committed to continue working together to advance the “frontiers of science”. Stay safe and well. (2/2)
Please join us in celebrating International Women’s Day March, 8th, 2021, at this free GRC Connects event, featuring Drs. Kristi Anseth
@kanseth
and Chad Mirkin
@CHADNANO
and moderated by Dr. Shana Kelley
@ShanaOKelley
. We hope to see you there!
This week was the 50th Anniversary of the Electrochemistry GRC! The Four Points Sheraton/Holiday Inn had a lovely cake created to mark the occasion. Congratulations to the Electrochemistry community. We look forward to another 50 years of amazing work!
We are thrilled to announce the Three Dimensional Electron Microscopy community's first GRC Connects event for their community on Friday, September 11 from 9-10:30am ET!
Please register here:
See you there!
A fossil of a 43-million-year-old, four-legged whale has been discovered in Peru! It has been named
#PeregocetusPacificus
, meaning "the travelling whale that reached the Pacific". Read how this discovery could help us understand the evolution of the whale!
Congratulations to this year’s Nobel Prize winners in Physiology or Medicine, Physics and Chemistry. Many of these scientists have been frequent chairs and speakers at GRC’s. We are honored to have these prestigious individuals as part of our GRC community.
Our first Chairs training for 2021 season was a success! We got a great picture with all of the GRS chairs, Board members Don Hilvert and Dennis Dougherty as well and CEC member Sabeeha Merchant and our President and CEO Dr. Nancy Ryan Gray. Thank you to all who attended!
Did you know GRC's Power Hour is a session designed to discuss topics such as unconscious/pay-gap biases and work-life balance among women in science? The session is held on Monday from 3-4pm and all are welcome to attend! Check out the view from today's Power Hour in Italy!
#GRC
Our 2019 Session I meetings have kicked off and President and CEO, Nancy Ryan Gray is busy helping train chairs for 2020! This past weekend, she met with chairs in Amsterdam and pictured below, a group of our 2020 GRS chairs!
#GRC
#GRS
#Amsterdam
#ChairsTraining
Despite the tremendous odds against him, Dr. Percy Julian was one of the first African Americans to receive his doctorate in Chemistry. His research laid the foundation for advancements in steroid production.
#BlackHistoryMonth
Please join us for for the Chemical separations GRC and GRS scheduled for October 1 - 7, 2022 at Four Points Sheraton/Holiday Inn in Ventura, California. Applications are still being considered and we encourage all to apply!
Please join us for the Collagen GRC and GRS scheduled for July 9 - 14, 2023, at Colby-Sawyer College in New London, NH. Applications are still being considered and we encourage all to apply!
The 2020 GRC & GRS for Sensory Transduction in Microorganism is accepting applications! Topics will include gene regulation, chemotaxis, energy monitoring, biofilm formation, and interactions with the host. We hope to see you!
Please join us for the Tissue Repair and Regeneration GRC and GRS scheduled for May 28 - June 2, 2023 at Colby-Sawyer College in New London, NH. Applications are still being considered and we encourage all to apply
Our President and CEO, Dr. Nancy Ryan Gray was invited to host a Power Hour at the 10th annual LASDB meeting at Universidad Argentina de la Empresa in Buenos Aires, Argentina! Almost 200 scientists attended the Power Hour!
#WomeninScience
@GRCPres
Work hard, play hard, and then work harder! Conferees from the Nanomaterials GRC were able to take advantage of the free time and beautiful weather in Ventura, California this week after the morning sessions.
#GRC
Our President and CEO, Dr. Nancy Ryan Gray, was recently discussing challenges Women face in the Science community at the inaugural Power Hour at the Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia.
#Diversity
#Inclusion
#ICYMI
GRC is hosting a GRC
#PowerHour
alongside C&EN at the
#ACSOrlando
meeting on April 2nd! This is a FREE event, open to EVERYONE! It will be held Tuesday morning at 7:30 am at the Hilton, Orlando, in the Lake Mizell A/B rooms. You do not want to miss out on this opportunity!
Our first meeting in Hong Kong is off to a great start as Dr. Masatoshi Arai welcomes the attendees to the Neutron Scattering Conference. We are excited to be at our newest venue Courtyard Marriott Sha Tin!
Please join us for the Chloroplast Biotechnology GRC and GRS scheduled for March 26th-31st, 2023, at Ventura Beach Marriott, in Ventura, CA. Applications are still being considered and we encourage all to apply!
Please join us for the inaugural Quantum Biology GRC scheduled for March 19 - 24, 2023, at Grand Galvez in Galveston, TX, United States.
Applications are still being considered and we encourage all to apply!
#ICYMI
GRC’s very own BOT member,
@francesarnold
was awarded the 2018
#NobelPrize
in Chemistry for her work on directed evolution of enzymes! Frances and other Nobel Laureates will receive their Nobel Medals and Diplomas from King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden on December 10th.
Please join us for for the Physical Virology GRC and GRS scheduled for January 22nd, 2023 at Renaissance Tuscany Il Ciocco in Italy. Applications are still being considered and we encourage all to apply!
Congratulations to our President and CEO, Dr. Nancy Ryan Gray, who was awarded an honorary doctorate of humane letters from Colby-Sawyer College this past weekend!
@GRCPres
@colbysawyer
The 2020 Electrochemistry is celebrating its 50th year! Apply now to join us in Ventura California from January 5th - 10th. Escape the cold and enjoy diverse talks at the forefront of research!
Dr. Harry Gray of
@Caltech
, recently visited
@providencecol
to present his lecture and GRC staff were thrilled to celebrate his birthday! He has served as Chair of the GRC Board of Trustees and holds the record for most GRCs attended. Happy birthday Harry!
It’s Power Hour Monday! This session is held on Monday from 3-4pm and all are welcome to attend! Below are a few photos from the Power Hour at the Grand Summit in Maine.
Please join us for the Epigenetic Regulation of Cardiovascular Disease GRC and GRS scheduled for June 18 - 23, 2023, at Four Points Sheraton/Holiday Inn Express in Ventura, California. Applications are still being considered and we encourage all to apply!
Please join us for the Neural Crest and Cranial Placodes GRC and GRS scheduled for February 26 – March 3, 2023 at Renaissance Tuscany Il Ciocco, Lucca (Barga), LU, Italy. Applications are still being considered and we encourage all to apply!
Please join us for the Dendrites: Molecules, Structure and Function GRC and GRS, scheduled for March 25 – 31, 2023 ,in Il Ciocco, Italy. Applications are still being considered and we encourage all to apply!
Please join us for the Alcohol-Induced End Organ Diseases GRC and GRS scheduled for March 26 - 31, 2023, at Four Points Sheraton / Holiday Inn Express in Ventura, California. Applications are still being considered and we encourage all to apply!
Please join us for for the Carotenoids GRC and GRS scheduled for January 8-13, 2023 at Ventura Beach Marriott in Ventura, California. Applications are still being considered and we encourage all to apply!
Please join us for the Environmental Nanotechnology GRC and GRS scheduled for June 4th – June 9th, 2023, at Grand Summit Hotel at Sunday River, Newry, Maine. Applications are still being considered and we encourage all to apply!
The Polar Marine Science GRS & GRC meetings were held at the Renaissance Tuscany Il Ciocco Resort & Spa this year! It was a great week of informative sessions, a successful
#powerhour
, and connections that will last a lifetime!
#GRC