SABER East

To submit an abstract for any session types, use the Society for Advancement of Biology Education Research East 2026 link (to be provided when abstract submission opens), or search for conferences on Microsoft CMT and type in SABEREast2026. 

You will need to either create a Microsoft CMT account or log-in to your pre-existing one. 

Abstract submission coming in January 2026!

Please see descriptions below for recommended abstract lengths. All entries are limited to 2,000 characters. For more information on submission guidelines and evaluation rubrics, see the Abstracts page. 

Oral presentations: Oral presentations will showcase ideas and projects at various stages of development. Emphasis is on communicating robust findings using tried and tested instruments and protocols, as well as novel pedagogical approaches. If this work has been presented at a previous SABER meeting, please be sure that the submitted abstract contains significant novel information. Recommended abstract length is under 250 words. These presentations will be 12 minutes long, plus 3 minutes for questions.

Posters: Posters should describe work that has not been published. Content may include research or pedagogy of interest to undergraduate biology educators. Abstracts (recommended 200 words max) will be accepted up until April 30th with registration. Poster regulations: Maximum size of 36 inches wide x 48 inches high.

Shark Tank: Shark Tank will be a 3-minute, 1-slide presentation with a panel of experts to ask additional questions and give feedback. There will be a prize for audience favorite. Abstract should be short (~100 words) and no data is needed. The purpose of this type of presentation is for graduate students, postdocs, or early career individuals to get feedback on ideas where they might not yet have much data (for example, talks centered on thesis proposals, dissertation proposals, or grant/project proposals). Priority will be given to trainee presentations, when selecting proposals. 

Workshops: Workshops may be oriented toward researchers or practitioners. Longer (4-hour) workshops will take place on Wednesday before the main conference, and shorter (1.5-hour) workshops will take place on Thursday during the conference. Proposals for workshops should outline the learning objectives of the session, describe the activities, and make it clear to a participant what their main takeaways will be. A short biographical sketch outlining the qualifications of the presenter should be included. You may include up to three supplemental files. These are not required for submission, but could include materials you have already prepared or a publication on which the workshop is based, for example.

Abstract submission coming in January 2026