12th Aquatic Models of Human Disease Conference
October 17, 2026 - October 21, 2026
Woods Hole, MA
AQMHD brings together researchers using aquatic organisms and emerging non-mammalian systems to understand human biology and disease. The meeting provides a forum for work spanning development, regeneration, cancer, genomics, functional genetics, metabolism, immunology and microbiome biology, toxicology, behavior, physiology, evolution, nutrition, and comparative disease models.
We welcome abstracts from researchers working across established and emerging systems, including zebrafish, gar, killifish, medaka, stickleback, Xiphophorus, lamprey, Xenopus, cephalopods, squid, hydra, Nematostella, tunicates, sea urchins, planarians, ctenophores, Ciona, echinoderms, Aiptasia, coral, Aplysia, and more!
Abstracts may be considered for a 15-minute talk, poster, or poster plus lightning talk. Abstract text is limited to 250 words.
Abstract deadline: August 10, 2026
Submit an abstract: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSePyzkljuFG60eLs6d5OWMiZlHqKocTxcaF5vBgCus8H9vOqQ/viewform
We encourage students, postdocs, staff scientists, junior faculty, established investigators, and anyone interested in aquatic models of human disease to submit an abstract and join us in Woods Hole.
Last Updated 08/10/2026