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Transposable Elements
September 29 - October 3, 2026
Abstract Deadline: July 10, 2026

Organizers:
Orsolya Barabas, University of Geneva, Switzerland

Cedric Feschotte, Cornell University
Keith Slotkin, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center


You are cordially invited to participate in the sixth meeting on Transposable Elements to be held at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. The meeting will begin with dinner and the first session on the evening of Tuesday, September 29, 2026, and will conclude with lunch on Saturday, October 3.

A primary goal of the meeting is to provide a forum for the presentation of the latest research into transposable elements.

This meeting will consist of six oral sessions plus one poster session. Sessions will be made up of invited talks and talks selected from the openly submitted abstracts.

Keynote Speakers:
Rob Martienssen, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Joanna Wysocka, Stanford University 

Topics:
DNA Transposons I
DNA Transposons II
Retrotransposons
Transposon Control I
Transposon Control II
Impacts on the Host I
Impacts on the Host II
Variety & Evolution of Transposable Elements

Confirmed Discussion Leaders and Session Chairs:
Sandra Duharcourt, Institut Jacques Monod, France
Hongqing Liang, Zhejiang University, China 
Molly Schumer, Stanford University 


Abstracts should contain only new and unpublished material and must be submitted electronically by the abstract deadline. Selection of material for oral and poster presentations will be made by the organizers and individual session chairs. The status of abstracts (i.e., talk or poster) will be posted as soon as decisions have been made by the organizers. Please bring this announcement to the attention of any of your colleagues who may be interested in participating in the meeting.

Financial Aid: Please apply in writing via email to Jessica Palma if you require financial support.

Social Media: The designated hashtag for this meeting is #cshlTE26. 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 TBA

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 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.

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 September 24, 2026)

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