Mark Anderman, Harvard University

Alexander Chesler, NCCIH, NIH 
Nadine Gogolla, Max Planck Institute for Neurobiology, Germany 

Sung Han, Salk Institute for Biological Studies

Sinisa Hrvatin, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Yoav Livneh, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel 

Ruslan Medzhitov, Yale University 

Zuri Sullivan, The Whitehead Institute

Scott Waddell, University of Oxford, England 

Unpublished material must be submitted electronically by the abstract deadline. Selection of material for oral and poster presentations will be made by the organizers. The status (talk/poster) of abstracts will be posted on our website as soon as decisions have been made by the organizers.

Financial Aid: Please apply in writing via email to Jess Palma if you require financial support; preference will be given to those submitting abstracts.

Social Media: The designated hashtag for this meeting is #cshlnucleus. 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 Confidentiality & Reporting Policy.

This conference may be supported in part by the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health

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.

Room packages 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 first 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  Jess Palma.

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  Jess Palma

Corporate Virtual Package: $550

Late Fee (Registrations submitted after 5:00 p.m. ET on May 7, 2026)

Late Academic Virtual Package: $470
Late Student Virtual Package: $330
Late Corporate Virtual Package: $650