Genes, Brain, and Behavior Meeting 2021
Main Meeting: May 12th-15th, 2021
Workshops
May 10th Trainee career development
May 11th Machine learning for social behavior analysis

The 22nd Annual Genes, Brain & Behavior Meeting will be held May 10th-15th, 2021. The meeting will be a virtual event using a state of the art platform. The meeting will include exciting scientific lectures, research presentations, workshops, and opportunities to share your work with your fellow scientists and mentors as well as networking opportunities. The Abstract Submission deadline is March 30th, 2021. Travel Awards application deadline extended to March 15, 2021.
Tentative Itinerary
Registration Fee Structure 2021 (All prices in US Dollars) Conference Dates May |
Early |
Regular |
Late |
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Jan 7 to March 16 |
After March 16 & Before April 30 |
After April 30 |
Regular Member |
80 |
100 |
120 |
Regular Non-member |
220 |
240 |
260 |
Student-Postdoc Member |
20 |
40 |
60 |
Student-Postdoc Non-member |
70 |
90 |
110 |
Program Highlights
Plenary Lectures
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Hopi Hoekstra, PhD. Evolution, Genetics, and Neurobiology of Mice and Molecules, Harvard University, USA.
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Hitoshi Okamoto, MD, PhD. Laboratory for Neural Circuit Dynamics of Decision Making, RIKEN Center for Brain Science, JP
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Jonathan Mill, Complex Disease Epigenetics, University of Exeter, UK.
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Distinguished Investigator Award Speaker: Abraham A. Palmer, PhD. Behavioral Genetics of Mice, Rats, and Men, University of California San Diego. USA
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Early Career Achievement Award Speaker: Ryan Logan, PhD. Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, USA
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Sessions
- Alternate transcript usage and RNA splicing in alcohol and substance use disorders. Chair: Amy Lasek, University of Chicago
- Sleep regulation and function during early developmental periods. Chair: Matthew Kayser, University of Pennsylvania
- Neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome in mice and humans. Chair: Camron Bryant, Boston University School of Medicine
- Neurodegenerative and Neuropsychiatric disorders. Chair: Peter Ash, Boston University School of Medicine
- Emergent systems for genetic studies of behavior. Chairs: Yehuda Ben-Shahar, Washington University. Alex Keene, Florida Atlantic University
Awards Ceremonies IBANGS Fellow Awards Distinguished and Early Career Awards Travel Awards
Workshops Trainee career development Machine learning for social behavior analysis
For Sponsors 2021 Meeting Prospectus Exhibitor/Sponsor Registration
Committees Program Committee Camron Bryant, Boston University Karla Kaun, Brown University Karl Clark, Mayo Clinic Clarissa Parker, Middlebury College Alberto Cruz-Martin, Boston University Antonia Savarese, OHSU Pat Nolan, MRC Harwell Gang Chen, Nanjing University Danila Cuomo, Texas A&M University Rupert Overall, Center for Regenerative Therapies, Dresden Vivek Kumar, Jackson Laboratory
Awards Committee Richard A. Radcliffe (Chair), University of Colorado Catherine Kaczorowski , Jackson Laboratory Zoe Donaldson, University of Colorado
Organizing Committee Camron Bryant, Boston University Karla Kaun, Brown University Clarissa Parker, Middlebury College Alberto Cruz-Martin, Boston University Kristin Scaplen, Bryant University
Meeting Sponsors
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