IBANGS Annual Meeting 2026:
Genes, Brain and Behavior
June 8-11, 2026
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Conference Agenda
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Program Overview |
| 11:30am - 12:00pm |
Registration |
| 12:00pm - 4:00pm |
Trainee Workshop: Networking for Success in Science |
| 4:00pm - 5:30pm |
Data Blitz: Data Blitz |
| 6:00pm - 7:00pm |
Plenary 1: Presidential Address: |
| 7:30pm - 9:00pm |
Opening Reception Location: William Pitt Union Building |
| 8:00am - 8:30am |
Registration |
| 8:30am - 10:00am |
Outstanding Travel Awardee Presentations Chair: Cheryl Reed |
| 10:00am - 10:30am |
Break (coffee and science bingo cards) |
| 10:30am - 12:30pm |
Symposium 1: Encoding and Decoding Behavior: Computer Vision for Genetic and Neural Analysis Chair: Jacob Beierle Chair: Gregory Corder |
| 12:30pm - 1:30pm |
Lunch: (Scientific interest microcommunities) |
| 1:30pm - 3:30pm |
Symposium 2: From Sequence to Structure: Decoding the Gene Regulatory Grammar of Addiction Chair: Francesca Telese |
| 3:30pm - 4:00pm |
Break (QR questions on funding and A&I) |
| 4:00pm - 5:30pm |
Plenary 2: Keynote Address (Professor Erich Jarvis) Chair: Sean Farris |
| 5:30pm - 7:00pm |
Posters A: Poster Session A |
| 7:30am - 8:00am |
Registration |
| 8:00am - 10:00am |
Selected Talks 1 Chair: Megan Mulligan |
| 10:00am - 10:30am |
Break (science bingo check-in) |
| 10:30am - 12:30pm |
Symposium 3: Dissecting the Development of Opioid Use Disorder Using Cross-species Systems Genetics Approaches Chair: Marissa Ehringer |
| 12:30pm - 1:30pm |
Lunch (Identity and experience microcommunities) |
| 1:30pm - 3:30pm |
Symposium 4: Functional Implications of co-transmission in Regulating Neuroplasticity and Behavior Chair: Lewis Sherer |
| 3:30pm - 4:00pm |
Break (short inclusion and A&I prompt) |
| 4:00pm - 5:00pm |
Plenary 3: Plenary 3: Early Career Achievement Award Lecture (Assoc.Professor Chongyuan Luo) Chair: Francesca Telese |
| 5:00pm - 5:30pm |
Additional Selected Talk |
| 5:30pm - 7:00pm |
Posters B: Poster Session B |
| 7:30am - 8:00am |
Registration |
| 8:00am - 10:00am |
Selected Talks 2 Chair: Gregg Homanics |
| 10:00am - 10:30am |
Break |
| 10:30am - 12:30pm |
Symposium 5: Bridging the Rodent to HumanTranlational Gap: Marmosets as Model Systems for the Study of Alzheimer's Disease Chair: Lauren Bailey Chair: Stacey Rizzo |
| 12:30pm - 1:30pm |
Lunch: (Committee meetups and open networking) |
| 1:30pm - 2:30pm |
IBANGS Business Meeting |
| 2:30pm - 4:00pm |
Plenary 4: Distinguished Investigator Award Lecture (Professor Leslie Griffith) Chair: Karla Kaun |
| 6:00pm | Closing Banquet & Awards Celebration Location: The Porch Restaurant |