Scholarship Opportunities & Abstract Deadlines for 2022 Keystone Symposia Conferences
It's that time of year again! As we prepare to delve into yet another exciting season of biomedical breakthroughs and innovation with the launch of the Keystone Symposia 2022 season, now is the time to start applying for scholarships and submitting abstracts to attend both virtual and IN-PERSON conferences.
That's right! After over a year of quarantines and isolation, we are looking forward to hosting you once again at our idyllic mountain retreat venues starting in January! This is a particularly important year for early-career researchers, who may have been disproportionately impacted by the pandemic due to lost networking opportunities during this critical stage of career development. To help these rising stars get back on track, we are offering the scholarship and abstract opportunities outlined below.
So don't delay-- apply now for your chance to reconnect with colleagues face to face and discuss your work over coffee or a cocktail -- mark you calendars with the important deadlines below!
NOTE- For those unable to attend conferences in person, we will be offering a new hybrid event format with live- streaming and On Demand content for the vast majority of meetings. See each individual meeting webpage for details.
For more information on hybrid events, see the Keypoint Newsletter here.
Scholarship Applications
Keystone Symposia provides a variety of scholarship opportunities to bring graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and scientists from underrepresented (UR) backgrounds to our conferences. Don't miss out on your chance to network with field leaders, and forge relationships that will serve you throughout your career!
See below for scholarship deadlines, and click here to find out more about scholarship programs and eligibility.
Abstract Submissions
Keystone Symposia conferences are well-known for promoting the work and careers of rising stars in scientific research, by providing opportunities for the next-generation to present their work alongside field luminaries. Many of today's research leaders launched their careers from the Keystone Symposia podium, and now it's your chance to enter the limelight and kickstart your career. Submit your abstract for a short talk or poster presentation:
- Abstract Deadline: Submit your abstract by this date for the opportunity to be chosen by meeting organizers for a short-talk on the meeting program! (Abstracts not chosen for a short talk will be considered for a poster presentation)
- Poster Abstract Deadline: Submit your abstract by this date if you are only interested in presenting a poster at the meeting.
Find out more about our scholarship programs and hear from past recipients
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View the meeting list below for upcoming meetings and relevant deadlines to mark your calendar. Click on the meeting name for more information about:
- meeting program
- conference location
- availability of live-streaming and/or On Demand options
- scholarship and abstract deadlines and procedures
Rescheduled Meetings
Conference | Scholarship Deadline | Abstract Deadline |
Discount Registration Deadline |
Poster Abstract Deadline | Conference Dates |
Advances in Checkpoints Immunology from Autoimmunity to Oncology to Infectious Diseases (Rescheduled from February 2022) | Passed | March 8 EXTENDED March 31 | April 7 | June 8-12 |
Cancer Neoantigens, Vaccines and Viruses (Rescheduled from February 2022) | Passed | March 8 EXTENDED March 31 | April 7 | June 8-12 |
Gene Regulation: From Emerging Technologies to New Models (Rescheduled from January 2022) | Passed | March 15 EXTENDED April 20 | April 20 | June 20-23 |
Respiratory Viruses: New Frontiers | Passed | March 23 EXTENDED April 27 |
April 27 |
June 29- July 2 |
Viral Immunity: Basic Mechanisms and Therapeutic Applications | Passed | March 23 EXTENDED April 27 |
April 27 |
June 29- July 2 |
A Research Reboot of Tuberculosis (Rescheduled from January 2022) | Passed |
April 26 EXTENDED May 19 |
June 1 | June 20 | Aug 1-4 |
Adipose Tissue and Metabolic Health (Rescheduled from February 2022) | Passed |
May 3 EXTENDED May 24 |
June 7 | June 26 |
Aug 7-10 |
Inter Organ Crosstalk in Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) (Rescheduled from February 2022) | Passed |
May 3 EXTENDED May 24 |
June 7 | June 26 |
Aug 7-10 |
Immunometabolism at the Crossroads of Obesity and Cancer (Rescheduled from January 2022) | Passed |
May 31 EXTENDED June 8 |
July 6 | July 25 | Sept 5-8 | |
Tumor Metabolism (Rescheduled from January 2022) |
Passed |
June 8 |
July 6 | July 25 | Sept 5-8 |
Heart Failure: Mechanisms and Therapies (Rescheduled from February 2022) | Passed | June 28 | July 28 | Aug 17 | Sept 28- Oct 1 |
Mitochondria, Metabolism and Heart (Rescheduled from February 2022) | Passed | June 28 | July 28 | Aug 17 | Sept 28- Oct 1 |
