Call for Abstracts

We are pleased to announce that the Society for Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology (SIMB), the Korean Society for Microbiology and Biotechnology (KMB), and the Society of Actinomycetes Japan (SAJ) are jointly holding the fourth international conference on “Natural Product Discovery and Development in the Genomic Era”.  The meeting, which is scheduled for January 5- 9 2025, will take place at the Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego, San Diego, USA and will be chaired by Yi Tang, Yi Tang
Brad Moore, Alessandra Eustaquio and Jaclyn Winter.  

We have put together an outstanding program, featuring an opening keynote lecture by Nobel Laureat Professor Jennifer Doudna from UC Berkeley. The banquet address will be presented by Dr. Barry O’Keefe from the National Cancer Institute. Seven plenary sessions and two poster sessions, covering different aspects of natural product discovery, characterization and engineering, have been arranged over the four-day conference, with a total of 44 invited speakers. To document the current advances in natural products discovery and development, the Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology will publish a Special Issue devoted to the presentations at this meeting in 2025. Two workshops will also be available for attendees, including “GNPS 2.0/CMMCkb enrichment for microbial natural product discovery” by Professor Pieter Dorrestein from UC San Diego; and “New capabilities to study secondary metabolism” by Dr. Hiroshi Otani and colleagues from the Joint Genome Institute.

2024 Poster abstracts will be accepted in the areas of Natural Products:

1. Genome mining, metabolomics and synthetic biology
2. Natural product discovery
3. Natural product isolation and structural elucidation
4. Biosynthesis and enzymology
5. Biocatalysis and protein engineering
6. New MCA and drug discovery

POSTER PRESENTERS ONLY:

Abstract submissions are limited to 325 words.

Deadline for submission: Submit your final abstract no later than November 25, 2024.

Keep in mind that early registration ends September 6, 2024, and Diversity Award consideration ends September 16, 2024, so early submission is recommended. All posters displayed must have one author available during the prescribed time period to discuss the poster.

IMPORTANT: You will be notified by email of acceptance of your poster abstract. All accepted Poster Presenters should be registered and paid in full no later than November 22, 2024 in order to reserve a spot in the poster hall and be included in the program.

Poster Session Set-up:

Set-Up: Poster boards will be available for setup on Sunday, January 5, 2025. Please have all posters displayed no later than 4:00 pm Sunday, January 5, 2025.

Poster sessions will be held:
Sunday and Monday evenings, January 5-6, 2025.

The poster session is two (2) hours in length. Authors must be available during that time to answer questions, expand on the material and take part in discussions.

Poster Size 4 feet high by 4 feet wide. Labeling with the poster title and authors should be prepared for the top of your poster space. There will be two posters per side of each 4-foot x 8-foot board. (Poster MUST NOT exceed the dimensions outlined)

Posters should be displayed on assigned boards only. Locate your poster number in the meeting program. Your poster number will be posted on your board prior to set up. If you did not register by the registration deadline you will NOT receive a poster number on-site.

Please do not write, draw or paste on the poster boards. A supply of poster pins will be available at both the registration desk and poster hall.

Thank you for your submission. We look forward to your participation in the meeting. Please contact SIMB at Tina.Hockaday@simbhq.org at any time for additional assistance. 

INVITED SPEAKERS

All presenters must upload their talks on the designated laptop in the session room. Please meet with your convener prior to the start of your session to coordinate those efforts. All presentations will be removed at the completion of the session.