# 2020 Plasminogen Activation and Extracellular Proteolysis Gordon Research Conference and Gordon Research Seminar

> **NIH NIH R13** · GORDON RESEARCH CONFERENCES · 2020 · $15,000

## Abstract

Summary
Partial support is requested for graduate students and post-doctoral fellows, and junior and midcareer faculty
to participate in the Gordon Research Seminar and Conference (GRS/GRC) entitled “Plasminogen Activation
and Extracellular proteolysis”, which will be held in Ventura, CA on February 8-9 and 9-14, 2020. This will be
the 16th GRC, as the conference has been held continuously every two years since 1990. The focus of the
2020 GRC will be on mechanisms and functions of extracellular proteolytic enzymes, such as fibrin(ogen),
thrombin, plasmin(ogen), plasminogen activators, their precursors and effectors. Recent data suggest that the
expression of these blood proteases may be related to diseases associated with normal and pathological
processes. Our invited speakers and discussion leaders will present their recent and emerging work, and
emphasis will be placed on the roles of these proteins in pathophysiological events including deteriorating
cerebrovascular function with aging, coagulopathies and cerebral ischemia, musculoskeletal and
neurodegenerative diseases associated with depositions of fibrin, development of cancer, inflammatory
diseases, and the technological advances in targeting them for the generation of new treatments. One of the
major goals for the 2020 GRC meeting is translating basic research into the clinic. Attendees will be selected
by invitation and from applications submitted online. They will be chosen to represent a diverse spectrum of
research, and a strong emphasis will be made on the inclusion of women and scientists from underrepresented
groups. An intended strength of this meeting will be the interaction and networking of the young scientists in
the field, with the discussion leaders and the speakers. The associated GRS, which is a much younger feature
of the conference, will provide a unique opportunity for trainees and scientists to share in the GRC experience.
This two-day seminar will be organized by Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows with the support of
leading researchers and the GRC Chairs, and will allow junior researchers within the field of plasminogen
activation and extracellular proteolysis to come together to discuss their current research, while building
informal networks with their peers that may lead to a lifetime of collaboration and scientific achievement.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9896285
- **Project number:** 1R13HL150867-01
- **Recipient organization:** GORDON RESEARCH CONFERENCES
- **Principal Investigator:** Styliani-Anna (Stella) E Tsirka
- **Activity code:** R13 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $15,000
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2020-01-01 → 2020-12-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9896285

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9896285, 2020 Plasminogen Activation and Extracellular Proteolysis Gordon Research Conference and Gordon Research Seminar (1R13HL150867-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9896285. Licensed CC0.

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