IACCB Fall 2026 Conference Schedule
Friday, November 13, 2026
2-3:30 pm
Pre-conference Hike - Meet in the LaSalle Room
4-5 pm
Utica Room - Registration and Hors D'oeuvres
5-5:15 pm
LaSalle Room - Welcome
5:15-6:15 pm
LaSalle Room - Dr. Howard J. Gritton - Investigating the Role of Phthalates in Neurodevelopmental Disease and Disorders
6:15-7:15 pm
LaSalle Room - Marla Garrison - Dragonflies: A Natural History
7:15-7:30 pm
LaSalle Room - General Meeting & Elections
7:30--8:30 pm
Porch Dining Room - Dinner
8:30
Networking - Consider joining us in the Back Door Lounge which is open until midnight
Saturday, November 14:
8-9 am
Porch Dining Room - Breakfast
9-9:05 am
LaSalle Room - Welcome
9:05-10:00 am
LaSalle Room - Krystal Anton - Effective Mitigation of Bird-Window Collisions
10-10:55 am
LaSalle Room - Dr. Pablo Perez-Pinera - Advancing Genome Editing Platforms and Gene Delivery Technologies to Treat Neurodegenerative and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
10:55-11:05 am
Break
11:05 am - noon
LaSalle Room - Dr. Kara Coffman-Rea - Microplastic Inhalation: Sampling Strategies and Implications for Human Health
12-1 pm
Porch Dining Room - Lunch
1-1:55 pm
LaSalle Room - Lalinda De La Fuente - Fungus Among Us - Insights on Fungi in Illinois Ecosystems
2-3 pm
Utica Room - Scholarship Raffle
3-4 pm
Post-Conference Hike - Meet in the Utica Room