Upcoming Event: Neuroscience 2026 x KACTUS

KACTUS is excited to attend Neuroscience 2026, the Society for Neuroscience’s annual meeting, for the first time this November 14–18, 2026 in Washington, D.C. Bringing together the global neuroscience community, the meeting provides a forum for researchers, clinicians, educators, and industry professionals to share new discoveries, explore emerging technologies, and connect across the breadth of neuroscience research.

What is the Society for Neuroscience?

The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) is a global professional organization dedicated to advancing scientific exchange, education, career development, and public understanding of the brain and nervous system. With more than 30,000 members worldwide, SfN connects neuroscientists and clinicians working across diverse areas of basic, translational, and clinical neuroscience.

Its annual meeting, Neuroscience, is one of the premier global gatherings for the field. The meeting brings together researchers from across disciplines to present new findings, exchange ideas, explore scientific tools and technologies, and build collaborations that advance understanding of the nervous system in health and disease.

Event Overview

Venue: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C.

Dates: November 14–18, 2026

Conference Day 1: Saturday, November 14, 2026 | Programme Hours: 10:00 AM–9:30 PM ET
Conference Day 2: Sunday, November 15, 2026 | Programme Hours: 8:00 AM–9:00 PM ET

Exhibit Hall Hours: 9:30 AM–5:00 PM

Conference Day 3: Monday, November 16, 2026 | Programme Hours: 8:00 AM–9:00 PM ET

Exhibit Hall Hours: 9:30 AM–5:00 PM

Conference Day 4: Tuesday, November 17, 2026 | Programme Hours: 8:00 AM–9:00 PM ET

Exhibit Hall Hours: 9:30 AM–5:00 PM

Conference Day 5: Wednesday, November 18, 2026 | Programme Hours: 8:00 AM–4:30 PM ET

Exhibit Hall Hours: 9:30 AM–5:00 PM

KACTUS Booth: 2208

Event Schedule

Neuroscience 2026 will feature five days of scientific programming covering the full breadth of neuroscience, from cellular and molecular mechanisms to neural circuits, behavior, neurodegeneration, neuroimmunity, emerging technologies, and translational research. The preliminary program includes presidential and special lectures, symposia and minisymposia, nanosymposia, posters, featured panel sessions, professional development programming, networking opportunities, and four days of exhibition. The program is preliminary and remains subject to change.

Day 1 – November 14, 2026

Dialogues Between Neuroscience and Society Lecture: 10:00 AM–12:00 PM
Professional Development Workshops: 12:00–2:00 PM
Special Lecture: 1:00–2:00 PM
Graduate School Fair: 1:00–3:00 PM
Nanosymposia, Posters & Theme K Posters: 1:00–5:00 PM
Symposia & Minisymposia: 2:00–4:30 PM
SfNova Lecture: 3:00–4:00 PM
Presidential Special Lecture: 5:30–6:45 PM
Early Career Poster Session: 6:45–8:45 PM
Career Development Networking Event: 8:00–9:30 PM

Day 2 – November 15, 2026

Nanosymposia, Posters & Theme K Posters: 8:00 AM–12:00 PM
Exhibit Hall: 9:30 AM–5:00 PM
Symposia & Minisymposia: 9:30 AM–12:00 PM
Global Forum Panel: 10:00–11:30 AM
Clinical Neuroscience Lecture: 12:00–1:00 PM
Nanosymposia & Posters: 1:00–5:00 PM
Special Lectures and Meet-the-Expert Sessions throughout the day
Peter and Patricia Gruber Lecture: 3:00–4:30 PM
Presidential Special Lecture: 5:30–6:45 PM
Neuroscience Networking Events: 7:00–9:00 PM

Day 3 – November 16, 2026

Nanosymposia & Posters: 8:00 AM–12:00 PM
Exhibit Hall: 9:30 AM–5:00 PM
Symposia & Minisymposia: 9:30 AM–12:00 PM
Animals in Research Panel: 10:00–11:30 AM
Basic-Translational-Clinical Roundtable: 10:30 AM–12:00 PM
Nanosymposia & Posters: 1:00–5:00 PM
Symposia & Minisymposia: 2:00–4:30 PM
Albert and Ellen Grass Lecture: 3:00–4:30 PM
Presidential Special Lecture: 5:30–6:45 PM
Neuroscience Networking Events: 7:00–9:00 PM

Day 4 – November 17, 2026

Nanosymposia & Posters: 8:00 AM–12:00 PM
Exhibit Hall: 9:30 AM–5:00 PM
Symposia & Minisymposia: 9:30 AM–12:00 PM
Celebration of Women in Neuroscience: 9:30–11:30 AM
Ask Anything Sessions throughout the day
Basic-Translational-Clinical Roundtable: 10:30 AM–12:00 PM
The Advocacy Forum: 1:00–2:30 PM
Nanosymposia & Posters: 1:00–5:00 PM
JNeurosci Early Career Distinguished Review Symposium: 1:30–3:00 PM
Symposia & Minisymposia: 2:00–4:30 PM
Presidential Special Lecture: 5:30–6:45 PM
SfN Members’ Business Meeting: 7:00–7:30 PM
Neuroscience Networking Events: 7:00–9:00 PM

Day 5 – November 18, 2026

Nanosymposia & Posters: 8:00 AM–12:00 PM
Exhibit Hall: 9:30 AM–5:00 PM
Symposia & Minisymposia: 9:30 AM–12:00 PM
Special Lecture: 9:00–10:00 AM
Basic-Translational-Clinical Roundtable: 10:30 AM–12:00 PM
Special Lecture: 10:30–11:30 AM
Special Lecture: 12:30–1:30 PM
Nanosymposia & Posters: 1:00–5:00 PM
Special Lecture: 2:00–3:00 PM
Symposia & Minisymposia: 2:00–4:30 PM

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