IMPORTANT DATES
Meeting dates: August 8-11, 2022
Abstract submission deadline: CLOSED (contact organizers if you still want to submit an abstract for poster presentation only)
Registration deadline: CLOSED (contact organizers for late registration options)
CONFERENCE PROGRAM
Detailed program will be emailed to registrants a few weeks before the conference
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
George Jacob and Jacqueline Hazel Leder Professor and Chair of Genetics
Harvard Medical School
Robert R. Bensley Distinguished Service Professor of Organismal Biology and Anatomy
Committee on Genetics, Genomics and Systems Biology
The University of Chicago
CONFIRMED SPEAKERS
Nadav Ahituv, PhD (UCSF)
John Cobb, PhD (U. of Calgary)
Kimberly Cooper, PhD (UCSD)
Nadia Frobisch, PhD (Museum für Naturkunde Berlin )
James Godwin, PhD (MDI Biological Laboratory)
Sevan Hopyan, MD, PhD (SickKids)
Yasuhiko Kawakami, PhD (U. of Minnesota)
Marie Kmita, PhD (Montreal Clinical Research Institute)
Susan Mackem, MD, PhD (National Cancer Institute)
Catherine McCusker, PhD (U. of Mass Boston)
Douglas Menke, PhD (U. of Georgia)
James Monaghan, PhD (Northeastern University)
Ken Muneoka, PhD (Texas A&M)
Prayag Murawala, PhD (MDI Biological Laboratory)
Marian Ros, PhD (IBBTEC)
Igor Schneider, PhD (LSU)
James Sharpe, PhD (EMBL Barcelona)
Elly Tanaka, PhD (IMP Vienna)
Matthew Towers, PhD (University of Sheffield)
Rolf Zeller, PhD (U. of Basel)
Aimee Zuniga, PhD (U. of Basel)
VENUE
REGISTRATION
The conference is being held in-person (Harvard University, Cambridge, MA) with a virtual option (zoom). To encourage sharing of unpublished research, talks will not be recorded nor distributed for later viewing.
All in-person attendees will be required to show proof of Covid-19 vaccination and adhere to all local masking regulations at the time of the conference.
For remote attendees, virtual presentations will be accommodated and remote attendees will be able to participate in the seminar Q&A sessions. However, virtual poster viewing and presenting will not be supported.
Registration fee: $300 USD [in-person or hybrid, all ranks]
***REGISTRATION CLOSED*** [contact organizers for late registration options]
In person registration can be converted to virtual, but not vice versa. In the event you can no longer participate in the meeting (in person or virtual), a 50% refund (less applicable processing fees) can be offered prior to July 7, 2022. After that date, no refunds can be given.
ACCOMMODATIONS
***Guaranteed rates for August 7-11 have been made available at Porter Square Hotel and Hotel 1868. Reservations can be made up until August 6th or until they run out of availability***
Porter Square Hotel https://www.theportersquarehotel.com/
0.9 miles walk from conference venue and train/bus accessible
To make reservations, please call the hotel at (617) 499-3399 and mention the group code "LIMB16". ***This code cannot be used for online reservations!***
Room options (all prices in USD per night, tax not included):
Petite Double Twin: $199
Deluxe Double Twin: $215
Deluxe Queen: $225
Queen Suite: $239
Hotel 1868 https://www.hotel1868.com/
0.8 miles walk from conference venue and train/bus accessible
To make reservations, please call the hotel at (617) 499-2998 and mention the group code "LIMB16". ***This code cannot be used for online reservations!***
Room options (all prices in USD per night, tax not included):
Mini Queen: $209
Standard Queen: $229
**Guaranteed rates at the Hyatt Regency are no longer available**
Hyatt Regency Boston/Cambridge
https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/group-booking/BOSRC/G-LIDE
2.6 miles from conference venue, ride share or taxi required
To make reservations, use the conference specific link above
Room options (all prices in USD per night, tax not included):
Standard Double/King single or double occupancy: $219
Standard Double/King triple occupancy: $239
Standard Double/King quad occupancy: $259
CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS
Assistant Professor, Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology
Harvard University
Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery
Harvard Medical School
Brigham and Women's Hospital
SPONSORS
