Progress 05/01/24 to 04/17/25
Outputs
Target Audience:Participants of all status were targeted including graduate students, post docs, assistant professors, associate professors, professors, research scientists, research directors, editors/journalists.The conference was well attended with 177 participants from diverse professional backgrounds. The breakdown of participants included the below: Professional Background: Graduate Students = 49 Professor = 31 Post Doc = 27 Assistant Professor = 25 Associate Professor = 19 Research Scientist/Engineer = 9 Research Director = 8 Physician/Physician Scientist = 5 Other = 3 Administrator = 1 Background: Academic = 155 Academic/Insustrial = 15 Government = Industrial = 1 Regions: North America = 123 Europe = 28 Asia = 14 Australia/Oceania = 7 Africa = 3 South America = 2 The seminar was well attended with 63 participants from diverse professional backgrounds. 62 continued on to attend the associated conference. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?The GRS program included an interactive career discussion with panelists from diverse career stages and paths, including academia and industry. This panel,Charting Your Path in Reproductive Science Research aimed to provide insight, offer inspiration, and facilitate network connections with successful investigators. Speakers, discussion leaders, poster presenters and attendees simultaneously contributed to and benefited from the collective skills and experience shared throughout the conference. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?
Nothing Reported
What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?
Nothing Reported
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
The Mammalian Reproduction GRC was a premier, international scientific conference focused on advancing the frontiers of science through the presentation of cutting-edge and unpublished research, prioritizing time for discussion after each talk and fostering informal interactions among scientists of all career stages. The conference program includeda diverse range of speakers and discussion leaders from institutions and organizations worldwide, concentrating on the latest developments in the field. The conference was five days long and held in a remote location to increase the sense of camaraderie and create scientific communities, with lasting collaborations and friendships. In addition to premier talks, the conference haddesignated time for poster sessions from individuals of all career stages, and afternoon free time and communal meals allowed for informal networking opportunities with leaders in the field. The Mammalian Reproduction GRS provideda unique forum for young doctoral and post-doctoral researchers to present their work, discuss new methods, cutting edge ideas, and pre-published data, as well as to build collaborative relationships with their peers. Experienced mentors and trainee moderators facilitated active participation in scientific discussion to allow all attendees to be engaged participants rather than spectators. Attendees had the opportunity discuss their discoveries and vision for the future of reproductive science and health research. The program included an interactive career discussion with panelists from diverse career stages and paths, including academia and industry. This panel aimed to provide insight, offer inspiration, and facilitate network connections with successful investigators. GRC is grateful for the funding provided by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for 19 conference attendees and 19 seminar attendees. The funds were spent in line the goals of the proposal and the conference chairs focused their efforts on providing support for selected participants to attend the 2024 Mammalian Reproduction conference and seminar. At the end of the conference, participants had the opportunity to elect future conference chairs and evaluate the meeting's scientific content, diversity of the program, and overall atmosphere. Feedback collected was extremely positive and future conference chairs will use the community's comments to ensure future iterations of the meeting continue to serve the mission of the organization and the needs of the field. General sentiments expressed included: Scientific content was cutting edge. Speaker pool was engaging. There were ample opportunities for networking between junior and senior scientists, creating a welcoming environment. The Conference Evaluation Committee and GRC Board of Trustees reviews all conference evaluations at the end of the conference season, using feedback provided by the communities to determine which meetings should be approved for future scheduling. Feedback collected during the GRS evaluation was extremely positive. General sentiments expressed included: Poster sessions were interactive and engaging. The environment was respectful and collegial. Speaker pool was engaging.
Publications
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2024
Citation:
Conference Program - https://www.grc.org/mammalian-reproduction-conference/2024/
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