# Conference Funding: Society of General Physiologists "Molecular Evolution in the Membrane"

> **NIH NIH R13** · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · 2024 · $15,000

## Abstract

Project Summary
This proposal requests funds to support the 77th Annual Symposium of the Society of General Physiologists
(SGP) entitled `Molecular Evolution in the Membrane' from September 4th to September 8th, 2024, at the
Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) in Woods Hole, MA. SGP symposia are international meetings for
physiologists, biophysicists, and neuroscientists of all career stages. A different meeting theme is selected
each year, in order to draw focus to an emerging or particularly timely area of research within the field of
physiology. The 2024 meeting will highlight cutting edge research in membrane proteins drawing on the tools
of molecular evolution. Molecular evolution is a powerful tool to understand the origins of functional diversity in
proteins, and has catalyzed a range of discoveries pertaining to diverse topics like drug discovery, structure
prediction, and the mechanistic underpinnings of complex physiologies. The 2024 meeting will bring together
~150 scientists and trainees to discuss cutting-edge fundamental research that applies the tools of molecular
evolution to understanding the mechanisms of transporters, ion channels, and receptors with significance to
physiology and human health. This meeting size is large enough to represent a diverse range of research
areas, and small enough to maximize individual discussions and foster collaborative interactions between
students, postdoctoral fellows, early-career investigators, and established leaders in their fields. The
organizers, Drs. Randy Stockbridge (University of Michigan) and Lucy Forrest (NIH/NINDS) have significant
expertise in experimental and computational approaches to understand mechanisms of membrane transport
proteins. A highly accomplished and diverse international group of 24 speakers that will contribute to a
synergistic environment at the meeting. The meeting program also includes roundtable discussions on topics
of diversity/inclusivity and professional development, along with poster sessions, short talks selected from
abstracts, and 2-minute poster preview talks. The SGP has a long track record of providing outstanding
administrative support, and the Marine Biological Laboratory venue is historical, conveniently located, and an
excellent meeting environment. All these factors will help ensure a successful meeting.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10902699
- **Project number:** 1R13NS137680-01
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR
- **Principal Investigator:** Randy B. Stockbridge
- **Activity code:** R13 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $15,000
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2024-06-01 → 2025-05-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10902699

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10902699, Conference Funding: Society of General Physiologists "Molecular Evolution in the Membrane" (1R13NS137680-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10902699. Licensed CC0.

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