UPCOMING & REGIONAL SATELLITE MEETINGS
2026
SMBE Regional Meeting: Ancient Biomolecules in Latin America
Dates: November 4–6, 2026
Location: Lima, Perú
Website and registration: https://smbeperu.github.io/SMBEperu-eng
Abstract Submission Deadline: Extended to May 15, 2026
Travel Grant Application Deadline: Extended to May 15, 2026
Invited speakers:
- María C. Ávila Arcos, LIIGH-UNAM
- Constanza de la Fuente Castro, University of Chile
- Frank Guzmán, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas
- Emily Ruiz Puerta, Arctic Centre at the University of Groningen, and Globe Institute from the University of Copenhagen.
Organizers:
- Nataly Allasi Canales, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos & University of Copenhagen
- Viridiana Villa Islas, University of Copenhagen
- Walter Nicolas Ortega, LIIGH-UNAM
- Pedro Eduardo Romero Condori, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
SMBE Satellite Meeting – III Colombian Congress of Developmental Biology
Dates: August 11–14, 2026
Location: Cali, Colombia
Website and registration:
https://www.scbd-biologia-del-desarrollo.com/en
Abstract Submission Deadline: May 30, 2026
Invited Speakers
- José E. García Arrarás, University of Puerto Rico
- Syed Mubarak Hussain, University of New Mexico
- Sebastian Martinez-Salazar, Harvard University
- Patricia Schneider, Louisiana State University
- Soraya Pelaz, Autonomous University of Barcelona
- Igor Schneider, Louisiana State University
- Anyi Mazo-Vargas, Duke University
- Alejandro Reyes-Bermudez, University of the Amazon
- Natalia Pabón-Mora, University of Antioquia
- Cecilia Zumajo-Cardona, New York Botanical Garden
- Claudia Torres-Farfan, Austral University of Chile
- Alexa Sadier, University of Montpellier
- Elsy Buitrago-Delgado, University of California San Diego Health
- Pablo Andres Perez-Mesa, Forschungszentrum Jülich
Organizing Committee
- Harold Suarez-Baron, Pontifical Javeriana University Cali
- Yesenia Madrigal Bedoya, New York University
- María Carolina Pustovrh, University of Valle, Cali
- David Ruiz Londoño, Pontifical Javeriana University Cali
- Ana Marcela Gallego Muñoz, Pontifical Javeriana University Cali
- Maria Juliana Gutierrez Rosales, Pontifical Javeriana University Cali
- Fatima Lenis Trujillo, Pontifical Javeriana University Cali
Scientific Committee
- Belfran Carbonell Medina, University of Antioquia
- Zayra V. Garavito-Aguilar, Andes University
- Claudia M. Arenas Gomez, National University of Colombia
- Favio Gonzalez Garavito, National University of Colombia
- Natalia Pabón-Mora, Antioquia University
- Fagua Álvarez Flórez, National University of Colombia
- Edwin Acosta Virgüez, National University of Colombia
OneBioAfrica: Regional Symposium to Strengthen One Health Networks through Molecular Data Sharing and Bioinformatics in Africa
Dates: July 13–16, 2026
Location: Chant d’Oiseaux de Cotonou, Benin
Website and registration: https://onebioafrica.com/
Registration deadline: April 20, 2026
Symposium details and guest speakers: To be announced soon
Organizers:
- Dr. Boris Armel Olou, Research Unit in Tropical Mycology and Plants–Soils–Fungi Interactions (MyTIPS), University of Parakou, Benin
- Dr. Jean Legeay, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, African Genome Center, Morocco
- Prof. Nourou Soulemane Yorou, The Beninese Agency for Research and Innovation (ABRI), Benin
SMBE Regional Symposium on Evolutionary Genomics in Agriculture, Environment, Biodiversity conservation and Health for Africa, University of Eldoret
Dates: May 18-20, 2026
Location: The Nobel Hotel and Conference Centre, Eldoret, Kenya
Website and registration: here
Registration Deadline: March 30, 2026
Symposium Details and Guest Speakers: PDF here
Invited Speakers:
- Prof. Paul Grobler
- Prof. Dr. Ralph Tiedemann
- Prof. Miriam Kinyua
- Dr. Raphael Mrode
- Prof. Hannes Svardal
- Prof. Dr. Walter Salzburger
- Prof. Anne Muigai
- Prof. Willem van Schaik
- Prof. Anise N. Happi
- Dr. Rispah Torrorey-Sawe
Organizers:
- Dr. James Barasa Echessa - Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, University of Eldoret, Chairperson
- Prof. Lizzy Aluoch Mwamburi - Director of Research and Innovation, University of Eldoret, Member
- Dr. Samuel Kariuki - Department of Biological Sciences, University of Eldoret, Member
- Dr. Vivian Tuei - Department of Biochemistry and Clinical Chemistry, College of Health Sciences, Moi University, Member
- Dr. Wilson Sawasawa - Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Belgium, Member
- Dr. Kennedy Pkania - Department of Biotechnology, University of Eldoret, Member
- Dr. Emily Chemoiwa - Department of Biological Sciences, University of Eldoret, Secretariat
- Dr. Benson Nyongesa - Department of Biological Sciences, University of Eldoret, Member
SMBE Satellite Meeting on Gene–Culture Co-Evolution: Molecular Perspectives on Human History and Diversity
Extended Abstract Submission Deadline: 15 May 2026
Travel Grant Application Deadline: 30 April 2026
Registration Deadline: 30 May 2026
Dates: 21 – 23 September 2026
Location: Aula Magna Architettura, University of Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy
Website and registration link: https://sites.google.com/view/gene-cultureco-evolution/
Invited Speakers:
- Nicole Creanza, Vanderbilt University (US)
- Mark Thomas, UCL London (UK)
- Dilek Koptekin, University of Lausanne (CH)
- Rodrigo Barquera, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology Leipzig (DE)
- Joachim Burger, JGU Mainz (DE)
Organizers:
- Chiara Barbieri, University of Cagliari (IT)
- Carla Calò, University of Cagliari (IT)
- Sandra Oliveira, University of Zurich (CH)
- Serena Tucci, Yale University (US)