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Five Decades of
Nuclear Receptors:
Physiology, Molecular Biology &  Pharmacology

April 15 - 18, 2026
Poster Abstract Deadline: March 9, 2026

Organizers:
Ronald Evans, Salk Institute
Mila Pollock, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Keith Yamamoto, University of California, San Francisco
2026 Bio History Image

Estrogen-related receptors are indispensable drivers of mitochondrial growth and activity in muscle [courtesy - Ron Evans lab]

The meeting on Five Decades of Nuclear Receptors: Physiology, Molecular Biology & Pharmacology will begin at 7:00 PM on Wednesday, April 15th, and conclude with lunch on Saturday, April 18th. This event will be the thirteenth in CSHL’s series of meetings on the History of Science.

Topics: 
The Big Bang of the Nuclear Receptor Universe 
In the Beginning there were Steroid Receptors 
A Superfamily is Born 
The Orphan-age 
Physiology begets Pharmacology 
A New Beginning 

Speakers & Chairs:
Angie Bookout, Novo Nordisk
Emiliana Borrelli
, University of California, Irvine
Myles Brown,
Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Anne Dejean, Institut Pasteur, France
Beatrice Desvergne, Université de Lausanne, Switzerland
Carlie J.M. de Vries, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
Joel Elmquist, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Vincent Giguere, McGill University, Canada
Christopher Glass, University California San Diego
Geoffrey Greene, The University of Chicago
Gordon Hager, National Institutes of Health
Rich Heyman, Salk Institute for Biological Studies/ Architect Therapeutics 
Holly Ingraham, University of California, San Francisco
Benita Katzenellenbogen, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Steven Kliewer, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Anastasia Kralli, Johns Hopkins Medicine
Lee Kraus, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Katja Lamia, Scripps Research
Mitchell Lazar, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Richard Lifton, The Rockefeller University
Adriana Maggi, University of Milan, Italy
Susanne Mandrup, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
Ronald Margolis, Fair Data Informatics Lab
Donald McDonnell, Duke Department of Medicine
Roger Miesfeld, The University of Arizona  
David Moore, The University of California, Berkeley
Antonio Moschetta, Aldo Moro University of Bari, Italy
David Pearce, University of California, San Francisco
Didier Picard, University of Geneva, Switzerland
Miles Pufall, University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine
Fraydoon Rastinejad, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
Gordon Ringold, Quadriga BioSciences
Inez Rogatsky, Cornell University
Michael Rosenfeld, University of California, San Diego
Jacques Samarut, École Normale Supérieure de Lyon, France
Charles Sawyers, Memorial Sloan Kettering 
Bruce Spiegelman, Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Michael Stallcup, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California
Catherine Thompson, CCThompson Consulting
Carl Thummel, The University of Utah
Eckardt Treuter, Karolinska Institute, Sweden
Sophia Tsai, Baylor College of Medicine
Demetrios Vassilatis, Biomedical Research Foundation Academy of Athens, Greece
Jen-Chywan (Wally) Wang, University of California, Berkeley
Tim Willson, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy

Keynote Speakers:
Ronald Evans
, Salk Institute
Keith Yamamoto, University of California, San Francisco

 These meetings bring together multiple generations of scientists and historians to present and discuss major developments in the biological sciences.  The proceedings are filmed and placed on a dedicated website maintained by the CSHL Archives to serve as documentary material for historians, scientists, journalists, teachers, and students. 

Like its predecessors, the meeting we are planning will provide a unique opportunity to examine the development of the field of nuclear receptors in depth, to share the personal stories that are often missing from reports published in scientific journals, and to discuss the consequences and future prospects for this field of science.

We have applied for funds from industry and other sponsors to partially offset registration costs for some attendees. Please apply in writing via email to Kelley McGrath and state your financial needs.

Conference Sponsors

Gold Sponsor:


Silver Sponsor:

Bristol Myers Squibb

Bronze Sponsor:

Genetech

Social Media:

The designated hashtag for this meeting is #cshhist26. 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.

In-Person Fees:

Academic/Media Private Room/Private Bath Package: $1550
Academic/Media Private Room/Shared Bath Package: $1460
Academic Shared Room Package: $1340
Academic/Media No-Housing Package: $1020
Student Package/Double Occupancy: $1230
Student Package/No Housing Package: $910
Corporate Private Room/Private Bath Package: $1990
Corporate No-Housing Package: $1470

*Student Housing is default double occupancy. Please inquire about availability and fees to upgrade to a private room.
NOTE: We cannot guarantee housing will be on campus

Room package reservations close 2 weeks before the meeting start date

Virtual Participation: Includes access to the oral sessions via Zoom, the digital poster gallery, the Slack discussion workspace, and the Leading Strand video archive.  If you are submitting an abstract for an oral or poster presentation, please plan to attend the meeting in-person.

Virtual Fees

Academic Virtual Package $325
Grad Student Virtual Package: $190
Corporate Virtual Package: $475


Late Fee (Registrations submitted after 5:00 p.m. ET on April 9th)
Late Academic Virtual Package: $425
Late Student Virtual Package: $290
Late Corporate Virtual Package: $575