Abstracts

Deadline for abstract submissions is April 12, 2013.

Late Abstracts: If you would like to present a late abstract poster, please display it at whichever session is most convenient for you. Additional posterboards will be available at each poster session. You do not need to submit your abstract. The late abstracts will not be included in the program book or the online search.

You are invited to submit abstracts for either poster or platform presentation. Abstracts should contain only new and unpublished material, and should only be submitted if at least one author plans to attend the meeting and present the work in either a poster or platform session. All abstracts must be submitted online.

Abstracts will appear on the web and in the program book exactly as submitted, i.e., no corrections, additions, revisions or deletions will be made by the GSA staff. Revisions and corrections may be made only by the author via the revision program no later than the April 13 revision deadline.  Please proof your text carefully before submitting.

Because platform presentation requests far exceed platform presentation slots, authors should be prepared to present a poster if their abstract is not selected for a platform presentation.

Deadline for Receipt of Abstracts

To submit an abstract, follow the detailed instructions on the abstract submission site. Abstracts should be no more than 2,500 characters. Submissions must be completed before midnight on Friday, April 12, 2013, U.S. East Coast time.

A confirmation will appear directly online after a successful submission. Confirmation of abstract receipt will include an abstract control number, an author ID number and text of the abstract (for specifics, consult the web instructions). 

In late May, authors will be sent an e-mail reminder to check the meeting website for platform and poster assignments.

Instructions for Submitting Abstracts

Step 1

Enter Presenting Author Information

Step 2

Abstract Presentation Information:

A. Select a research area from the list below.Select the area that best defines the session in which you would like to be included.

B. Select presentation type: oral or poster.

C. Select if you want to be entered in the poster competition. If you are the first and presenting author of the submitted abstract, a member of the Genetics Society of America and a student (undergraduate or graduate), you are invited to enter the abstract in the poster competition. Note that you may enter only one abstract in the competition.

List of Research Areas

 

• Physiology
• Aging and stress
• Dauer larvae and metabolism
• Pathogenesis
   
• Neurobiology
• Neuronal development
• Synaptic function and circuits
• Behavior
• Systems neurobiology
   
• Development and Evolution
• Cell fate patterning (embryonic and postembryonic)
• Cell death and neurodegeneration
• Development timing
• Germline development, meiosis and sex determination
• Evolution

 

• Gene Regulation and Genomics
• Gene expression
• RNA interference and small RNAs
• Genomics
• Epigenetics

 

• Cell Biology
• Cell polarity and intracellular trafficking
• Morphogenesis, migration, cytoskeleton
• Cell division and chromosome dynamics
   

• Methods and Technology
• Genetics
• Imaging
• Gene Expression profiling and ChIP
• Proteomics and metabolomics
• Databases and programs
• Microfluidics and neural methods
• Other nematodes

 

• Academic Teaching

Step 3

Enter all author names and institutions. Do not use UPPERCASE letters for the author names.

John Smith - correct format

JOHN SMITH - incorrect format

Step 4

Enter abstract title. Do not use UPPERCASE letters for the entire title.

Sample abstract title for International C. elegans Meeting. - correct format

SAMPLE ABSTRACT TITLE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL C. ELEGANS MEETING- incorrect format

Step 5

Enter text of abstract.

Step 6

Provide the current genetic nomenclature of any gene(s) that are mentioned in your abstract title/text.  Genetic nomenclature for Caenorhabditis elegans is supervised by WormBase in collaboration with the Caenorhabditis Genetics Center (CGC). New gene names used in your abstract must be registered via WormBase or by e-mail application to genenames@wormbase.org. View current gene nomenclature.

Posters will be grouped alphabetically by the presenting author’s last name (family name) in the research areas listed above.

Step 7

Submit abstract. Once the abstract is accepted, presenting authors commit themselves to attend the congress. Regular registration is obligatory and binding and implies payment of regular registration fee.

Submission Rules & Guidelines

All authors will be asked to approve the following statement when submitting an abstract: "I have read, understand and agree to the submission rules and guidelines." Your abstract will not be programmed if this box has not been checked.

Abstracts must be submitted online. Abstracts sent by mail or email to the GSA office will not be accepted.
 

1. New gene names used in your abstract must be registered via WormBase or by e-mail application to genenames@wormbase.org. View current gene nomenclature.
    
2. An individual may be presenting author of more than one abstract. The presenting author does not have to be the first author to appear on the abstract.
    
3. Abstracts must be submitted with the intention that they will be presented if selected. Presenting authors are expected to attend the meeting and make the platform or poster presentation. Presenting authors should not submit abstracts if they do not plan to attend the meeting.
    
4. A complete abstract should include a statement of purpose, methods used, and a summary of results in sufficient detail to support the conclusion. Statements such as "results will be described" should be avoided.
    
5. Abstracts will appear on the Web exactly as submitted, i.e., no corrections, additions, revisions or deletions can be made by the GSA staff. Only the submitting author may make revisions and corrections via the revision program. All revisions must be made no later than the April 13, 2013, revision deadline. Please proof your text carefully before submitting.
    
6. Any authors presenting a talk in a workshop may not give a platform session presentation on the same topic. However, those workshop presenters whose abstracts are programmed as poster presentations must display their poster for the length of the meeting in the poster area and must present that poster during scheduled times.
    
