Abstract Submission

Abstract submission will open November 14, 2025

Why Submit an Abstract

Get visibility for your research by presenting a talk or poster
Get research feedback from key leaders in the field and hear broad perspectives
Elevate your CV
Meet potential employers and stand out among other candidates in the job market
Meet new collaborators and possible mentors

New this year – Early career scientists that are GSA members are able to invite up to three PEQG26 attendees to visit their poster. Authors will be able to access the poster invitation process a month before the conference through the abstract portal. This exciting opportunity encourages researchers who you’d like to connect with to see your presentation and give you feedback. Invited viewers will receive an automated email with the time, date, and title of your poster presentation.

Abstract Submission Instructions

You will need to sign in to an existing GSA account or create a new account to start your abstract submission. Important: If you are submitting an abstract, please use the same email address for your abstract submission and your registration.

If you were a GSA member or attended a GSA conference recently: You already have a GSA account and should use the “forgot your password” option if needed. You will need to make sure you are a member for 2026 in order to receive the member discount.

If you join GSA during the submission process: You will need to wait 20 minutes and refresh your submission screen after joining in order to receive the member price.

If you do not have an account, visit our membership page and click Create an Account. There is no fee to create a nonmember account. You do not have to be a GSA member or already registered to submit an abstract. You can create a complimentary account and pay the non-member price to submit.

The presenting author must register for and attend the conference in person.

IMPORTANT NOTE: All oral abstracts submitted, even if programmed in a concurrent session, are also expected to be presented as a poster.

GSA members receive a discount on abstract submission and registration fees!

If someone will be paying your abstract fee on your behalf, when you get to the payment page send the link provided, along with your login information, to the person with the credit card to finish your submission. You will receive an immediate email confirmation once your abstract has been submitted. Please note that submitting an abstract, and paying the associated submission fee, does not register you for the meeting. To register for the meeting and pay the associated registration fee, please visit the Registration page when registration opens.

Submission Checklist
Before you start the submission process, ensure you have the following:

Co-author names and institutions
Abstract title
Abstract text (must be fewer than 2,500 characters, including line breaks and spaces)
Abstract submission topic
Credit card for non-refundable abstract submission fee ($49 GSA member/$99 non-member).

Once you have added the presenting author, click “Add New Author” to add a collaborator.

Payment

If someone will be paying your abstract fee on your behalf and you do not have the credit card information, please stop when you get to the payment page. Follow the directions on the page and send the shareable link to the person with the credit card to finish your submission. You will receive an email confirmation once your abstract has been submitted. Please note that for an abstract to be considered for presentation, the abstract fee must be paid by the submission deadline.

Abstract fee waivers are available in cases of financial hardship. To request a fee waiver, please email the following information to gsaconferences@genetics-gsa.org within seven days of abstract submission:

Presenter’s name
Presenter’s institution
Presenter’s email
Abstract number
Principal Investigator’s name
Principal Investigator’s email
Details of financial need or hardship

Please note you must submit your abstract and pay the submission fee in order to be reviewed for presentation. Waiver requests will be reviewed and the presenting author notified within two weeks of the request’s receipt and if approved, refund issued.

Submission Checklist

Before you start the submission process, make sure you have the following:

Co-author names and institutions
Abstract title
Abstract text (must be fewer than 2,500 characters, including line breaks and spaces)
Your selection for the abstract’s submission topic
Credit card to pay non-refundable abstract submission fee or knowledge of whose credit card will be used. Abstracts for which fees are not paid by the submission deadline will not be reviewed.

Once you have added the presenting author, click “Add New Author” to add a collaborator. Questions? Read the Abstract Submission FAQs.

Abstract Submission Rules

By submitting an abstract, you agree to attend the meeting and present your work, regardless of the format assigned (oral or poster). We understand that plans sometimes change for unavoidable reasons, but we ask that if you cannot attend, you designate a co-author to present in your place. Abstracts cannot be withdrawn after the revision deadline of February 6, 2026.
Presenting authors must register for the meeting by April 1, 2026. If you do not register by this date, your presentation may be canceled. For special circumstances (e.g., funding issues), please contact gsaconferences@genetics-gsa.org.
Abstracts will appear online exactly as submitted; GSA staff cannot make corrections, additions, revisions, or deletions. The submitting author may make revisions and corrections via the revision program. All revisions must be made no later than the revision deadline of February 6, 2026. Please proofread your text carefully before you submit your abstract.
All accepted abstracts will be scheduled either as an oral or poster presentation at the discretion of the PEQG 2026 Organizers. Because oral presentation requests far exceed oral presentation slots, authors should be prepared to present a poster if their abstract is not selected for an oral presentation.
You must submit each abstract online and pay the non-refundable, per abstract fee of $49 for members or $99 for non-members. To receive the member fee, the submitting author must be a 2026 GSA member. The same person may submit multiple abstracts, but a separate fee is needed for each submission. If the submitter is also the presenting author and submits more than one abstract, a secondary author must be attending and prepared to present in case of conflicting schedules.
The organizers reserve the right to decline any submitted abstracts that lack scientific content or merit or submitted abstracts that merely announce the availability of a resource or service.
By attending the conference, you grant GSA the right to use your photograph, name, and likeness in GSA educational, news, or promotional materials.
Oral presentations will be recorded and made available for on-demand viewing through the Conference App.
The use of personal cameras and other recording devices in oral and poster sessions is strictly prohibited without express permission from the presenter or an authorized GSA representative.

