Featuring conference season highlights, spotlights on innovation and more, this biannual publication showcases Keystone Symposia’s efforts-- past, present & future-- to catalyze collaborative partnerships and inspire innovation in science and medicine around the world.
Having been in the CEO position at Keystone Symposia for nearly six months, I have learned a great deal about the intricacies of establishing high quality scientific meetings. Being privy to the operations of Keystone Symposia has opened my eyes to the very detailed planning process required to achieve the seamless conference experience for which Keystone is so highly regarded.As I develop a deeper understanding of what makes Keystone Symposia so unique, I am also looking for opportunities for improvement. READ MORE
This partnership will be instrumental in bringing together basic scientists with clinicians and clinician-scientists to accelerate translational advances that will impact patients. We are thrilled to connect with the Endocrine Society to facilitate this common goal.-James Baumgartner, Ph.D., Keystone Symposia President & CEO
Introducing the New Fellows Class of 2025
Keystone Symposia is pleased to introduce the Keystone Symposia Fellows Class of 2025! This year we welcome 12 Fellows to the Keystone Symposia Fellows Community Network, including 7 early-career investigators and 5 post-doctoral fellows. Find out more about the program and these stellar scientists, who were selected for their outstanding research and dedication to promoting inclusive excellence at their institutions and within the scientific community at large. READ MORE
Women in Science Networking Events
As part of our mission to foster diversity, equity and inclusion across research fields, we have added Women in Science Networking Events at select conferences. These events are designed to promote gender equity, while providing networking and career development opportunities for women scientists. READ MORE
Upcoming 2025 Season Highlights & Organizer Interviews
The upcoming 2025 conference season boasts an impressive lineup in the Keystone Symposia portfolio, as we travel around the world to address the greatest challenges in biomedicine today, and explore new frontiers in science, bioengineering and medicine. These include tackling HIV in Africa, addressing climate change and infectious disease threats around the world, and showcasing therapeutic advances in vaccinology and proximity-based therapeutics. READ MORE
Interoception: The Sixth Sense
Often described as the ‘sixth sense,’ interoception conveys a different kind of information to the brain than the traditional five senses. While sight, smell, hearing, taste and touch all sense and convey external information, interoception senses and conveys internal information, as the name suggests. Scientists are just beginning to discover how critical interoception is to monitoring and modulating essential bodily functions, including organ function, immunity and even our emotions and behavior. To explore this exciting, and rapidly expanding new field, Keystone Symposia will convene a meeting on Interoception: Neural Sensing and Control of Organ Function, on April 22-24, 2025, at the Allen Institute in Seattle, Washington. READ MORE
Our new job board is designed to connect job seekers with leading employers in academia & bioscience industries, creating a nexus where scientific talent thrives. The KS Career Center offers a variety of tools to connect with the best candidates, whether you are looking for your next post-doc or the newest member of your industry team.
Monthly Fellows Spotlights
Regenerative Biology of the Female Reproductive Tract
A mix of social, political, and cultural factors has deterred researchers and diverted funds from female reproductive biology for far too long, and women’s health has suffered because of it. To address this oversight, Keystone Symposia will convene a meeting on the Regenerative Biology of the Female Reproductive System from April 10-12, 2025, in Beverly, Mass. It will cover mechanisms of regeneration, fertility, gynecologic conditions, reproductive tract cancers, and more, capturing the breadth of this expanding field while acknowledging that much of this work is long overdue. READ MORE
Fall Conference Highlights & Enhanced Programming
We wrapped up the year with a handful of Fall conferences at home and abroad, spanning Colorado to California, Canada and Ireland. These conferences featured some new programming to enhance the attendee experience and provide additional professional development opportunities. Find out more and see the impact of these conferences on attendees in a selection of quotes and social media posts. READ MORE
Read Our 2024 Year in Review Report
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Upcoming 2-Day Conferences on Emerging Topics
Microproteins: from Discovery to Applications
Regenerative Biology of the Female Reproductive System
Interoception: Neural Sensing and Control of Organ Function
Metabolic and Nutritional Control of Development and Cell Fate