We are pleased to announce the ninth Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory meeting on Network Biology. The meeting will begin on the evening of Tuesday, March 11, 2025, after lunch on Saturday, March 15. Abstracts should contain new and unpublished material. Selection of material for oral and poster presentation will be made by the organizers and individual session chairs.
The meeting covers a wide topical range focused on understanding the role of molecular networks for biological phenomena. It is intended to foster a cross-disciplinary exchange of ideas and approaches among experimental and computational scientists for using network science to understand diseases and phenotypes in animals and plants. The topic of "The Future of Network Biology" will be discussed by a panel of scientists at different career stages with complementary expertise on the topic. A number of internationally renowned leaders in the field will share their latest results, while the majority of oral presentations will be selected from submitted abstracts.
Keynote Lecturers:
Bonnie Berger, MIT
Charlie Boone, University of Toronto
Topics:
- Genetic Networks
- Protein Networks
- Regulatory & Signaling Networks
- Computational Methods for Network Biology
- Network Evolution
- Disease Networks
- Single- and multi- cell Networks
- Panel Discussion: The Future of Network Biology
Discussion Leaders:
Mohammed Alquraishi, Columbia University
Gary Bader, University of Toronto
Andreas Beyer, University of Cologne
Anne Carvunis, University of Pittsburgh
Anne Claude Gingras, Sinai Health
Guillaume Diss, FMI
Jasmin Fisher, UCL
Manuel Kaulich, Goethe University Frankfurt
Manolis Kellis, MIT
Smita Krishnaswamy, Yale
Evangelia Petsalaki, EBI
Julio Saez-Rodriguez, University of Heidelberg
Michael Skinnider, Princeton
Mike Springer, Harvard
Mikko Taipale, University of Toronto
Britta Velten, Heidelberg University
Erich Wanker, MDC Berlin
Stephen Yi, UT Austin
Marinka Zitnik, Harvard
Please bring this notice to the attention of any of your colleagues who may be interested in participating in the meeting.
All abstracts must be submitted by the abstract deadline. Late registrations may be accepted after the abstract deadline if the meeting is not oversubscribed. In the event of over-subscription, every effort will be made to ensure that all groups who wish to participate will be represented. The status (talk/poster) of abstracts will be posted on our web site as soon as decisions have been made by the organizers.
We are eager to have as many young people as possible attend since they are likely to benefit most from this meeting. We have applied for funds from government and industry to partially support graduate students and postdocs. Please apply in writing via email to Jessica Palma and state your financial needs. Preference will be given to those who submit abstracts.
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Social Media:
The designated hashtag for this meeting is #cshlnetworks. 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.
Pricing:
In-Person Fees:
Academic/Media Private Room/Private Bath Package: $1885
Academic/Media Private Room/Shared Bath Package: $1765
Academic Shared Room Package: $1610
Academic/Media No-Housing Package: $1200
Student Package/Double Occupancy: $1500
Student Package/No Housing Package: $1090
Corporate Private Room/Private Bath Package:
$2410
Corporate No-Housing Package: $1725
*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 packages 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.
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 Jessica 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
Jessica Palma
Virtual Fees
Academic Virtual Package: $360
Student Virtual Package: $225
Corporate Virtual Package: $535
Late Fees (registrations submitted after 5:00 pm ET on March 6)
Academic Virtual Package: $460
Student Virtual Package: $325
Corporate Virtual Package: $635