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2026

Pittsburgh Rust Belt

Microbiome Conference

Submission Deadline to be considered for Oral Rapid Fire Presentation:

TBA

Poster Abstract Submission Deadline:

TBA

Poster size: 4 feet in width by 3 feet in height.

Moderated Poster Discussion: Abstracts for poster presentations are classified into categories designed to stimulate conversation across labs and topics (groups 1 to 12). Following the open poster viewing opportunities, there will be a moderated poster discussion in the following format.

  • All presenters in each group should gather at the first poster in each group where they will meet with assigned moderators for their thematic category.
  • Each presenter will have 5 minutes of total time allocated to their poster, with 3 minutes overview presentation of the take-home results and message from their study and 2 minutes for questions from moderators and the audience.
  • Each poster will be presented sequentially with strict adherence to allocated times.
  • Following the presentation of all posters in each group, the moderators will lead a brief 5-10 minute discussion of the main themes and summative conclusions from the studies presented within each group.

 Poster discussion groups:

To be posted soon.