Keystone Symposia

Keystone Symposia
DisciplineLife sciences, biomedical sciences
Publication details
HistoryFounded 1972
Frequency50–60 conferences annually
Websitehttps://www.keystonesymposia.org

Keystone Symposia on Molecular and Cellular Biology or Keystone Symposia is an internationally recognized[1] nonprofit organization that annually hosts 50–60 conferences and symposia covering a range of research fields in the life sciences and biomedical sciences. Most conferences are held in westward mountain venues in North America but conferences are held on six continents. The organization also hosts the annual Fellows Program for postdocs and early-career scientists from disadvantaged or underrepresented backgrounds. The 50th anniversary of Keystone Symposia occurred in 2022.

History

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Believed to be inspired by European conferences located at ski resorts, Keystone was founded by C. Fred Fox, a professor of microbiology in the Molecular Biology Institute at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), with sponsorship from International Chemical and Nuclear Pharmaceuticals (ICN). The organization was named the ICN-UCLA Symposium on Molecular Biology and held its first conference in Palisades Tahoe at Squaw Valley, California focusing on membrane research.[2] The initial mission was “to provide an interdisciplinary forum for scientists working in new and rapidly emerging areas of basic and applied biological research” and California was selected to act as a counterweight to the number of related conferences on the eastern United States. Ties were severed with ICN in 1981 and UCLA in 1990.[3] Keystone relocated to Silverthorne, Colorado and became a division of The Keystone Center. Additionally, the name changed to Keystone Symposia on Molecular and Cellular Biology. Association with The Keystone Center ended after seven years.[4]

The Symposia went internationally from 2001 by hosting in Canada. Asia followed in 2005, Europe in 2006, Africa in 2007, Australia in 2009,[5] and South America in 2013.[6][7] In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the first virtual conference was held in 2020[8][9] and the format is referred to as eSymposia.[10][11] Two years later was the 50th anniversary of Keystone Symposia.[12][13][14] By that time, the organization has hosted approximately 1,600 meetings with 500,000 attendees.[15]

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References

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  1. ^ "Keystone Symposia Expands Global Health Conference Series in Support of International Efforts to Combat Infectious Diseases". Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. October 2006. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  2. ^ Ralph A. Bradshaw (1 December 2021). "Looking Back On 50 Years Of Keystone Symposia: Evolution Of Scientific Programming". Keypoint Blog. Keystone Symposia. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  3. ^ "UCLA and the Keystone Center Announce the Keystone Symposia on Molecular and Cellular Biology". Molecular Endocrinology. 4 (9): 1326. 1 September 1990. doi:10.1210/mend-4-9-1326. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Keypoint Newsletter: Looking Back On 50 Years Of Keystone Symposia-- A Historical Overview". Keypoint Blog. Keystone Symposium. 23 August 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  5. ^ Paroo, Zain; Pertsemlidis, Alexander (20 July 2009). "microRNAs mature with help from cancer biology". Genome Biology. 10 (310). doi:10.1186/gb-2009-10-7-310. PMC 2728524.
  6. ^ "Keystone Symposia announces new 3-year grant to tackle major global health challenges". EurekAlert. 19 July 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2023. The five 2012-2013 season Keystone Symposia conferences funded by the new grant are: "Malaria" in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA in January 2013; "HIV Vaccines" in Keystone, Colorado, USA in February 2013; "Tuberculosis: Understanding the Enemy" in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada in March 2013; "Immune Activation in HIV Infection: Basic Mechanisms and Clinical Implications" in Breckenridge, Colorado, USA in April 2013 and "The Innate Immune Response in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease" in Ouro Preto, Brazil in May 2013. The latter will be the first conference for Keystone Symposia in Latin America.
  7. ^ Gina Alvino (2 May 2013). "PLOS Pathogens heads back to Brazil this month for Keystone Symposium on the Innate Immune Response in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease!". PLOS. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  8. ^ "Fortnightly Roundup". The Iceberg. 24 December 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2023. Coronavirus vaccinations are already happening, thanks in part events like "Vaccinology in the Age of Pandemics: Strategies Against COVID-19 and Other Global Threats" held online in June.
  9. ^ "BAMIDELE Tajudeen Akanji Ph.D." (PDF). Nigerian Institute of Medical Research. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  10. ^ Johnson, Deborah L. (16 June 2022). "Virtual conferences democratize access to science". Nature Medicine. 28. doi:10.1038/s41591-022-01849-5. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  11. ^ "The Science Must Go On: Announcing ESymposia Virtual Meetings". 2 June 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2023. =
  12. ^ "A Research Reboot of Tuberculosis on the Keystone Symposia 50th Anniversary". eMedEvents. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  13. ^ "A Research Reboot of Tuberculosis on the Keystone Symposia 50th Anniversary". Association of Pulmonary Advanced Practice Providers. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  14. ^ "Keystone Club Members Go To Chicago For The 50th Annual National Keystone Conference". Boys & Girls Club of Sarasota and DeSoto Counties. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  15. ^ "Keypoint Newsletter: 50th Anniversary Gala Recap". 6 September 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
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