51st Meeting of the
Human Biology Association
March 18-20, 2026 | Denver, CO, USA
Conference Agenda
Overview and details of the sessions of this conference. Please select a date or location to show only sessions at that day or location. Please select a single session for detailed view (with abstracts and downloads if available).
Please note that all times are shown in the time zone of the conference. The current conference time is: 19th Mar 2026, 05:20:36pm EDT
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Session Overview |
| Date: Tuesday, 17/Mar/2026 | |
| 7:00pm - 9:00pm |
Executive Committee Meeting Location: Plaza Court 6 |
| Date: Wednesday, 18/Mar/2026 | |
| 7:00am - 8:00am |
Community Building and Networking Program Location: Plaza Court 8 Chair: Kaylee Appleton |
| 8:00am - 10:00am |
In-Person Poster Session Location: Plaza Exhibit Chair: Andrew Wooyoung Kim |
| 8:00am - 4:00pm |
Registration Location: Governer's Square Foyer |
| 8:45am - 9:00am |
Coffee Available |
| 10:00am - 11:00am |
Virtual Poster Session Chair: Guillermo Zorrilla-Revilla |
| 11:00am - 12:30pm |
Editorial Board Meeting Location: Governer's Square 14 |
| 11:00am - 1:00pm |
Lunch Break |
| 11:30am - 12:30pm |
Breakout Session: Building resources for community engaged research in human biology: Gathering member feedback and determining next steps Location: Governer's Square 14 |
| 1:00pm - 2:15pm |
Plenary Session Location: Governer's Square 14 Chair: Michael Muehlenbein |
| 2:15pm - 2:30pm |
Coffee Break Location: Governer's Square Foyer |
| 2:30pm - 3:30pm |
Plenary Session (continued) Location: Governer's Square 14 Chair: Michael Muehlenbein |
| 3:30pm - 4:00pm |
Plenary Discussion Chair: William Leonard Chair: Gillian Bentley |
| 4:00pm - 5:00pm |
Break |
| 5:00pm - 6:00pm |
Keynote Speaker, Larry Schell: Human Biology Research: Rickety Roads and Superhighways Location: Governer's Square 14 |
| 6:30pm - 9:30pm |
Welcome Reception Location: Plaza E |
| Date: Thursday, 19/Mar/2026 | |
| 8:00am - 9:45am |
Podium A: Stress, Inequality, and Health Across the Life Course Location: Governer's Square 14 Chair: Ines Varela-Silva |
| 8:00am - 4:00pm |
Registration Location: Governer's Square Foyer |
| 9:45am - 10:00am |
Coffee Break |
| 10:00am - 11:00am |
In Memoriam: Daniel C. Benyshek Location: Governer's Square 14 |
| 11:00am - 1:00pm |
Lunch Break |
| 11:30am - 12:30pm |
Student Breakout Session: Redefining Success: Career Pathways Beyond Academia Chair: Emily Hart Barron Chair: Madison Aileen Cavaleiro Honig
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| 12:00pm - 3:00pm |
Therapy Dogs Location: Plaza Court 6 |
| 1:00pm - 2:30pm |
Podium B: Emerging Themes in Biocultural Anthropology Location: Governer's Square 14 Chair: Katherine Daiy |
| 2:30pm - 2:45pm |
Coffee Break |
| 2:45pm - 4:15pm |
Podium C: Ecology, Immunity, and Infectious Disease Location: Governer's Square 14 |
| 4:15pm - 5:00pm |
Break |
| 5:00pm - 6:30pm Live Now |
Business Meeting Location: Governer's Square 14 |
| 7:00pm - 9:00pm |
Student Reception |
| Date: Friday, 20/Mar/2026 | |
| 8:00am - 9:30am |
Podium D: Food Systems, Microbiomes, and Cardiometabolic Health Location: Governer's Square 14 Chair: Achsah Foster Dorsey |
| 9:30am - 9:45am |
Coffee Break |
| 9:45am - 11:15am |
Podium E: Childcare, Nutrition, and Growth Location: Governer's Square 14 Chair: Jessica Hlay |
| 11:30am - 1:00pm |
EAS Symposium: What the nexus of human biology and behavior can tell us about human evolution Location: Governer's Square 14 Chair: Siobhán M. Cully Chair: Karen L Kramer |
| 7:00pm - 10:00pm |
EAS Party |