CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

Registration and abstract submission are open for the 52nd Annual Meeting of the Human Biology Association! The meeting will be held in person (and virtually) in Philadelphia, PA, from March 31-April 2, 2027. The registration page can be found at this link: HBA 2027 Registration.  The deadline for abstract submission is Friday, October 17, 2026. Abstracts will be accepted in English and Spanish. For questions regarding the meeting, or abstracts, please contact the Program Chair, Amanda Veile: hbameets@purdue.edu.

We welcome abstracts related to (but not limited to) the following topics: growth and development; nutrition; genetics; immunology and infectious diseases; mental health; chronic disease; social determinants of health; reproductive health; skeletal biology and paleopathology; stress; adaptation and evolution; methods, teaching, and ethics. Abstracts should follow standard scientific format with background, a clear question, methods, results, and conclusions. Under most circumstances, abstracts without results will not be accepted.

Formatting requirements for HBA abstracts. Use the following CHECKLIST.

1. Times New Roman 12-point font.
2. 250 words maximum (exclusive of title, authors’ names, affiliations, & funding).
3. Capitalize only the first word and proper names in the title.
4. Bold the entire title.
5. An individual may be a first author on only 1 abstract.
6. Authors’ names: Include author initials (no periods, no spaces between initials) followed by full last name of all authors. Do not use all-caps, bold or italics.
7. Include each author’s departmental and institutional affiliation, city and state; do NOT give US zip code or a full mailing address.
8. In case of multiple authors from different departments or institutions, use a superscript
numeral following each author name(s) and again preceding their institution to indicate each
author’s affiliation.
9. No tables or figures.
10. The UPLOADED ABSTRACT FILE NAME must be in the format: AUTHORLASTNAME.doc or AUTHORLASTNAME.docx or AUTHORLASTNAME.txt. Please do NOT submit pdf files.
11. Print and retain the confirmation page that appears at the completion of submission.

Program Committee

Postdoc, Fellows, and Emeritus HBA members are eligible to serve on the Program Committee. If you are interested in serving on the Program Committee, please contact the Program Chair, Amanda Veile: hbameets@purdue.edu