Vertebrate Sensory Systems | Passed | July 7 | Aug 23 | Sept 11 | Oct 23-26 |
Exosomes, Microvesicles and Other Extracellular Vesicles | Passed | July 28 | Aug 30 | Sept 18 | Oct 30- Nov 2 |
Targeted Protein Degradation (Rescheduled from January 2022) | Passed | August 23 | Sept 6 | Sept 25 |
Nov 6-9 |
Ubiquitin Biology (Rescheduled from January 2022) | Passed | August 23 | Sept 6 | Sept 25 |
Nov 6-9 |
The Human Microbiome: Ecology and Evolution (Rescheduled from February 2022) | Passed | Sept 1 | Oct 5 | Oct 23 | Dec 4-7 |
Novel Approaches Against Emerging Antimicrobial Resistance (Rescheduled from February 2022) | Passed | Sept 1 | Oct 5 | Oct 23 | Dec 4-7 |
May & June Meetings
Conference | Scholarship Deadline | Abstract Deadline |
Early Registration Deadline |
Poster Abstract Deadline | Conference Dates | |
Small Regulatory RNAs: From Bench to Bedside |
Jan 18 EXTENDED |
Jan 25 EXTENDED |
Mar 1 | Mar 20 | May 1 - 4 | |
Modern Phenotypic Drug Discovery: From Chemical Biology to Therapeutics |
Feb 9 EXTENDED |
Feb 16 EXTENDED |
Mar 22 | Apr 10 | May 22 - 25 | |
Progress in Vaccine Development for Infectious Diseases |
Feb 15 EXTENDED |
Feb 22 EXTENDED March 8 |
Apr 1 | Apr 20 | Jun 1 - 4 | |
Neuro-Immune Interactions in the Central Nervous System | Feb 22 | Mar 1 | Apr 5 | Apr 24 | Jun 5 - 9 | |
Neurodegeneration: The Biological Pathways Driving the Future of Therapeutic Development | Feb 22 | Mar 1 | Apr 5 | Apr 24 | Jun 5 - 9 | |
Resolution of Inflammation | Mar 1 EXTENDED March 31 |
Mar 8 EXTENDED April 20 |
Apr 12 | May 1 | Jun 12 - 16 | |
Tissue Fibrosis and Repair: Mechanisms, Human Disease and Therapies | Mar 1 EXTENDED March 31 |
Mar 8 EXTENDED April 20 |
Apr 12 | May 1 | Jun 12 - 16 | |
Positive-Strand RNA Viruses | Mar 2 | Mar 9 | Apr 14 | May 7 | Jun 18 - 22 |
August Meetings
Conference | Scholarship Deadline | Abstract Deadline |
Early Registration Deadline |
Poster Abstract Deadline | Conference Dates | |
A Research Reboot of Tuberculosis on the Keystone Symposia 50th Anniversary (Rescheduled from January 2022) |
Passed |
May 19 |
June 1 | June 20 | Aug 1-4 | |
Adipose Tissue and Metabolic Health (Rescheduled from February 2022) |
Passed |
May 24 |
June 7 | June 26 | Aug 7-10 | |
Inter Organ Crosstalk in Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) (Rescheduled from February 2022) |
Passed |
May 24 |
June 7 | June 26 | Aug 7-10 |
September Meetings
Conference | Scholarship Deadline | Abstract Deadline |
Early Registration Deadline |
Poster Abstract Deadline | Conference Dates | |
Neurocircuitry of Social Behavior |
June 7 |
June 7 |
July 5 | July 24 | Sept 4-7 | |
Immunometabolism at the Crossroads of Obesity and Cancer (Rescheduled from January 2022) |
Passed |
June 8 |
July 6 | July 25 | Sept 5-8 | |
Tumor Metabolism (Rescheduled from January 2022) |
Passed |
June 8 |
July 6 | July 25 | Sept 5-8 | |
Heart Failure: Mechanisms and Therapies (Rescheduled from February 2022) |
Passed |
June 28 |
July 28 | Aug 17 | Sept 28 - Oct 1 | |
Mitochondria, Metabolism and Heart (Rescheduled from February 2022) |
Passed |
June 28 |
July 28 | Aug 17 | Sept 28 - Oct 1 |
October Meetings
Conference | Scholarship Deadline | Abstract Deadline |
Early Registration Deadline |
Poster Abstract Deadline | Conference Dates | |
Interconnection between the Gut, Brain and Microbiome for Metabolic Disease | June 23 | July 7 | Aug 9 | Aug 26 | Oct 7-10 | |
Neuroimmunometabolism - Obesity at the Crossroads between Neuroimmunity and Immunometabolism | June 23 | July 7 | Aug 9 | Aug 26 | Oct 7-10 | |
Sleep and Circadian Biology - Maintaining Tempo for Optimal Health | June 28 | July 9 | Aug 10 | Aug 29 | Oct 10-13 | |
Inborn Error of Immunity: From Genetics to Basic Immunological Principles to Therapy (Virtual) | Aug 29 | Sept 12 | NA | Oct 17-19 | ||
Vertebrate Sensory Systems (Rescheduled from February 2022) | Passed | July 12 | Aug 23 | Sept 11 | Oct 23-26 | |
COVID and Beyond: Novel Approaches to Global Infectious Diseases | July 12 | July 26 | Aug 25 | Sept 14 | Oct 26-29 | |
Exosomes, Microvesicles and Other Extracellular Vesicles (Rescheduled from February 2022) | Passed | July 28 | Aug 30 | Sept 18 |
Oct 30 - Nov 2 |
November & December Meetings
Conference | Scholarship Deadline | Abstract Deadline |
Early Registration Deadline |
Poster Abstract Deadline | Conference Dates | |
Targeted Protein Degradation (Rescheduled from January 2022) | Passed | Aug 23 | Sept 6 | Sept 25 | Nov 6-9 | |
Ubiquitin Biology (Rescheduled from January 2022) | Passed | Aug 23 | Sept 6 | Sept 25 | Nov 6-9 | |
Novel Approaches Against Emerging Antimicrobial Resistance (Rescheduled from February 2022) | Passed | Sept 1 | Oct 5 | Oct 23 | Dec 4-7 | |
The Human Microbiome: Ecology and Evolution (Rescheduled from February 2022) | Passed | Sept 1 | Oct 5 | Oct 23 | Dec 4-7 |

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