# 2021 Cell Biology of Metals Gordon Research Conference and Seminar

> **NIH NIH R13** · GORDON RESEARCH CONFERENCES · 2021 · $16,000

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY
The Gordon Research Conference (GRC) and Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) series on the Cell Biology of
Metals routinely brings together an exceptional community of new and established research scientists and
physicians to share and discuss the latest breakthroughs in the field of metal homeostasis. As a cornerstone
conference in this rapidly expanding field, the biennial Cell Biology of Metals GRC has had a loyal following since
its inception in 2005, consistently attracting between 140 and 180 attendees. Due to the high demand to attend
this conference, the accompanying GRS was initiated in 2017 to provide additional speaking and networking
opportunities for graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in this field. Gordon Research Conferences
are internationally renowned for the high-quality, cutting edge nature of these meetings that showcase new
unpublished work; the program of the proposed 2021 Cell Biology of Metals conference endeavors to maintain
this high standard.
The 9th iteration of this conference series will span a diverse range of scientific interests from genetics,
biochemistry, structural biology, and inorganic chemistry, to bioinformatics, microbial pathogenesis, and clinical
medicine. Session topics will focus on the acquisition, trafficking, regulation, and dynamic utilization of metals in
proteins, cells, tissues, and organisms from microbes to humans, and the role of metals in physiology, disease,
and host-pathogen interactions. In addition, novel techniques and tools for monitoring, quantifying, and
visualizing metals in cells and tissues will be shared and discussed. The conference format, including keynote
presentations, research talks from junior and senior investigators, poster talks, poster sessions, and informal
scientific discussions, promotes open communication, effective mentoring, and cross-discipline collaborations
for new and established investigators and trainees that will sustain the healthy growth and diversification of this
critical and rapidly expanding field. Since metal acquisition and homeostasis strongly impacts human health and
disease as well as microbial pathogenesis, the ultimate goal of this conference series is to uncover the
pathological mechanisms of dysfunctional metal metabolism in order to translate these findings into cutting-edge
diagnostic approaches and therapeutic treatments for metal-related diseases and disorders.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10310641
- **Project number:** 1R13DK130226-01
- **Recipient organization:** GORDON RESEARCH CONFERENCES
- **Principal Investigator:** Caryn E Outten
- **Activity code:** R13 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $16,000
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2021-08-01 → 2022-07-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10310641

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10310641, 2021 Cell Biology of Metals Gordon Research Conference and Seminar (1R13DK130226-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10310641. Licensed CC0.

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