This is the online registration and submisson site for the 2nd Molluscan Genomics meeting 2026. You must first create a user ID for this site and log in (see the menu and look for Conference Information to begin). 

When: 30 August - 3 September 2026

Where: Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum Frankfurt, Germany

Abstract deadline: Tuesday 23 June

To register, please choose "Register as attendee". There are three separate steps: First, create an account. Second, register for the meeting and pay your fee. Third, (optionally) submit an abstract if you wish to present a poster or talk. You can log in any time to complete steps 2 or 3, or check your documents or data.

This conference is part of the ongoing work in Biodiveristy Genomics in Senckenberg, which also sponsors the International Mollusc of the Year competition. The Frankfurt conference in 2026 is a follow up meeting to the 1st Molluscan Genomics conference, the 2024 EMBO workshop "Establishing state-of-the-art mollusc genomics" and conference zero in 2019, the Royal Society Theo Murphy Discussion meeting, "Pearls of Wisdom: Synergising Leadership and Expertise in Molluscan Genomics".

Contributed talks

We welcome abstract submissions for talks or posters. The abstract submission and registration deadline is 14 June 2026; both registration and abstract submission are managed through this website.

There is a limit of 180 participants. The registration site will close early if we approach this limit, so please register and pay promptly.

Invited speakers

We are delighted to confirm spotlight talks from invited speakers who represent a cross section of molluscan genomics research and its applications: 

  • Kara Layton, University of Toronto, Canada
  • Bernardo Reyes-Tur, Universidad del Oriente, Cuba
  • Nur Syahirah Mamat, Universiti Putra Malaysia
  • Jessica Goodheart, American Museum of Natural History, USA
  • Jeanne Serb, Ohio State University, USA
  • Sarah Lemer, Museum of Nature Hamburg, Germany

Organisers

Local oragnisers for this workshop are Carola Greve and Julia Sigwart (Senckenberg) with help from Alice Dennis (Naimur) and many other friends and colleagues. 

If you have any questions, please contact us.

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