2026 Symposium
2026 Center for NeuroGenetics Symposium

Dr. Huda Y. Zoghbi – Keynote Speaker and Mentor at the 2026 Center for NeuroGenetics Symposium January 9th, 2026

The Center for NeuroGenetics (CNG) symposium fosters collaboration and innovation by showcasing cutting-edge, unpublished research presented by junior investigators. The symposium will bring together students, postdocs and faculty across the University from the Center for NeuroGenetics, Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, and the Center for Translational Research in Neurodegenerative Disease in the College of Medicine as well as the McKnight Brain and Norman Fixel Institutes at the University of Florida. Posters and Short talks will be selected from abstracts submitted by Students, Postdocs and other Trainees.

We are honored to announce that Dr. Huda Y. Zoghbi, M.D., Ph.D., Distinguished Service Professor and Investigator at Baylor College of Medicine and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, will be our keynote speaker and mentor.

This year’s symposium will take place on January 9, 2026, at the McKnight Brain Institute (AM) and the Cancer Genetics Research Complex (PM).

Please register below to let us know if you plan to attend! Abstract Deadline Extended to Monday December 15, 2025!

Registration for the 2026 Center for NeuroGenetics Symposium

Please register for the CNG symposium below. If you have any questions please contact Rachel Lepanto @ rachel.lepanto@mgm.ufl.edu.

2026 Center for NeuroGenetics Symposium Registration

• Personal Information

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• Name*
  First Last
• Email*
• Cell Phone*
  (This is needed in the event we need to contact you during your travels)
• Lab Affiliation*
• How long have you been a member of the CNG?*
• Dietary Restrictions or Allergies:*

• In case of an emergency

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  Please give us the name and number of the person you would want us to contact in the event of an emergency.

• Emergency Contact*
  First Last
• Emergency Contact Phone Number*

• Symposium Information

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  All costs for food will be covered. Attendance is expected for all CNG research lab personnel.

• I plan on attending the entire symposium*
  • Yes
  • No**
• **If you answered 'No' please list why you will not be attending:
• Will you be attending the dinner the night of the 9th?*
  • Yes
  • No
  (Dinner will be at Sweetwater Inn)
• Any other comments/concerns

Hosted by the Center for NeuroGenetics with additional support from the Thomas Pinkerton & Camilynn Brannan Memorial Fund, Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, the Center for Translational Research in Neurodegenerative Disease, the McKnight Brain Institute,
and Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases.