A Message from the G-CAN Directors
Date and Location for 2023 Annual Research Sympsosium
The 9th Annual G-CAN Research Symposium will be held Tuesday November 7 and
Wednesday November 8, 2023 in La Jolla, California with arrival November 6
and checkout November 9.
For members who are able to travel, face-to-face sessions will be held at
the Estancia Resort and Spa in La Jolla, just 20 minutes from the
San Diego International Airport and the San Diego Convention Center.
Those who are not traveling have the option of attending virtually as in
the past two years via our hybrid platform. Pre-recorded webcasts will be
combined with live presentations, and all streamed seamlessly via a
conference website.
Plans are underway for a full agenda which will include four Year in Review
presentations on clinical gout, basic gout, CPPD/HA, urate biology and
genetics of hyperuricemia, gout and crystal arthropathy. Along with the
annual oral abstract presentations by Early Career Investigators will be a
well-rounded slate of mini-symposia presentations on crystal deposition
disease and hyperuricemia, gout, and crystal-associated diseases, as well
as several breakout sessions and workshops. Presentations will also be made
by the recipients of this year’s Gold Medal, Rising Leader, Presidential
Emerging Career Investigator, H. Ralph Schumacher, and G-CAN Master awards.
The 2023 Symposium will be dedicated to the memory of G-CAN member Dr.
Phil Robinson, who passed away earlier this year. In honor of Dr. Robinson
and his contributions to G-CAN and the field, a special 15-minute lecture
will be given by G-CAN Vice-President Hyon Choi on the topic of Covid-19
and gout, one of Phil’s special interests.
We will be offering participants several opportunities for networking and
social events before and after the general sessions, including a Saturday
night banquet followed by our second annual Karaoke party, and a brewery
tour on November 9 led by G-CAN’s own Tony Merriman.
With more than 35 speakers – and the ability to attend in person or
virtually – this promises to be another one of our richest meetings in
terms of content and participation. Watch your email in the coming months
for more details including Early Career Investigator abstract submission
deadlines, tentative agendas, accommodations, and registration information.
G-CAN Launches Inaugural Issue of Journal
As you may be aware, G-CAN has launched the Gout, Urate and Crystal
Deposition Disease open access journal with publisher MDPI
(https://www.mdpi.com/journal/gucdd).
The inaugural issue is scheduled for March 2023. The target audience is
broad, including people interested in the epidemiology, pathophysiology,
imaging, diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes of gout, and hyperuricemia,
degenerative and inflammatory calcium crystal arthropathies (including
calcium pyrophosphate and basic calcium phosphate crystal deposition
disease).
This is the only journal dedicated to the field of gout, urate biology and
crystal deposition diseases. The journal will publish high-quality, basic
science, translational science and clinical science studies, including
clinical studies, and also impactful review articles.
The G-CAN Board, and the GUCDD Editors-in-Chief and Editorial Board
encourage you to submit original research articles to the new journal. If
you have ideas for review articles please contact the Editors-in-Chief
(Drs. Tristan Pascart and Tony Merriman). Issues are planned for
June, September and December of 2023, and bi-monthly issues in 2024. We
expect PubMed (retroactive) indexing and an impact factor within 3 years.
Announcing: 2023 G-CAN Award Winners
One of the highlights of the annual meeting is the presentation of awards
honoring members and early career researchers who have made outstanding
contributions to the field.
Along with the annual presentations of the Gold Medal Investigator Award,
the Master Award, the G-CAN Presidential Emerging Career Investigator
Award, and H. Ralph Schumacher Memorial Early Career Investigator Award, we
have added one new category: The G-CAN Rising Leader Award, presented to a
member who has shown leadership in the field and the organization.
We are pleased to announce the following recipients of this year’s awards:
* Gold Medal: Nicola Dalbeth
* Rising Leader Award: Abhishek Abhishek
* Master Award: Eliseo Pascual, Frédéric Lioté, Fernando Perez-Ruiz
* Emerging Career Investigator Awards: Georgios Filippou, Mariano Andres
The H. Ralph Schumacher Award will be selected after submissions of Early
Career Investigator abstracts.
You will find a complete list of this year’s winners with their photos and
bios here. Each of these awardees will present a lecture at the annual
meeting and receiving an award plaque. Congratulations to all for your
quality work and dedication!