Abstract Submission:
Deadline for abstract submission to be considered for a short talk or pre-recorded flash talk: 08/01/2025
Deadline for poster-only submission: 08/22/2025
Abstracts are being accepted for selection for short talk (12 min talk, 3 min questions), pre-recorded flash talk (90 seconds, 1 slide) and poster presentation. Pre-recorded flash talks are poster primers and are ideal for post-docs, pre-docs, and trainees. Poster presentation is required for abstract talk consideration. Select all presentation types for which you would like to be considered. See submission instructions for more details.
The best undergraduate student, graduate student, and postdoctoral presentation winners will receive a travel award to present at the 2026 SDB Annual Meeting. Current SDB membership (2025 dues paid) at time of abstract submission is required to be eligible for these awards.
If you are not a current member, renew or join before submitting your abstract.
Abstract submission is separate of meeting registration.
Register for the meeting if you have not already done so.
Guidelines:
Please review the abstract submission instructions.
Save your entire abstract as a text file (.txt) to remove all formatting before starting your submission. The entire abstract must be one paragraph only. There is a 2000 character limit (with spaces) for the abstract text. Include any funding sources in the last sentence of your abstract. NO ONLINE REVISION of the abstract is available after submission. Therefore, please review your abstract carefully on the preview page before submitting. If you do not see everything in the preview, go back to add the missing items.
If you have any problems, contact SDB at sdb@sdbonline.org with "MWSDB Abstract Question" in the subject line or call 301-634-7815 during office hours (M-F, 8:30 AM - 5 PM ET)
Poster Dimensions: 44 in x 44 in, 112 cm x 112 cm. Please view the image below to see the space provided for poster presentations. Even and odd numbered posters to be put up side by side (two posters per side), presented at different sessions. You may choose to print a longer poster that may hang below the provided tack board space.
