WEBVTT NOTE This file was generated by Descript 00:00:10.945 --> 00:00:15.045 For me, the most enticing aspect of the Nature Conference was the small 00:00:15.155 --> 00:00:18.645 size alongside the caliber of speakers. 00:00:19.575 --> 00:00:21.035 Who were chosen to present 00:00:23.655 --> 00:00:28.035 the difference of a smaller, more focused meeting such as this, is that a 00:00:28.035 --> 00:00:30.515 lot more work gets done, a lot better. 00:00:30.515 --> 00:00:33.595 Interactions take place, everything is more concentrated. 00:00:33.595 --> 00:00:37.515 You're speaking with experts and fellow travelers and you know, everyone is 00:00:37.635 --> 00:00:40.795 starting with a high degree of interest and excitement about the area, and 00:00:40.825 --> 00:00:42.435 also a high degree of sophistication. 00:00:44.695 --> 00:00:47.875 We have many opportunities for presentations. 00:00:47.935 --> 00:00:50.635 So people can submit abstracts, they can present posters. 00:00:50.655 --> 00:00:54.195 We select short talks, uh, for live presentations. 00:00:54.655 --> 00:00:59.405 And we also make sure that we provide many opportunities for one-on-one interaction. 00:01:00.145 --> 00:01:04.265 I submitted an abstract to apply to come to the conference, and I saw the 00:01:04.265 --> 00:01:05.785 lineup, all of their world leaders. 00:01:05.925 --> 00:01:09.665 So I'm thrilled to be here and was selected for a short talk. 00:01:10.205 --> 00:01:13.305 Having the opportunity to come and talk to the editors about our latest 00:01:13.455 --> 00:01:18.425 cool unpublished stories is a great opportunity to get on the radar and 00:01:18.425 --> 00:01:21.385 so to have people know who we are and what we're doing and what terrific work 00:01:21.385 --> 00:01:22.505 is happening from around the globe. 00:01:23.085 --> 00:01:27.385 The value of meetings such as this, where we're looking at bench to the bedside, is 00:01:27.405 --> 00:01:31.505 to really have an opportunity for basic scientists and clinical investigators 00:01:31.565 --> 00:01:35.025 to come together, because oftentimes conferences are one or the other. 00:01:35.445 --> 00:01:38.505 So for basic scientists and clinical investigators to see what 00:01:39.540 --> 00:01:41.180 Questions are emerging in each of those spaces. 00:01:41.730 --> 00:01:44.700 This provides an opportunity for collaboration so that we 00:01:44.700 --> 00:01:45.700 can move the field forward. 00:01:47.720 --> 00:01:51.860 It is important to be part of the discussion, and it's important to start 00:01:51.860 --> 00:01:56.500 networking and to start building these relationships that perhaps will lead to 00:01:56.500 --> 00:02:00.860 your next collaboration and the next big project that you'll develop in your lab.