The Gordon Research Seminar on the Biology of Spirochetes is a unique forum for graduate students, post-docs, and other scientists with comparable levels of experience and education to present and exchange new data and cutting edge ideas. This is an interactive meeting, so all participants are required to submit an abstract. We are spanning the globe to bring you the constant variety of spirochete biology, pathogenesis, and research. This meeting will feature a keynote address by Dr. Alan Barbour; a career development session with panelists from funding agencies, academia, government, and industry; and presentations by graduate students and post-docs, the ones on the front lines of spirochete research! Join us as we explore the wide world of spirochetes!