CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

Abstract Submission Deadline is April 13, 2026.

 

 Investigators are invited to submit abstracts for selection for a flash-talk or poster presentation at the conference. Investigators, especially early career investigators, are encouraged to submit abstracts addressing novel or innovative research priorities and/or demonstrate progress towards the 2021 epilepsy research benchmarks. The poster session will provide an important venue to discuss big ideas on the Epilepsy Research Benchmarks moving forward.

 Eligibility: Abstracts will only be accepted from individuals who are currently doing research in the USA. Please note: Priority for poster and flash-talk presentation selection will be given to Graduate students, medical students, postdoctoral fellows, research associates, medical residents/fellows, and junior professors within 10 years of their terminal degree. 

 Posters: Abstracts will be reviewed by a Program Selection Committee for suitability of content focused on an area of epilepsy research addressed in the benchmarks or an identified gap area. Up to 48 abstracts can be selected for poster presentations at a dedicated poster session on the first day of the conference.

 Flash talks: In addition, the Program Selection Committee will select up to 15 abstracts for 5min flash-talks,  3 talks at each of the 5 main sessions of the conference.

 Conference  Sessions:

  • Understanding the Mechanisms of the Epilepsies 
  • Disease Modelling of the Epilepsies
  • Treatments for the Epilepsies
  • Translation and Implementation of Treatments for the Epilepsies
  • Data Integration to Accelerate Research

 

You can submit your abstract when you register for the conference.

If you want to be considered for the flash talks, indicate this by selecting platform presentation or both under preference

All selected abstract presenters, poster and poster/flash talks, will receive an honorarium

 

Abstract Submission Instructions

Title

Enter the title of your abstract/poster in Title Case (i.e. capitalize the first letter of each word, except prepositions)

 

Author Names

Enter the author names in order, formatted as follows:

Author Last Name, First Name Middle Initial (if desired)

The First Author MUST be the presenter
If authors have different affiliations, use a superscripted number (e.g., 1, 2, 3) to indicate each unique affiliation

 

Author Affiliations

List the affiliations of all authors beginning with the presenter

Include the Department/Division, Institution, City, and State

If superscripted numbers were used after Author Names to denote different affiliations, use them to correlate the name with an affiliation

 

Abstract

Abstracts are limited to 300 words, not including the title, authors, and affiliations.

Each abstract should contain: the research objective (unless given in the title); methods used; a summary of the results obtained; and the conclusions.

The abstracts may include presentations about basic, translational or applied (clinical) research, patient-oriented research, and health services, epidemiological, or implementation sciences research.

Novel and innovative posters are encouraged, though submissions must be based on sound principles of rigorous research. 

All abstracts should address an appropriate topic of scientific discussion. Presentations should not include commercial messages or inappropriate references to specific products, services, or commercial concerns.



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