Event Information
Mark your calendars for Monday, October 5, 2026!
2026 DBC Symposium Schedule
Day Schedule
8:00 - 9:00 a.m. | Check-in, breakfast, poster setup
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Session One
12:00 - 1:00 p.m. | Lunch (not provided)
1:00 - 2:30 p.m. | Poster Session
2:30 - 5:15 p.m. | Session Two
Banquet**
5:30 - 6:30 | Reception and Gallery
6:30 | Dinner and Speaker David Walker
**Banquet tickets are $25 per guest. Please register.
Speakers
2026 DBC Symposium Speakers
- Vera Gorbunova (University of Rochester)
- Matthew Harris (Harvard University)
- Ben Williams (UC Berkeley)
- Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado (Stowers Institute)
- Marc Tatar (Brown University)
- Meng Wang (Janelia Research Campus, HHMI)
- Banquet Speaker: David Walker (UCLA)
Previous symposia
Find more information about previous DBC symposia, including speakers and topics, from years past.