M3: Symposium in Engineering and Analytics in Microbiome Research

The annual meeting of the Mid-Atlantic Microbiome Meet-up (M3) initiative aims to enable and spur interactions within the very broad community of scientists interested in microbiome within the (loosely defined) Mid-Atlantic region, including academia, government, and industry participants alike. The event is co-hosted by the Center for Advanced Microbiome Research and Innovation (CAMRI) at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and the Center of Excellence in Microbiome Sciences at the University of Maryland. Read about last year's symposium.

The complex microbial communities that inhabit our world and our bodies play an important role in agriculture, environment, and human and animal health. The ability to analyze and control these communities critically depends on the development of new engineering and computational analytics tools. This one-day symposium will bring together microbiome scientists from the University of Maryland and neighboring institutions with the goal of sharing information about recent advances in the development of engineering and computational tools and their applications to addressing current challenges in microbiome sciences. The program will feature oral and poster presentations as well as break-out sessions aimed at addressing current challenges in microbiome sciences. Ample time will be provided throughout the day for social interactions, and the event will end with a reception to allow conversations to continue in an informal setting.

Registration information

Early registration deadline: March 6, 2026
Early registration fee: $50
Late registration fee: $75
Government rate: $25 (no food provided)

Registration link: http://go.umd.edu/m3-2026registration

Limited complementary registrations available – please contact mpop@umd.edu for more details.

Call for papers

We welcome your contributions to our scientific program. When submitting your abstract, please indicate if you would like it considered for a lightning presentation (~10 min), poster session, or both. Abstracts are accepted in plain text and are limited to 2,500 characters in length

Abstract deadline: February 25, 2026
Author notification: March 2, 2026

Submission page: https://forms.gle/iAnmfoy4GefHTUTe8