2026 Midwest C. elegans Meeting Registration

2026 Midwest C. elegans Meeting

The 2026 Midwest C. elegans Meeting will be held Apr. 17, 2026, at Van Andel Institute in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The program will include presentations from researchers across the C. elegans field and a poster session, with a keynote speaker to be announced.

There is no cost to attend. Registration is required. The deadline for poster abstracts is Mar. 2, 2026. Registration closes Apr. 6, 2026.

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Please upload your abstract here (doc or docx files only). Please follow the formatting instructions below.*

Max. file size: 29 MB.

Abstract format

Submitted abstracts should represent original research. The title should be brief and descriptive, and the body should include rationale, methods and results. Please prepare abstracts using the below template.

Poster dimensions

Posters should be 60 in. x 40 in. Pushpins will be provided.

Questions?

Questions regarding abstract submission, posters, or the poster session can be directed to Courtney Zirkle.

TITLE OF ABSTRACT IN ALL CAPS (STYLE = TITLE)

Presenting Author^1,2, Other Author¹, and Last Author^1,3(Style = Authors)

¹First Dept., Institution, City, State, Country, ²Second Dept., Institution, City, State, Country, and ³Last Dept., Institution, City, State, Country (Style = Affiliations)

Body of abstract using 300 words or less. Define each abbreviation at first use. All fonts should be Arial, 11 pt. and text should be single-spaced. Once you have filled in this template, choose File>Save As and save your file as a Word document (.doc or .docx) with the filename lastname_abstract. (Style = Body)

EXAMPLE

A MOTHER TO OFFSPRING METABOLIC LINK

Nick Burton¹

¹Department of Metabolic and Nutritional Programming, Van Andel Institute, Grand Rapids, MI, United States

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