RISER (“Rhythms In the SouthEastern Region”) is a chronobiological meeting that is dedicated to (i) presentations by graduate students and postdoctoral fellow trainees and (ii) offering no registration fees. With the exception of a keynote speaker, all platform and poster presentations are given by trainees. The first RISER meeting was held in May 2009 at Vanderbilt University by Carl Johnson, Doug McMahon, Terry Page, and Shin Yamazaki. The intention was to have RISER every two years thereafter (alternating with the SRBR meeting), and indeed, RISER meetings followed in 2011 (Vanderbilt again), 2013 (UAB), 2015 (Univ. Kentucky), 2017 (MTSU), and 2019 (Morehouse SM). However, the pandemic put a monkey wrench into the regular schedule, but VA Tech heroically resurrected RISER in 2023. We now plan to bring RISER back to Vanderbilt for a 2025 rebirth on May 17, 2025. Please join us! Our keynote speaker will be the former Chancellor of UCLA, Dr. Gene Block. He is a famous researcher in circadian neurobiology – come to RISER’25 and find out why!
RISER 2009: Vanderbilt University (May 16, 2009)
Organizers: Carl Johnson, Doug McMahon, Terry Page, Shin Yamazaki
Location: Vanderbilt University, Nashville TN
RISER 2011: Vanderbilt University (May 14-15, 2011)
Organizers: Carl Johnson, Doug McMahon, Terry Page, Shin Yamazaki
Location: Vanderbilt University, Nashville TN
RISER 2013: University of Alabama Birmingham (May 16-17 2013)
Organizers: Karen Gamble, Martin Young, Shannon Bailey
Location: UAB, Birmingham AL
RISER 2015: University of Kentucky (May 23, 2015)
Organizers: Vincent Cassone, Jiffin Paulose, Marilyn Duncan
Location: University of Kentucky, Lexington KY
RISER 2017: Middle Tennessee State University (May 20, 2017)
Organizers: J. Brian Robertson
Location: MTSU, Murfreesboro TN
RISER 2019: Morehouse School of Medicine (May 30-31, 2019)
Organizers: Alec Davidson, Jason DeBruyne, Gianluca Tosini
Location: Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta GA
RISER 2023: Virginia Tech (May 18-19, 2023)
Organizers: Carla Finkielstein & Shihoko Kojima
Location: Virginia Technological University, Blacksburg VA
RISER 2025: Vanderbilt University (May 17, 2025)
Organizers: Carl Johnson & Doug McMahon
Location: Vanderbilt University, Nashville TN