MAPSS + DevCell 

June 10-14, 2026 

Joint Meeting between C. elegans Metabolism, Aging, Pathogenesis, Stress and Small RNAs & C. elegans Development Cell Biology & Gene Expression 

University of Wisconsin-Madison | Madison, WI, USA

Keynote Speakers:

Malene Hansen, Buck Institute for Research on Aging
Jane Hubbard, New York University

Conference Organizers:

Swathi Arur, MD Anderson
Rob Dowen, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Danielle Garsin, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
David Katz, Emory University
Ryo Sanabria, University of Southern California
Jennifer Schisa, Central Michigan University
Jordan Ward, University of California, Santa Cruz

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2026 Invited Speakers:

Alejandro Aballay, MD Anderson Cancer
Adam Antebi, Max Planck Institute for Biology of Aging
Ryan Baugh, Duke University
Kris Burkwewitz, Vanderbilt University
Nick Burton, Van Andel Research Institute
Brandon Carpenter, Kennesaw State University
Andrew Chisholm, University of California, San Diego
Julie Claycomb, University of Toronto
Luisa Cochella, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Sean Curran, University of Southern California
Katja Dierking, Kiel University
Andrew Dillin, University of California, Berkeley
Peter Douglas, UT Southwestern
Ashley Frakes, National Institute of Health
Arjumand Ghazi, University of Pittsburgh
Carlos Giovanni Silva Garcia, Brown University
David Greenstein, University of Minnesota
Cole Haynes, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Max Heiman, Harvard University
Javier Irazoqui, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Xantha Karp, Central Michigan University
Scott Kennedy, Harvard Medical School
Dennis Kim, Boston Children’s Hospital
Natasha Kirienko, Rice University
Caroline Kumsta, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute
Vladimir Lazetic, The George Washington University
Sylvia Lee, Cornell University
Nic Lehrbach, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center


Scott Leiser, University of Michigan
William Mair, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health
Susan Mango, University of Basel
Katie McJunkin, National Institute of Health
Josh Meisel, Brandeis University
Tai Montgomery, Colorado State University
Richard Morimoto, Northwestern University
Coleen Murphy, Princeton University
John Murray, University of Pennsylvania
Karen Oegema, University of California, San Diego
Amy Pasquinelli, University of California, San Diego
Carolyn Phillips, University of Southern California
Veena Prahlad, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
Read Pukkila-Worley, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Oded Rechavi, Tel Aviv University
Arneet Saltzman, University of Toronto
Buck Samuel, Baylor College of Medicine
David Sherwood, Duke University
Alex Soukas, Massachusetts General Hospital
Supriya Srinivasan, The Scripps Research Institute
Stefan Taubert, The University of British Columbia
Emily Troemel, University of California, San Diego
David Vilchez, University of Cologne, Germany
Marian Walhout, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Amy Walker, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Meng Wang, Janelia Research Center, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Jennifer Watts, Washington State University
Chantal Wicky, University of Fribourg


Important Dates:

Registration Open: Tuesday, January 27, 2026
Abstract Submission Open: Tuesday, January 27, 2026
Early Bird Deadline: Friday, February 27, 2026
Oral Abstract Deadline: Friday, April 3, 2026
Oral Notification Emails: Friday, May 1, 2026
Poster Abstract Deadline: Monday, May 4, 2026
Poster Notification Emails: Friday, May 8, 2026
Housing Deadline: Friday, May 15, 2026

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