Keynote Speakers

(in alphabetic order)

C. Frank BENNETT, Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Don W. CLEVELAND, University of California, San Diego

Jeffrey D. ROTHSTEIN, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Junying YUAN, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Invited Speakers

(in alphabetic order)

Ge BAI, Zhejiang University

Gong CHEN, Jinan University

Xiangjun CHEN, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University

Yelin CHEN, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Sandrine Da CRUZ, VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research

Dongsheng FAN, Peking University Third Hospital

Fen-Biao GAO, University of Massachusetts

Yun GE, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School

Siqi HONG, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University

Justin K. ICHIDA, University of Southern California

Ralf JAUCH, The University of Hong Kong

Clotilde LAGIER-TOURENNE, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School

Andrew Stephen LEE, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School

Chunghun LIM, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

Yi LIN, Tsinghua University, Peking-Tsinghua Joint Center for Life Sciences

Bai LU, Tsinghua University

Magdalini POLYMENIDOU, University of Zurich

Manish RAISINGHANI, Target ALS Foundation

Linhao RUAN, Huazhong University of Science and Technology

Neil A. SHNEIDER, Columbia University

Kun SUN, Xin Hua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine

Yi SUN, Shenzhen University of Advanced Technology

Christine Vande VELDE, University of Montréal

Registration Deadline: October 24, 2025

Please click the Register link at the top of this web page to proceed with the registration process.

Registration will be closed when the number of applications reaches 250.

Registration Fees

*Please upload valid documents for review if you are a student.

Notice

1. When making transfers, please include the following note: ALS + [Your Full Name].

2. Please complete the registration and payment before October 24, 2025. Attendees registering on-site will be provided with only the electronic program.

3. The electronic invoice for the registration fee will be sent to the registered email address within 15 working days after the symposium.

Refund Policy

1. A 2% administrative fee will be charged for all refund transactions.

2. Refund requests submitted after 18:00 (GMT+8) on October 27, 2025 will not be processed.

Abstract Submission Deadline: September 30, 2025

Submission Guidelines:

• Submit an abstract when registering. Select whether you prefer to present a poster or short talk. Note: Due to limited slots of short talks, we cannot guarantee every abstract selected for short talks. So please be prepared to present a poster even if you selected "Short talk" as your preference.
• Each presenting author can submit one abstract only.
• Abstracts will be reviewed by the organizing committee for quality and alignment with the symposium's scope and topics. The organizing committee will also select abstracts for short talks.
• A confirmation email will be sent to the corresponding authors of each accepted abstract.

In the afternoon of October 28, we will have a student/postdoc/junior scientist session featuring short talks selected from submitted abstracts. The symposium will cover the registration and accommodation fees for the short talk presenters.

This conference will feature poster presentation sessions, with awards for outstanding posters. We sincerely invite you to submit your topics and participate in the poster presentation (encouraging the display of the latest research advancements or unpublished research topics).

How to participate: Upload poster information to the registration website.

Poster requirements: If you will present a poster, please print it yourself and bring it to the conference venue. The staff will post it in the designated area.

Poster size: Width 80 cm * Height 120 cm

We do not provide centralized accommodation for this symposium. Participants can arrange their own accommodation by contacting nearby hotels. (If you encounter any difficulty in booking a hotel, please contact us at symposium@smart.org.cn.)

1. EVEN Hotels Shenzhen Guangming Cloud Park, an IHG Hotel

Address: No. 98 Zhenyuan Road, Guangming District, Shenzhen

The hotel is 200 meters (~3-minute walk) from the conference venue.

Contact: Mr. Zhou, Tel: +86-135 0841 8360

2. Holiday Inn Express Shenzhen Guangming Cloud Park, an IHG Hotel

Address: No. 98 Zhenyuan Road, Guangming District, Shenzhen

The hotel is 200 meters (~3-minute walk) from the conference venue.

Contact: Mr. Zhou, Tel: +86-135 0841 8360

3. SYSU Academic Vila, Shenzhen Campus

Address: No.66 Gongchang Road, Guangming District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China, Guangming District, Shenzhen

The hotel is 2.5 kilometers (~5-minute drive) from the conference venue.

Contact: Mr. Ran, +86-133 3028 2207

4. Guangming CIMC Executive Apartments Hotel

Address: CIMC Executive Apartments Hotel, Qiaoming Road, Fenghuang Street, Guangming District, Shenzhen

The hotel is 7.6 kilometers (~20-minute drive) from the conference venue.

Contact: Mr. Lu, Tel: +86-138 2659 2644

Email: symposium@smart.org.cn

Tel: +86-173 2236 4121