Publication of Abstracts

Abstracts selected for a presentation will be available online by March 13, 2026, which will be considered their official publication date. The full abstract text will only be available online and as a printable PDF.

Abstract Submission FAQs

What is the abstract fee?

For each abstract submitted, you must pay the non-refundable submission fee of $49 for members, or $99 for non members. The submission fee is discounted for GSA Members. The same person may submit multiple abstracts, but a separate fee is needed for each submission. To receive the member fee, the submitting author must be a 2026 GSA member.

Abstract fee waivers are available in cases of financial hardship. To request a waiver, please email the following information to gsaconferences@genetics-gsa.org within seven days of submission:

Presenter’s name

Presenter’s institution

Presenter’s email

Abstract number

Principal Investigator’s name

Principal Investigator’s email

Details of financial need or hardship

Please note, you must submit your abstract and pay the submission fee in order to be reviewed for presentation. Waiver requests will be reviewed and the presenting author notified within two weeks of the request’s receipt.

Why do I need to create an account?

How do I create an account?

I joined/rejoined while I was submitting my abstract but am still being charged the non-member abstract submission fee.

How do I pay the abstract fee?

My accounting department needs to pay the abstract fee. What should I do?

How will I know that you received my abstract submission?

Can I exit the program after partially completing the submission and return later to complete the process?

Can I cut and paste my abstract text from a word processor into the submission system?

This will be determined by your own computer system. We do not recommend using the cut and paste option when it involves special characters (such as super- or subscripts, Greek characters, etc.). You will need to confirm and repair any missing characters using the palette or special characters menu on the submission application. You will also need to make sure you put your authors, abstract title, and abstract body in the correct fields.

Why doesn’t the submission program character count match the count from my word processing program or exactly reflect changes when I edit the text?

Do I need to commit to attending in person for my abstract to be considered for an oral presentation?

What happens if my abstract is selected for an oral presentation and I cannot attend in person?

If I am selected for a poster presentation, how will I present?

Can I revise my abstract?

You may revise your abstract until 8 p.m. EST on February 6, 2026, (i.e. one day after the abstract submission deadline). No revisions, corrections, additions, or deletions will be accepted after this date.

To revise, return to the abstract submission site and click “Revise My Abstract.” You will need your account login information (email and password.) If you have submitted more than one abstract, be sure you also have your abstract number, which you can find in your confirmation email.

For security purposes, you may not change the presenting author’s name on a previously submitted abstract. To change the presenting author’s name you must withdraw the previously submitted abstract and submit a new abstract in the new author’s name. If you have questions, please email us: gsaconferences@genetics-gsa.org.

Can I withdraw my abstract?

You may withdraw your abstract until 8 p.m. EST on February 6, 2026 (i.e., one day after the abstract submission deadline). Abstracts not withdrawn by this deadline will be reviewed by the program committees and will be published online. Published abstracts are publicly accessible and cannot be withdrawn.

To withdraw an abstract, return to the abstract submission site and click “Withdraw my Abstract.” You will need your account login information (email and password). If you have submitted only one abstract, you will need your last name, abstract control number, and personal ID number. If you have submitted more than one abstract, be sure you also have your abstract number, which can be found in your confirmation email. The presenting author will be automatically informed of the withdrawal.

We understand that plans sometimes change for unavoidable reasons; we ask that if you cannot present in person, you designate a co-author to present in your place. Please contact gsaconferences@genetics-gsa.org of any changes as soon as possible.

Why do I need to register by April 1, 2026?

How do I change the presenting author’s name on my abstract?

Why is my abstract title listed twice?

During the submission process, you likely entered your title twice (once in the title field and again in the body of the text). You need to revise your abstract via the abstract submission program to remove the title from the abstract body. To revise your abstract, you will need your last name, abstract control number, and personal ID number.

All revisions must be completed by February 6, 2026.

The system is very slow. Why?

When will I be notified of my program assignment?

Program assignments will be posted on the meeting website around March 13, 2026,. Information will not be available before this time. You will also receive an email to check the assignment site once the information is posted. If, for VISA purposes, you need notification that your abstract was accepted, please contact GSAConferences@genetics-gsa.org with your abstract number. Please note, acceptance will not indicate if the author will be given an oral or poster presentation but only that the abstract will be programmed. How the abstract has been programmed will only be available on or after March 13, 2026.