Virtual Conference: 10am-3pm EST, Sept. 8 & 9, 2026

Abstracts due: July 24, 2026

Talk/poster notifications: Aug. 10, 2026

Registration closes: Sept. 4, 2026

PROGRAM

(coming soon)

Talks from selected abstracts

10 minutes for talks; 5 minutes Q&A

Poster presentations

Interactive poster session on GatherTown

Day 1 Workshops:
Building Skills

2-3 p.m. • Tuesday, Sept. 8

Table 1: Expanding your network (collaboration and connections)

Table 2: Science Communication

Table 3: Applying for funding 

Table 4: Machine Learning and AI in cancer metabolism research

Table 5: Balancing Life and Lab

Table 6: Record keeping and data management

Day 2 Workshops:
YOUR Next Step

2-3 p.m. • Wednesday, Sept. 9

Table 1: Preparing for the academic job search 

Table 2: Transition from PhD to postdoc in Academia

Table 3: Transition into a position in Industry

Table 4: Transition into a position in Publishing

Table 5: Transition into a position in a Core Facility

Table 6: Meet the editors in metabolism journals

10-11 a.m. • Tuesday, Sept. 8

CAREER KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Ralph DeBerardinis M.D., Ph.D.

An unexpected career
in cancer metabolism

Professor & Director, Eugene McDermott Center for Human Growth & Development, UT Southwestern

Professor, Children’s Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern

Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Registration is FREE.

As a virtual conference, this Showcase is unique. While the audience is everyone (including faculty scientists), it will feature oral and poster presentations by non-faculty scientists only.

This format provides the maximum opportunity for students, postdocs, and faculty to interact and network.

Workshops will feature a mix of training sessions and panel discussions.

Virtual Conference: 10am-3pm EST, Sept. 8 & 9, 2026

Presenters

(coming soon)

Organizing Committee

SPONSORS