ABRF 2026 Annual Meeting

The ABRF Annual Meeting is the best opportunity to connect with peers to learn about the latest technology and leadership developments that empower shared research resources! Register today to secure your spot.

The 2026 Annual Meeting includes more than three days of content for both early career and highly experienced research personnel. Along with valuable networking events, the 2026 Annual Meeting program highlights include:

• Keynote presentations:
  • Mark Kristiansen, Director, UCL Genomics, London
  • Bryan Welm, Department of Surgery, University of Utah
• Interactive pre-meeting education workshops
• Plenary sessions to address:
  • The technician commitment: transforming technical careers through culture change
  • Facilitating science: neuroscience of helping diverse scientists use their strengths and passions
  • Non-bio shared research resources
  • Federal science policy and advocacy: updates from research
  • Legislative landscape of animal research: what’s new and what’s coming
  • Novel methods and instruments for genomics cores
• ABRF Award Presentation to Professor John Yates, Scripps Research Institute
• 40+ topic-specific concurrent sessions
• 25+ (5-minute) lightning talks to learn more about your ABRF colleagues’ research activities
• ABRF DEI Award Presentation: Mariana De Niz, Research Assistant Professor, Center for Advanced Microscopy at Northwestern University
• Dozens of research and innovation posters created by ABRF peers

Visit the meeting website for the latest updates. Participants will also have access to the Annual Meeting Mobile App to create their custom schedule and connect with attendees and sponsors.