13th Biannual International Conference on Neural Tube Defect
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
August 11 - 14, 2024
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE: April 1, 2024
UPLOAD ABSTRACTS BY USING THE BELOW LINK & PASSWORD:
Password: NTD2024
For any questions or concerns, please contact Xue.Gu@bcm.edu
**Please note this new submission procedure
We strongly encourage all participants at this meeting to share their relevant research or clinical expertise encapsulated in an abstract. The abstracts accepted for platform and poster presentations will be selected by a committee of experts in the areas of neurosurgery, clinical genetics, genetics and genomics, molecular biology, pediatrics, epidemiology, teratology, and developmental biology. As always, priority will be given to research of the highest caliber delineating mechanisms of normal and abnormal neural tube morphogenesis, those describing new genomic patterns of inheritance, and papers providing new insights into old problems.
Abstract acceptance notification: May 1, 2024
As always, we encourage you to submit your best work for consideration in any area related to malformations and morphogenesis with an emphasis on mechanisms leading to a better understanding of the spectrum of NTDs and their proper management. In addition to general topics there will be several sessions dedicated to the following focus areas:
Fetal Surgery for Spina Bifida (SB) Repair
Epidemiology of NTDs: Health Disparities and Global Issue
Maternal Nutrition, One Carbon Metabolism and NTDs
Gene-Environmental Interactions and Risk for NTDs
Although abstracts in the above focus areas will be given priority for presentation, abstracts which report research on any aspect of malformations and morphogenesis will be considered.
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION GUIDELINES – NEW THIS YEAR
**Abstracts submission electronically only by using this link:
Password: NTD2024
Please follow the style guidelines of the abstract format listed below, and adhere to the following specifications:
Each person should submit 1 abstract (only)
Page size: 8.5” x 11” (US Letter)
Number of pages: one (1)
Margins: Top – 1”; Bottom – 2”; Left – 1.25”; Right – 1”
Text Alignment: Left
Typeface: Arial
Type size: 12 Point
Abstract Title: All caps and centered on the page
Authors: Underline the name of the presenting author
Institution: Italics
Trainees only: indicate if you are a pre or postdoctoral student, fellow, or resident.
File name must be “LastName_NTDAbstract”
PLEASE NOTE – Abstracts that are submitted without correct formatting or file name will be returned for correction and resubmission. Please check that you have turned off track changes. Do not reduce font or margin size to allow abstract to fit.
REGISTRATION
Online registration will be available shortly. A message will be sent out when registration and hotel accommodations go live online.
TRAINEES
Participation by graduate students, fellows, residents, and post-doctoral trainees at this meeting is highly encouraged. Special sessions have been set aside for presentations by trainees only. Please indicate your status at the time of your abstract submission. In addition, you must also identify a faculty member who will be attending the meeting and has agreed to serve as your mentor.
We are currently seeking funding to provide support for travel and registration for trainees, which will be awarded on a competitive basis as determined by abstract quality and individual need/circumstances.
LOCATION
The meeting will be held at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Please note – Housing accommodations will be made separately from the meeting registration.
Participants should plan to arrive Sunday afternoon, August 11th, in time for registration (1:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time) and a welcome reception that evening. The meeting will conclude late afternoon on Wednesday, August 14th.
Courtesy of Robert Cabrera