Abstracts should contain only new and unpublished material and must be submitted electronically by the abstract deadline.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.
All questions pertaining to registration, fees, housing, meals, transportation, visas, abstract submission, or any other matters should be directed to Jessica Palma
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory is eager to have as many young people as possible attend this meeting. As such, we have some funds set aside to partially support students and postdocs. Please register and apply in writing to Jessica Palma stating your eligibility and need for financial support.
We look forward to seeing you at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory at the start of December 2026.
This conference may be supported in part by funds provided by the National Institute on Aging of the National Institutes of Health.
Social Media: The designated hashtag for this meeting is #cshldegen. 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.
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Pricing:
In-Person Fees
Academic/Media Private Room/Private Bath Package: $1550 (Subject to availability.)
Academic/Media Private Room/Shared Bath Package: $1460
Academic Shared Room Package: $1340
Academic/Media No-Housing Package: $1020
Student Package*: $1230
Student No-Housing Package: $910
Corporate Private Room/Private Bath Package: $1990
Corporate No-Housing Package: $1470
*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
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 Fees (registrations submitted after 5:00 pm ET on November 26, 2026)
Academic Virtual Package: $425
Student Virtual Package: $290
Corporate Virtual Package: $575