SMBE 2027

Plenary lectures cover evolutionary systems biology, genomic conflict, plant immunity, gene tree inference and human population genetics: Gitta Coaker on recognition and response in plant immunity, Chikara Furusawa on predicting and steering bacterial evolution, Simon Gravel on genetics in large genealogies, Matthew Hahn (presidential address) on how gene trees can both mislead and enlighten, and Anna Lindholm on what genomic conflict is good for. The meeting features more than 30 symposia, two poster sessions and the Graduate Student Excellence Award symposium. Abstract submission, early-bird registration and award applications open on 20 November 2026; award applications close on 15 January 2027 and abstracts on 1 February 2027 (23:59 Eastern Time). Oral presenters register by 30 March 2027 and poster presenters by 30 May 2027. Pre-meeting workshops and the welcome reception are on 20 June 2027, and the conference closes at 13:00 on 24 June.