ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS

Submission deadline: Friday 9 October

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2027 Conference Themes

The 2027 conference will explore the functional genomics of cancer, tumour heterogeneity, cellular metabolism, the tumour microenvironment, immunotherapy and other key themes such as: 

  • Leukaemia and epigenetic-driven mechanisms

  • Cancer stem cells

  • Cancer dependencies and targeted therapeutics

  • Prostate cancer genomics and plasticity

  • Breast cancer and signalling pathways

Open the headings below for information on how to submit an abstract for Lorne Cancer 2027.

Key Dates

Abstracts Close - Friday 9 October

Abstract Notifications - Early November

Early Bird Deadline - Friday 20 November

Presenter Registration Deadline - Friday 28 November

Program Release - Friday 11 December

Note: Dates are subject to change.

Submission Guidelines

Abstracts should clearly communicate the scientific rationale, objectives, methodology, key findings, and significance of the work. While a specific structure is not required, authors are encouraged to include the following elements where appropriate:

• A brief introduction or rationale outlining the background and importance of the study;
• The hypothesis and/or study aims;
• A concise description of the methods used;
• The principal findings of the study; and
• A brief interpretation of the results and their scientific or clinical implications.

Abstract text must not exceed 350 words, excluding the title, author list, affiliations, and references.

Up to two references may be included where essential to support the work or provide important context (using the Add References button below).

Abstracts should describe original research and should not have been previously presented at another national or international scientific meeting. Submission of recent, unpublished findings and work in progress is encouraged, consistent with the conference's tradition of showcasing emerging discoveries and fostering scientific discussion.

Abstracts will be reviewed by the Scientific Program Committee based on scientific quality, originality, significance, and relevance to the conference audience. Adherence to the guidelines will assist the Scientific Program Committee in the review and scoring of abstracts. Accepted abstracts may be selected for either oral or poster presentation.

The Organising Committee reserves the right to determine the final presentation format and to make minor editorial changes to abstracts for publication purposes.

    1. Oral Presentation - All presenters must be present in Lorne.

    2. Poster Presentation - All posters will be displayed as 1m (W) x 1.2m (H) during the poster sessions for face-to-face delegates. Your poster will remain on display for approximately half the duration of the conference.

    • Ensure you use one of the following browsers: INTERNET EXPLORER (v11 or newer) MOZILLA FIREFOX (v44 or newer) SAFARI (v5 or newer) GOOGLE CHROME

    • Mac Users: if you have trouble submitting your abstract, try submitting from a PC. If you are still having issues, please contact the secretariat.

    • Mozilla Users: the security policy in Mozilla often prevents pasting from your clipboard without using the menu commands instead of ‘control v’ shortcut.

    • Ensure your abstract text is less than 350 words as the system will not accept submissions over this limit. The word count does NOT include your title, authoring or cited references

    • Have your abstract open on your own computer to enable you to cut and paste it into the submission system.

    • Do you have an image in your abstract? This conference is NOT accepting images.

    • Do you have a table in your abstract? This conference is NOT accepting tables.

    1. Select the presentation type and category.

    2. Provide some keywords to assist in categorisation of your abstract.

    3. Enter the title of your abstract. Please type the title in sentence case (that is lowercase with only the first letter of the first word in capitals) and without any punctuation. A correctly formatted example follows: Title of my presentation for the conference.

    4. Enter the name of all authors and their organisations and indicate the presenting author by ticking the relevant box

    5. Type or cut and paste the text of your abstract into the relevant field. Please ensure that abstract is no more than 350 words. (Does not include title, authoring or cited references)

    6. Preview your abstract, make any changes required, finalise your submission and return to your dashboard

    7. You will receive an email confirmation that your abstract has been successfully submitted. Please check your email junk file in case it has been captured there.

    8. Should you wish to make any changes to your abstract after you have submitted it, please log onto your online registration dashboard. Click on the "View Submission" then "Preview/edit abstract".

    9. Please note you will only be able to make changes to your abstract until the submission deadline, after which any changes should be sent to: emily.g@asnevents.net.au

    10. Important Note: It is a condition of having your Abstract accepted and included in the Conference Program that you are a registered and paid delegate.

    11. The system encourages you to register at the same time as submitting your abstract, but it is not essential - you are able to submit an abstract without completing the registration process at this time.

  • The Organising Committee will review all submissions before selecting the presentations which will be included in the conference program.

  • Once the reviewing has been completed the conference organisers will notify abstract presenters of their acceptance. Specific presentation instructions will be included in the notification.