The 1st International Online Conference on Biology
The 1st International Online Conference on Biology
Across Levels of the Biological Organization
Part of the International Online Conference on Biology series
Event's Timezone: Central European Time
10 October 2025
10 November 2025
5 February 2026
Biological Complexity, Climate Change, Global Biodiversity, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Plant Adaptations
Announcements
IOCBI 2026 will be FREE for participation!
Join us today to register and submit your abstract, and be part of cutting-edge discussions and networking opportunities!
Welcome from the Chair
Biology (ISSN 2079-7737, Impact Factor 3.6, Citescore 5.7) is a multidisciplinary life sciences journal that aims to be a forum for presenting recent fundamental biological research. It is currently organized into 27 research areas covering all levels of organization of living beings, from the biology of organisms to biological systems at all scales. We have decided to delve deeper into this activity by participating in an Online Conference to present fundamental biological research in all those areas.
Prof. Dr. Andrés Moya
University of Valencia, FISABIO and CIBEResp, Spain
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Event Chair
Integrative Systems Biology Institute, University of Valencia and CSIC, Valencia, Spain,
Foundation for the Promotion of Health and Biomedical Research of the Valencian Community (FISABIO), Valencia, Spain,
CIBER in Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBEResp), Madrid, Spain
Dr. Moya has a PhD in Biology and Philosophy and has been Professor of Genetics at the University of Valencia (UV) since 1993. He works at the Institute of Integrative Systems Biology (I2Sysbio, UV-CSIC), at the Foundation for the Promotion of Health and Biomedical Research of the Valencian Community (FISABIO), and the CIBER in Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBEResp). He is the director of the FISABIO University Chair for the Promotion of Biomedical Research. He has been a promoter of the Cavanilles Institute of Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Valencia and of I2Sysbio, of the Center for Astrobiology (INTA-CSIC) and the Higher Center for Public Health Research (CSISP), currently part of FISABIO. He has been president of the Spanish Society of Evolutionary Biology (SESBE). He has been a visiting professor at the University of California (Davis and Irvine) and Harvard University. He is, among others, the winner of the National Genetics Award (2012), the Lilly Foundation Award (2013), the Mexico Science and Technology Award (2015), Doctor Honoris Causa of the UIMP (2016), and the Maestro Andrés Laguna Award (2019).
Session Chairs
Prof. Dr. Andrés Moya
Integrative Systems Biology Institute, University of Valencia and CSIC, Valencia; Foundation for the Promotion of Health and Biomedical Research of the Valencian Community (FISABIO), Valencia; CIBER in Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBEResp), Madrid, Spain
Dr. Moya has a PhD in Biology and Philosophy and has been Professor of Genetics at the University of Valencia (UV) since 1993. He works at the Institute of Integrative Systems Biology (I2Sysbio, UV-CSIC), at the Foundation for the Promotion of Health and Biomedical Research of the Valencian Community (FISABIO), and the CIBER in Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBEResp). He is the director of the FISABIO University Chair for the Promotion of Biomedical Research. He has been a promoter of the Cavanilles Institute of Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Valencia and of I2Sysbio, of the Center for Astrobiology (INTA-CSIC) and the Higher Center for Public Health Research (CSISP), currently part of FISABIO. He has been president of the Spanish Society of Evolutionary Biology (SESBE). He has been a visiting professor at the University of California (Davis and Irvine) and Harvard University. He is, among others, the winner of the National Genetics Award (2012), the Lilly Foundation Award (2013), the Mexico Science and Technology Award (2015), Doctor Honoris Causa of the UIMP (2016), and the Maestro Andrés Laguna Award (2019).
Prof. Dr. Zed Rengel
Faculty of Science, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
Zed Rengel received BSc (Biology) and MSc (Cell biology) from University of Zagreb, PhD (agronomy, botany) from Louisiana State University, and Doctor Honoris Causa from Zagreb University. He is Professor of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition at the University of Western Australia. Zed is Editor-in-Chief of Crop & Pasture Science and section Plant Science in journal Biology. He works on soil-plant-microbe interactions in food production and environmental management and remediation. Zed is a HiCi researcher.
Adjunct Professor Ettore Randi
Department 18/Section of Environmental Engineering, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
Graduated in Biology with a specialization in Genetics and Computer Science at the University of Bologna (IT). PhD in Conservation Biology at the University of Aarhus (DK). He carried out his professional career as a researcher and research director at the National Wildlife Institute (INFS, Bologna, IT), then at the Department for the Conservation of Biodiversity of the Istituto Superiore per la Ricerca e la Protezione Ambientale (ISPRA, Rome, IT). He founded and directed the Laboratory of Conservation Genetics at INFS, where he led numerous national and international research projects for the conservation of avian (Galliformes, Raptors, Passerines) and mammalian species (mainly Ungulates and Carnivores). He collaborated with the CITES Scientific Authority in Italy for research and applications of forensic genetics for endangered animal species (Falconiformes, Psittaciformes, Primates). He has published about 400 papers in scientific and popular journals. He taught Conservation Genetics at the University of Bologna. He carries out activities for the diffusion of Darwinism and evolutionism and collaborates as an editor and referee in the editorial activities of MDPI and other scientific publishing houses.