7. All abstracts submitted will be assigned either a platform or poster presentation at the discretion of the meeting Organizers and their Committee. The Committee reviews all abstracts submitted for presentation at the C. elegans Meeting and determines whether an abstract is suitable for platform or poster presentation. Because platform presentation requests far exceed platform presentation slots (only 10-15% of all abstracts received can be accommodated in platform sessions), authors should be prepared to present a poster if their abstract is not selected for a platform presentation.
    
8. The Organizers reserve the right to decline a presentation to any submitted abstracts that lack scientific content or merit, or merely announce the availability of a resource or service.

Abstract Revisions

All revisions must be completed before midnight, April 13, 2013, U.S. East Coast time. Revisions will not be accepted after this date.

Abstract Withdrawals

The presenting author can withdraw their abstract on the revision website. Withdrawals (from the presenting author only) should be made by midnight, US Eastern Standard Time on or before April 13, 2013. The author will need their last name, abstract control number and personal id number to enter the revision program.  All abstracts will be published and cannot be removed from publication after April 13, 2013. Abstracts not withdrawn by April 13 will be reviewed and if selected for presentation will be published online.   This information can be accessed by the public and may be referenced by the Genetics Society of America Media Relations staff and others.

Author Presentation Notification

The highlighted letters below provide access to alphabetical lists of the authors whose abstracts have been accepted for the 19th International C. elegans Meeting. Please click on the first letter of the first (presenting) author's last name (surname) to view the assignment for either a platform or poster presentation. It is not possible to view abstract assignments using co-author names.

If you have not already registered for the meeting (your abstract submission does not register you for the meeting) or booked your hotel room, please do so today by clicking here.

Detailed preparation instructions for parallel/plenary presentations are available here and poster presentation instructions are available here.

To view abstract program assignments, please click on the first letter of the first (presenting) author's last name (surname):

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Abstract Search and Program Planner

The meeting abstract search and program planner enables the user to search (by gene symbol, author and abstract title), view and print all abstracts. The program will also permit the user to select abstracts of interest to create a day-by-day, session-by-session personal meeting itinerary.  

Genetics Society of America Conferences - Abstract Licensing Agreement

In consideration of the Genetic Society of America's (GSA's) acceptance of the abstract, the sponsor author grants GSA a nonexclusive, perpetual, worldwide license to copy, reproduce and publish the abstract in GSA's publication of C. elegans Meeting abstracts and/or other compilations or collective works to be assembled and owned by GSA (together, "Collective Works") in any form or medium now existing or hereafter created throughout the world.
 
The sponsor author understands and agrees that GSA shall own all rights, including copyright, in and to the Collective Works including the right to:

1. distribute, reproduce, license, display, perform, lend, lease, or transfer rights to the Collective Works to third parties,
2. prepare derivative works of the Collective Works, and
3. register the Collective Works in GSA’s own name with the US Copyright Office.

It is understood that the sponsor author and/or third parties with copyrights shall retain copyright in and to the abstract contributed by the sponsor author to a Collective Work. The sponsor author affirms that he/she is the author and owner of the abstract and holds all copyrights in and to the abstract, or has secured any third party permissions necessary to grant GSA the above rights. The sponsor author is responsible for providing any related third party with a copy of this grant of rights.

Platform Sessions

The program will consist of 5 plenary sessions (including the keynote lecture), 3 parallel sessions (each with 4 concurrent sessions), 3 poster sessions and several workshops. The Organizing Committee will select oral presentations from submitted abstracts. Because platform presentation requests far exceed available presentation slots all authors should be prepared to present a poster if their abstract is not selected for a platform presentation.

Poster Sessions

All poster sessions will be located in Pauley Pavilion. There will be three poster sessions. There will be two posters on each 4’ high x 8’ wide poster board. Each author will be assigned to share a poster board. Each author will have a net useable space of 3’ 8” (111.8cm) high x 3’ 8” (111.8cm) wide.

Presenters may mount abstracts beginning at 8:00 am on the day of their presentation. All abstracts will be up for one day. Authors will present according to the following schedule:

All presenters should remove their abstracts at the end of their poster session. After that time, remaining posters will be removed and may be lost or thrown away. The meeting does not take responsibility for posters that are not removed on time.

Program Book

The Program Book is included in the registration fee and will be distributed at the meeting.

Audio-Visual Equipment 

The following equipment will be provided in all plenary, parallel and workshop sessions: a Mac computer loaded with Keynote and PowerPoint, an LCD projector and a lavaliere microphone.

Presenters must arrive 45 minutes prior to the start of their session. Please have your presentation stored on a thumb drive. While both Windows and Mac OS formats will be accepted, Mac OS is preferred. Everyone’s presentations will be loaded on the meeting computer.

Mobile Website

The meeting mobile website will be available June 18. Attendees will be able to view the schedule of events and attendee list on their web enabled device.

Cameras, Cell Phones and Video Recording Devices

By attending a GSA conference, you grant GSA with the right to use your photograph, name, and likeness for use in GSA educational, news, or promotional materials. GSA will take steps to avoid sharing the content of presentations and posters in order to protect unpublished data. Please note that the use of cameras and other recording devices in plenary, platform, and poster sessions is prohibited without expressed permission from an authorized GSA representative.

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