Abstracts
Call for Abstracts | Start: 10 December 2024 | Deadline EXTENDED: 25 February 2025
Abstract submission is linked to registration. The submission of an abstract is only possible if the participant has registered for the congress in advance.
If you indicate during registration that you would like to submit an abstract, we will automatically create an account for you on our abstract submission platform. You will receive the access data with the automatic registration confirmation directly after completing the online registration.
Final deadline was 25 February 2025 (23:59) midnight CET!
Please read all the following information carefully!
Abstract submission was possible until 25 February 2025. If you missed the deadline, we offer the opportunity to submit a late abstract (see below)!
Abstract submission is linked to registration. The submission of an abstract was only possible if the participant has registered for the congress in advance.
Call for Late Abstracts | 01 April 2025 – 20 June 2025
After the submission of regular poster abstracts has closed, late posters may be submitted for onsite presentation. Authors of regular abstracts are not permitted to submit a late poster.
Start Date: 1 April 2025 | Deadline: 20 June 2025 (23:59 CEST)
Late posters will only be displayed onsite, and a list of poster titles will be made available to all delegates.
Abstracts of late posters will not be published, either in the online programme on this website or in the official abstract publication in the Wiley E-Only Supplement to Glia Journal.
Late posters will not be assigned to specific topical poster sessions but will be displayed together in one area.
The first author must be registered for the congress. Only one poster per participant is permitted.
Late Poster Submission Process:
If not already done, please register for the congress via the Registration menu.
Complete the submission form (https://www.glia2025.eu/abstracts/late-poster-submission/).
Required Information:
Poster title
Authors (first author at the top)
Affiliations, assigned to the authors
Email address of the first author for further communication
A confirmation of receipt will be sent by the Congress Organisation. Information regarding your poster number and the day of presentation will be provided on 25 June 2025.
For any inquiries, please contact the Congress Organisation at info@glia2025.eu.
Poster Presentation
All main authors or regular abstract submissions have been informed about the acceptance of their poster on 17 March 2025. Stipend notifications were send out 21 March 2025.
If you did not get any email notification please contact the Congress Organisation via email info@glia2025.eu or by phone at +49 351 65573-131.
Poster presentation guidelines
- All submitted abstracts will be presented as posters
- Poster format: DIN A0 landscape format; it should not exceed the dimensions: 85 cm height, 119 cm width
- Posters need to be fixed on the day of poster presentation; fixing material will be provided on-site at the poster help desk
- Posters are supposed to remain displayed during the whole poster session (one day) and must be removed
- 08 July until 19:00 h (Poster Session I)
- 09 July until 18:00 h (Poster Session II)
- 10 July until 18:00 h (Poster Session III)
- There will be no guided poster tour but main authors are requested to be present at their posters during the poster viewing session for discussions
Poster sessions
Poster session I (A): Tuesday, 8 July 2025 13:30-16:30 h
Poster session II (B): Wednesday, 9 July 2025 13:00-16:00 h
Poster session III (C): Thursday 10 July 2025 13:00-16:00 h
Poster numbers – explanation
Example: T01-062B
- T01 = topic number
- 062 = serial number within one topic
- B = day of poster session (A = 8 July, B = 9 July, C = 10 July)
Publication of Accepted Abstracts
All accepted abstracts can be found in the online programme of the congress on this website. They will also be published in the Wiley E-Only Supplement to Glia Journal.
An abstract is considered accepted if a corresponding notification of abstract acceptance has been sent and the first author has paid the registration fee in full. The congress organiser reserves the right to withdraw accepted abstracts if the fee has not been paid in time.
The abstract will be published as submitted. The authors are responsible for the correctness and completeness of the content as well as the correct listing of authors and their affiliations.
Please make sure that your abstract is ready for publishing! You may check your submission with your login in the abstract system.
If you need to change anything, please see paragraph Abstract editing below. The final deadline for all modifications is 24 April 2025!
List of Topics for Poster Presentation
The list of topics will be used for sessioning the posters. You can select one session only.
- T01 – Cell migration
- T02 – Cell proliferation, lineages and differentiation
- T03 – Cell signalling
- T04 – Cytoskeleton
- T05 – Degenerative disease, toxicity and neuroprotection
- T06 – (Energy) Metabolism
- T07 – Extracellular matrix and cell adhesion molecules
- T08 – Gene expression and transcription factors
- T09 – Glia – glia interaction
- T10 – Glial diversity
- T11 – Glial-neuronal interactions
- T12 – Ischemia and hypoxia
- T13 – Memory and learning
- T14 – Myelin
- T15 – Neural stem/progenitor cells
- T16 – Neuroimmunology and neuroinflammation
- T17 – Neuromodulation by glia
- T18 – Neurovascular interactions
- T19 – Psychiatric diseases
- T20 – Regeneration and repair
- T21 – Reprogramming
- T22 – Transmitter receptors, ion channels and gap junctions
- T23 – Trophic factors
- T24 – Tumours
Abstract Editing
Abstract editing is possible free of charge until the deadline for abstract submission and early registration. After 5 February 2025 you need to contact info@glia2025.eu; your account will be reopened for a short time period. Please log in to your account and make the necessary changes. A handling fee of 15,00 EUR will be charged for each abstract editing. The final deadline for abstract editing is 24 April 2025.
Access to Abstract Management System
Authors can access their accounts at any time until the submission deadline. There you can view and download your abstract, check its current status and edit it. Please use the link on top of this page to be directed to the abstract management system.
Stipends
Stipends are offered for young researchers. Application was possible until 5 February 2025. Please find all information in the tab stipends.
Submission Guidelines
General rules for abstract submission:
- It is only possible to submit an abstract for poster presentation. The lecture program only consists of the symposia and workshops selected in Mai 2024 following an application process (Call for Symposia).
- It is only possible to submit one abstract per participant.
- The registered participant is automatically the first author and will be the presenting author of the poster.
- All accepted abstracts submitted before the deadline will be published in a supplement of the journal GLIA.
- Plenary speakers and speakers in symposia, workshops and the introductory course are entitled to present one poster in addition to their oral presentation.
- Congress registration is required first. After successful online registration you will receive your individual access data for the abstract submission platform.
Submission guidelines:
- When submitting the abstract, you must assign your abstract in one of the given topics (see below) and choose one to three associated keywords.
- The following components are required: title of abstract, author(s) names, authors’ affiliations, text body (max. 2800 incl. spaces), acknowledgement (optional), references (optional).
- Please follow the instructions within the form for abstract submission.
- You are allowed to add two figures to your abstract. The file must meet the following requirements (upload as jpg file, minimum resolution 800 px, maximum size 2 MB, enter a meaningful headline that you may refer to in the abstract).
- After checking your contribution don’t forget to klick the green button “finalize your submission” at the end of the page; otherwise the abstract submisison is not completed.