55th Annual Meeting of the Behavior Genetics Association

About the 2025 BGA Meeting

Get ready for BGA in ATLanta! We are looking forward to seeing you and learning about your science. The 55th annualGet ready for BGA in ATLanta! We are looking forward to seeing you and learning about your science. The annual BGA meeting will be held on the Emory University Campus. The 2025 meeting will bring together renowned researchers in the field of behavior genetics, including plenary sessions by local researchers. The theme of this year's meeting is "Harnessing broader perspectives of phenotypic and genotypic risk and liability". The meeting will include both formal presentations by faculty and trainees and multiple networking opporutnities. Please join the conversation about the meeting on social media (INCLUDE LINK HERE)

Local Hosts

Rohan HC Palmer and Irwin Waldman

Program Chair

Benjamin Neale

Important Dates (Event)

• 55th Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, USA, 25-28 June 2025
• Welcome Reception, Evening of 25 June, Location TBD
• Closing Reception, Evening of 28 June, Location TBD

Conference Site

Emory University Student Center

605 Asbury Cir, Atlanta, GA 30322

Abstract Submission & Guidelines

Abstract submission for the 2025 BGA annual meeting in Atlanta (USA), is now open! You are welcome to submit a symposium, an oral presentation or a poster presentation.

Symposia:

For a symposium application: the main organizer submits a symposium, and invites the speakers of this symposium, all via this link: https://app.oxfordabstracts.com/events/74445/symposia/create. We require 4 presentations, a chair [who may be a presenter] and a discussant [who should not be a presenter]. Ideal symposium applications have a coherent theme and reflect the range of locations, career stages and demographics of BGA.

Oral and poster presentations:

Other abstracts for oral presentations and posters can be submitted via Oxford Abstracts. 

Be aware that the firm abstract deadline is February 16, 2025, so as to ensure that visa deadlines and related time lags can be accommodated. Please submit your 2025 oral and poster presentation abstract here.

Registration

TBD