Many good times have been had on the porch at the Kimball Union Academy. No one is safe from ridicule and the "gods" in the field are made human again. The friendships struck and the scientific exchanges are like no other meeting - not even close.
- Timothy M. Ritty
The Meiosis GRCs have literally changed my research program, as well as my way of thinking. The combination of mammalian / non-mammalian participants has also created new collaborative efforts in the meiosis community.
- Terry Hassold
I remember John Partridge reappearing naked after one of Koji Nakanishi's magic tricks at a Natural Products Conference.
- Paul Kropp
One of the GRCs on Research at High Pressure got a bit too "athletic." By the fourth day, most of the front row was populated by injured baseball and soccer players with bandages, crutches, and taped limbs!
- James S. Schilling
The Cancer Detection and Diagnosis GRC was excellent because the latest in the clinical proteomics and the challenges involved were discussed. Based on the discussion during the conference, guidelines for biomarker validation were established.
- Mukesh Verma
The Electrochemistry GRCs in Santa Barbara were seminal to me. I entered the area of electrochemical research with scant formal training, as a one year postdoc, and worked my way into a major field through GRC interactions. To be sure, the wonderful setting on the ocean transmitted a certain magic to the conferences.
- William Geiger