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.

Welcoming our NEW President & CEO!

We are delighted to announce our new President and Chief Executive Officer, Dr. James (Jamie) Baumgartner! Jamie brings to the organization more than 20 years of experience in biotechnology and pharmaceutical sectors, including academic and other partnerships. He has a strong scientific background in diverse therapeutic areas and a noteworthy reputation as a leader and a strategic thinker, with considerable business development and financial experience. ...Read More

Featuring messages from Dr. Jamie Baumgartner, Dr. Walter Moos (Chair of the Board of Directors & Search Committee) and Dr. Debbie Johnson (outgoing CEO).

Fellows Community Updates & Call for Applications

Keystone Symposia’s flagship Fellows Program is now accepting applications for the Class of 2025! This unique, cutting-edge, life science Fellowship is designed to support the career development of postdoctoral and early-career scientists from underrepresented and other disadvantaged backgrounds who are engaged in biological or biomedical sciences research. Current and alumni Fellows serve as leaders in their communities. Here we highlight recent news and accomplishments. ...Read More

Upcoming Climate & Sustainability Programming 

As climate change increasingly impacts society and human health around the globe, the world is in need of science-based solutions to mitigate the growing crisis. Keystone Symposia is assembling field leaders in sustainability science and climate medicine to collectively address current challenges and chart a path forward to a healthier planet and healthier communities in these three upcoming conferences in 2025. ...Read More

Climate change has quickly become one of the greatest threats we have ever faced as a society, and we are uniquely poised to bring together the scientific community to collectively address this vast problem.

Upcoming 2-Day Conferences on Emerging Topics

Last year we launched a new 2-day format for conferences on emerging topics, which were met with great enthusiasm by the nascent communities of scientists exploring these new frontiers of research.  This year we have planned five exciting 2-day meetings on topics ranging from interoception to microproteins, where the science and clinical implications are rapidly expanding. ...Read More

• Targeting Dry Age-related Macular Degeneration: Pathophysiology and Emerging Therapies
• 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

 

Interested in sharing a job opportunity with the KS Community? 

 

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.

https://careers.keystonesymposia.org/ 

Health Equity Recap

In 2023 we launched a new initiative to add health equity programming to select meetings to raise awareness for health disparities in various fields and initiate discussions on how to rectify these health inequities through scientific research and discovery. These messages are of critical importance to the global research community, so we are releasing the audio recordings of these Health Equity Forums open access, to inform broader audiences about these issues and inspire them to take action.

In addition, this year our Fellows Friday program featured Dr. Geoff Ginsburg, Chief Medical and Scientific Officer of the NIH "All of Us" Research Program (and member of our esteemed Scientific Advisory Board), who spoke to the Fellows about the program's aims, progress and future plans in terms of addressing issues of health disparities in research. ... Read More

See More Health Equity Content on Our YouTube Channel

http://keysym.us/KSHealthEquity

& on the Keypoint Blog HERE

Announcing Our 2025 Health Equity Series & Working Group

Keystone Symposia has an ongoing initiative to engage diverse voices from around the world in discussions that raise awareness for health disparities in various disease states and initiate discussions on how to rectify health inequities through scientific research and discovery. This year we are expanding this pilot program to include over a dozen conferences in our portfolio, and have assembled a Health Equity Working Group to support this program. ... Read More

Thank You to Our Sponsors & Donors!

Keystone Symposia is only as strong as the community that supports us. The engagement of the community is essential to fulfill our mission. Sponsors and donors allow us to provide mission-driven initiatives that truly make an impact on science, and the scientists we serve. ...Read More

2024 Season Highlights

In June we wrapped up our 2024 conference season, aligning with the academic calendar. Altogether we hosted 52 conferences across North America, Europe and Asia, serving nearly 9,000 participants and providing financial aid to over 500 students, post-docs, underrepresented scientists and scientists from low and middle income countries.  Find out more about our attendees below and see what they are saying about Keystone Symposia!...Read More

See Our NEW Testimonials Webpage

Read Our 2024 Year in Review Report

See All Upcoming Keystone Symposia In-Person & On Demand Conferences HERE!

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Do you have an idea for a conference? 

Find out how to submit your idea for consideration by our Scientific Advisory Board HERE             We will begin selecting our 2027 portfolio of meetings this fall!

Find out more about the meeting selection and planning process HERE

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December 2023

September 2023

December 2022

December 2021

September 2021