Event Committees
State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology and Breeding, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou, China
South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
Department of Theoretical and Applied Sciences, eCampus University, Italy,
Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA
School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA
Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy
Registration
Instructions for Authors
Important Deadlines
2. Announcement of oral and poster abstract results: 10 November 2025. You will be notified of the acceptance of an oral/poster presentation in a separate email.
Abstract submissions should be completed online by registering with www.sciforum.net and using the "Submit Abstract" function once logged into the system. No physical template is necessary.
1. The abstract should contain about 200–300 words in length.
2. All accepted abstracts will be published in the conference report of IOCBI 2026 in MDPI’s Biology and Life Sciences Forum journal (ISSN: 2673-9976) after quality check. If you wish to publish a research article in the journal, please refer to the “Publication Opportunities” Section.
3. All abstracts should be submitted and presented in clear, publication-ready English with accurate grammar and spelling.
4. You may submit multiple abstracts. However, only one abstract will be selected for oral presentation.
5. The abstracts submitted to this conference must be original and novel, without prior publication in any journals or it will not be accepted to this conference.
1. The submitting author must ensure that all co-authors are aware of the contents of the abstract.
2. Please select only one presenter for each submission. If you would like to change the presenter after submission, please email us accordingly.
Note: We only accept live presentations.
Poster Presentation
- Should include the title, authors, contact details and main research findings, as well as tables, figures and graphs where necessary.
- Size in pixel: 1080 width x 1536 height–portrait orientation.
- Size in cm: 38,1 width x 54,2 height–portrait orientation.
- Font size: ≥16.
- Examples of successful submissions can be viewed here at the following links: (1), (2), (3).
- You can use our free template to create your poster.
The poster template can be downloaded here.We will reach out to you closer to the dates of the conference with more information.
It is the authors' responsibility to identify and declare any personal circumstances or interests that may be perceived as inappropriately influencing the representation or interpretation of clinical research. If there is no conflict, please state "The authors declare no conflicts of interest." This should be conveyed in a separate "Conflict of Interest" statement preceding the "Acknowledgments" and "References" sections at the end of the manuscript. Any financial support for the study must be fully disclosed in the "Acknowledgments" section.
MDPI, the publisher of the Sciforum.net platform, is an open access publisher. We believe authors should retain the copyright to their scholarly works. Hence, by submitting an abstract to this conference, you retain the copyright to the work, but you grant MDPI the non-exclusive right to publish this abstract online on the Sciforum.net platform. This means you can easily submit your full paper (with the abstract) to any scientific journal at a later stage and transfer the copyright to its publisher if required.
Publication Opportunities
- Biology Journal Publication
Participants in this conference are cordially invited to contribute a full manuscript to the conference's Special Issue (to be announced), published in Biology (ISSN: 2079-7737, Impact Factor 3.6), with a 20% discount on the publication fee. Please note that if you have IOAP/association discounts, conference discounts will be combined with IOAP/association discounts. Conference discounts cannot be combined with reviewer vouchers. All submitted papers will undergo MDPI’s standard peer-review procedure. The abstracts should be cited and noted on the first page of the paper. - Proceeding Paper Publication
All accepted abstracts will be published in the conference report of IOCBI2026 in Biology and Life Sciences Forum (ISSN: 2673-9976); if you wish to publish an extended proceeding paper (4-8 pages), please submit it to the same journal after the conference.
Authors are asked to disclose that it is a proceeding paper of the IOCNu2025 conference paper in their cover letter. Carefully read the rules outlined in the 'Instructions for Authors' on the journal’s website and ensure that your submission adheres to these guidelines.
Proceedings submission deadline: 30 March 2026.
Manuscripts for the proceedings issue must be formatted as follows:
Title;
Full author names;
Affiliations (including full postal address) and authors' e-mail addresses;
Abstract;
Keywords;
Introduction;
Methods;
Results and Discussion;
Conclusions;
Acknowledgements;
References.
Please click HERE to submit your proceeding paper to the Biology and Life Sciences Forum.
IOCBI2026-Proceeding Paper-Template
Event Awards
To acknowledge the support of the conference's esteemed authors and recognize their outstanding scientific accomplishments, we are pleased to launch the Best Oral Presentation Award and Best Poster Award.
The Awards
Number of Awards Available: 6
The Best Poster Awards are given to the submission judged to make the most significant and interesting poster for the conference.
Sponsors and Partners
For information regarding sponsorship and exhibition opportunities, please click here.
Organizers
Media Partners
Conference Secretariat
Ms. Ioana Vintila
Ms. Zeta Chen
Mr. Kent Zhang
Email: iocbi2026@mdpi.com
For inquiries regarding submissions and sponsorship opportunities, please feel free to contact us.
