Abstract Submission for the European Zebrafish Meeting 2026 is now open!
Deadline for submission: March 10, 2026
Delegates who would like to present their work as a Poster or Oral presentation are invited to submit an abstract for consideration by the Scientific Committee.
Please refer to the instructions below to ensure a smooth and successful abstract submission.
The respective topic must be selected to ensure correct scoring of the abstract. If you wish to add a secondary topic choice you can do so during the submission process.
Abstract Submission Topics 2026
- Disease Models
- Neurobiology
- Cardiovascular
- Stem Cells and Regeneration
- Toxicology
- Tissue Formation
- Epigenetics, Gene Regulation and Genomic Resources
- Emerging Technologies
- Infection and Immunity
- Morphogenesis and Organogenesis
- Environmental Sustainability
- Husbandry
- Metabolism and Cancer
- Neural Circuits and Behaviour
- Metabolism
- Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery
- Germline and Early Development
Important Information on the Selection Process
All abstracts are going to be pre-reviewed before acceptance. Those submitted for talks will be later scored by the Scientific Committee. The best scored abstracts in each category will be assigned to the according sessions. All other abstracts will be presented as posters in the poster area.
IMPORTANT:
All abstract presenters must be registered (with the same e-mail address you have used for the submission) and pay prior to the submission deadline, but no later than March 23, 2026. If your payment has not been received by March 23, 2026, your abstract will automatically be removed from the final list of abstracts (regardless of any confirmation/acceptance e-mail). Please consider a couple of days extra in case your preferred payment method is bank transfer.
Guidelines for submission
- By submitting an abstract, the submitter agrees that their personal data are being saved and used by the organiser in order to process the submission and enable the presentation at the conference.
- You may be presenting author of only one abstract, but co-author of any number of abstracts.
- The abstract title must not be more than 25 words
- Maximum number of words (exclusive title and author information): 300 words
- It is recommended to structure abstracts according to: background, methods, results, conclusion
- Authors: full name, institute and e-mail address of all authors: please mark the presenting author
- Indicate title, name, affiliation & conflict of interest of all co-authors
- Do not include references
TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS
Abstracts can only be submitted online via the official online abstract submission form.
Abstracts sent by post or email will not be accepted. No exceptions will be made.
The internet abstract submission system works best with Internet Explorer: 8.0 or higher, Firefox: 5.0 or higher, Chrome: 7 or higher, Apple Safari 5.1 or higher.
AFTER THE SUBMISSION
You will receive a confirmation/acceptance e-mail within approximately 72 hours after your submission has been completed. This confirmation means that the abstract has passed an initial technical quality check and will be forwarded to the Scientific Committee for scoring. Please desist from sending any e-mails requesting a confirmation or acceptance.
Please note that adjustments/changes are not possible after you have submitted your abstract.
After March 10th, the abstract will be scored by the Scientific Committee based on its originality and its fit to the session topic.
The submitting authors will be notified no earlier than April 16, 2026 at the email address provided during submission about the type of presentation (oral/poster) and instructions on how to submit your presentation.
If you need to withdraw your abstract, a written statement must be sent to ezm2026@wma.co.at no later than 29 May, 2026. In case of a withdrawal of abstract and cancellation of registration, the registration cancellation schedule will apply