We are pleased to announce the eleventh summer conference on Glia in Health & Disease, which will be held at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, New York. The meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 25, and will conclude with lunch on Saturday, August 29, 2026.
The proposed meeting will assemble the leaders in the field, together with junior faculty, postdoctoral fellows and graduate students, to discuss new, cutting-edge developments in the study of all aspects of glial biology in health and disease.
Emerging Therapeutic Strategies Targeting Glial Cells
Gonçalo Castelo-Branco, Karolinska Institute
Valentina Fossati, New York Stem Cell Foundation
Glia in Neurological and Neuropsychiatric Diseases
Belgin Yalcin, Stanford University
Priyanka Narayan, National Institutes of Health
Malignant Glia / Neuron-glioma Interactions
Yuan Pan, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Shawn Herver-Jumper, University of California, San Francisco
Glia-Glial Communication
Martine Therrine, University of California, Davis
Aiman Saab, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Glial Contributions to Brain Aging and Cognitive Decline
Erik Musiek, Washington University in St. Louis
Ashley Frakes, National Institute of Health
Ben Barres Trainee Award Session
F. Chris Bennett, University of Pennsylvania
Decoding Glial Heterogeneity
Philip Hasel, UK Dementia Research Institute/University of Edinburgh, Scotland
Jun Nagau, Riken, Japan
Technological Innovations Driving Discovery in Glial Biology
Amy Gleichman, The Ohio State University
Michael Ward, National Institutes of Health
Glial Orchestration of Neural Circuits
Kelly Monk, Vollum Institute, Oregon Health and Science University
Debosmita Sardar, University of Colorado Anschutz
Unpublished material and must be submitted electronically by the abstract deadline. Selection of material for oral and poster presentation will be made by the organizers. The status (talk/poster) of abstracts will be posted on our web site as soon as decisions have been made by the organizers.
Financial Aid: Please apply in writing via email to Kelley McGrath if you require financial support; preference will be given to those submitting abstracts.
Social Media: The designated hashtag for this meeting is #cshlglia. Note that you must obtain permission from an individual presenter before live-tweeting or discussing his/her talk, poster, or research results on social media. Click the Policies tab above to see our full
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This conference is supported in part by funds provided by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
This meeting is sponsored by:
Pricing:
In-Person Fees
Academic/Media Private Room/Private Bath Package: $1945 (Subject to availability.)
Academic/Media Private Room/Shared Bath Package: $1820
Academic Shared Room Package: $1660
Academic/Media No-Housing Package: $1240
Student Package*: $1545
Student No-Housing Package: $1125
Corporate Private Room/Private Bath Package: $2485
Corporate No-Housing Package: $1780
*Student Housing is default double occupancy. Please enquire about availability and fees to upgrade to private room.
NOTE: We cannot guarantee housing will be on campus
Room package reservations close 2 weeks before the meeting start date
Rules for Virtual Participation: Virtual participation will include access to the oral sessions via Zoom, access to the digital poster sessions and access to the Slack discussion channel, and the Leading Strand video archive.
Presenters: Individuals submitting abstracts and facing financial barriers should firstly request financial aid (see above). Permission to present your talk or poster virtually will be given only in exceptional circumstances and on a case-by-case basis. If you think you are eligible for an exemption from the requirement to present in person, please provide a justification in writing via email to Kelley McGrath.
Non-presenting participants: We plan to broaden access to the conference by allowing certain categories of non-presenting participants to attend virtually at reduced fees. Categories include:
1. Individuals from low & middle income countries;
2. Individuals from non-LMIC countries in Asia, Australasia, Africa or South America;
3. Individuals from US & Canadian minority serving institutions;
4. Individuals with a demonstrable financial barrier;
5. Individuals with family obligations or other special circumstances.
For categories 4 & 5 above, please provide a justification via email to
Kelley McGrath
Virtual Fees:
Academic Virtual Package: $370
Grad Student Virtual Package: $230
Corporate Virtual Package: $550
Late Fee (Registrations submitted after 5:00 p.m. ET on August 20, 2026)
Late Academic Virtual Package: $370
Late Student Virtual Package: $330
Late Corporate Virtual Package: $650