Janelia Conferences

Hello, BlueSky! This is the official account for Janelia conferences & workshops. We’ll share calls for applications, deadlines, and meeting updates. Browse meetings & apply: janelia.news/conferences

I'll be giving a talk on our virtual zebrafish at this conference -- apply now to check out the other awesome talks & speakers as well!

Wonderful opportunity to hear about the latest progress in fluorescent probe technology ⬇️

⏳ Two days left to apply! Join us this October for integrative discussions aimed at sparking new connections, future collaborations, and the next wave of PNS discovery. Apply by May 14 ➡️ janelia.news/PNS26 @ardemp.bskyverified.social @marissascavuzzo.bsky.social

Large-scale neural datasets are transforming neuroscience. How can AI turn them into insight? Apply by May 28 to explore data-driven AI for neural circuit analysis + modeling. ➡️ janelia.news/NAI26 @computingnature.bsky.social @sinzlab.bsky.social @srinituraga.bsky.social @alicewongoh.bsky.social

Join us in October for a conference focused on the full functional diversity of the peripheral nervous system, highlighting how somatic/autonomic/enteric divisions interact, overlap & inform one another. Apply by May 14 ➡️ janelia.news/PNS26 @ardemp.bskyverified.social @marissascavuzzo.bsky.social

🚨 Deadline approaching (Apr 16)! Don’t miss your chance to join our student-led #TheoreticalBiophysics workshop. Meals, accommodation + reasonable travel covered for accepted participants. Apply ➡️ janelia.news/THB26 @allysonsgro.bsky.social @zamakany.bsky.social

Looking forward to sharing our work here!

Deadline is approaching (April 16th). Send in your applications . All details here: www.janelia.org/you-janelia/... Apply for this workshop at @hhmijanelia.bsky.social intended as a "by the students, for the students" meeting. @janeliaconf.bsky.social

⏳ Two weeks left to apply! Don’t miss your chance to connect with researchers pushing imaging + computational approaches to extract new insights from rapidly growing biological datasets. Apply by April 9 ➡️ janelia.news/IMD26

Apply by June 11 for an interdisciplinary meeting bridging experimental, theoretical & computational perspectives on cell communication, and linking fast intracellular dynamics to long-term ecological & evolutionary processes. ➡️ janelia.news/CAT26 @shaohewanglab.bsky.social @iscb.bsky.social

📢 Apply by June 4 for Spatial Multi-Omics! This meeting explores new methods to map molecular & cellular organization in intact tissue, from genome architecture to proteins, metabolites & ultrastructure. #SpatialBiology #MultiOmics #Genomics 🛏️ Lodging + meals covered Apply ➡️ janelia.news/SMO26

These workshops are absolutely amazing. I had the privilege to attend the theoretical neuroscience workshop in 2024; it was a memorable week.

These workshops are amazing opportunities for deep discussions on how cognition is implemented in the brain, from theory to behavior and circuits. Apply by May 7 & spread the word!

Apply by May 7 for two early-career #neuro workshops at Janelia! Featuring joint sessions to foster collaboration between theory & experiment. 🧠 🤝 Theoretical Neuroscience→ janelia.news/THE26 Mechanistic Cognitive Neuroscience→ janelia.news/CNW26 @ratecoding.bsky.social @jvoigts.bsky.social

Are you working at the interface of #neuroscience and ML/AI? Share your research at Janelia in Nov! 🧠 🤖 janelia.news/NAI26

📢 Applications are open! This meeting brings together scientists using data-driven #AI to analyze + model neural circuits and uncover how the brain performs complex computations. 🧠 Apply by May 28 ➡️ janelia.news/NAI26 @computingnature.bsky.social @sinzlab.bsky.social @srinituraga.bsky.social

Students & postdocs 👉 Apply by April 16 for our Theoretical Biophysics workshop. Topics include active matter, non-equilibrium thermodynamics, development, behavior, evolution + more. ✈️ Meals, hotel & reasonable travel covered 🔗 janelia.news/THB26 @allysonsgro.bsky.social @zamakany.bsky.social

FYI anyone and everyone should apply to this workshop. It was one of the most fun things I did in grad school and made me feel excited about science again when I was deeply burnt out and thinking about leaving…

Amazing opportunity!

📢 Applications are open! Join us in October to explore next-generation fluorescent proteins, biosensors & imaging advances + machine learning and computational approaches to accelerate design. 🛏️ Meals & lodging covered; no registration fee Apply by May 21 ➡️ janelia.news/FPS26 @agtebo.bsky.social

Excited to co-host this conference with @marissascavuzzo.bsky.social and Steve Liberles focused on the peripheral nervous system -- No Brainer! Check out the amazing list of speakers and apply for one of the spots for this small, interactive meeting on the beautiful Janelia Campus at HHMI.

📢 Apply by May 14 to explore peripheral nervous system function across somatic + autonomic + enteric divisions, with a focus on new methods + emerging technologies. 🛏️ Meals & lodging covered; no registration fee Apply ➡️ janelia.news/PNS26 @ardemp.bskyverified.social @marissascavuzzo.bsky.social

Neuroscientists , you do not want to miss this workshop . It is an amazing and intellectually stimulating experience .

This workshop was one of the highlights of my PhD! Highly recommend applying! Amazing science and amazing people allround - and all (reasonable) expenses paid!

Grad students & postdocs in #TheoreticalNeuroscience 👉 join us for in-depth tutorials, talks & discussions, plus joint sessions with our Mechanistic Cognitive Neuroscience workshop for theory↔experiment cross-talk. 🛏️ Hotel, meals + reasonable travel covered Apply by May 7 ➡️ janelia.news/THE26

Junior scientists 👉 applications are open for our workshop on the mechanistic basis of #cognition. 🧠 🤝 Joint sessions with our #TheoreticalNeuroscience workshop ✈️ Hotel, meals + reasonable travel expenses covered Apply by May 7 ➡️ janelia.news/CNW26 @michaelreiser.bsky.social @jvoigts.bsky.social

📢 Applications are open: join us for an interactive meeting on cell + #NeuronalBiology across development, maintenance & degeneration. Topics span organelles, #proteostasis, metabolism, glia–neuron interactions + #neurodegeneration. 🛏️ Meals/lodging covered Apply by Apr 30 ➡️ janelia.news/CBN26

Students & postdocs 👉 Apply by April 16 for our hands-on #TheoreticalBiophysics workshop featuring participant talks, tutorials & lively discussions. ✅ No registration fee 🍽️ Meals & hotel covered ✈️ Travel support available Apply ➡️ janelia.news/THB26 @allysonsgro.bsky.social @zamakany.bsky.social

📢 Applications are open for Imaging Mouse Development (Aug 30–Sep 2, 2026) at Janelia. This meeting brings together developmental biology + advanced microscopy + AI/ML to better visualize & model mammalian development. 🛏️ Meals & accommodation covered Apply by April 9 ➡️ janelia.news/IMD26