| We are pleased to announce that the 2026 CCHS Global Research Conference will be held October 20–23, 2026, at the Dolce CampoReal venue just outside Lisbon, Portugal. This exciting event brings together CCHS researchers, clinicians, healthcare professionals, and patients from around the world to share the latest advances in CCHS research and clinical care. Held only once every three-five years, the Global Conference is a unique opportunity to connect, learn, and collaborate with the leading voices in the field. We hope you can attend - your presence is an important part of moving CCHS knowledge and care forward! Please use the link below to register to attend. Please use the link below to make your hotel reservation. |
Location
Dolce CampoReal, Lisbon, Portugal
DatE
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
Friday, October 23, 2026
Friday, October 23, 2026
Abstract Submission
To submit an abstract for consideration in the 7th Global CCHS Research Conference Program, please provide your contact information and upload your submission using the button to the right. Abstracts must include your name, position and institutional affiliation, the title of your presentation, the session(s) in which you wish to present, and a concise summary of your research and its relevance to CCHS (limited to 2,000 characters). Among the abstracts submitted, a select number will be chosen for oral presentations; the remaining abstracts will be assigned poster sessions.
Go HERE for session focus and example topics.
Please submit your abstract by May 5, 2026.
Go HERE for session focus and example topics.
Please submit your abstract by May 5, 2026.
Contact Us
If you have questions regarding this event please contact us using the form on the right.
Preliminary Program (full program early summer, 2026)
Tuesday
10/20
18:30
10/20
18:30
Welcome Reception
Wednesday
10/21
All Day
Session 1: Clinical Research; From Birth Through Life with CCHS
Session Host: Melinda Riccitelli, Ph.D., President, CCHS Network, USA
Key Note Speaker: Martin Samuels, M.D., Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), UK
Session 2: Physiology of Breathing
Session Host: Linda Dokas, Ph.D., CCHS Network, USA
Key Note Speaker: Dan Mulkey, Ph.D., University of Connecticut, USA
Session 3: PHOX2B and Molecular Mechanisms of CCHS
Session Host: Isabella Ceccherini, Ph.D., Istituto Giannina Gaslini, IT
Keynote Speaker: Doug Bayliss University of Virginia, USA
Session Host: Melinda Riccitelli, Ph.D., President, CCHS Network, USA
Key Note Speaker: Martin Samuels, M.D., Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), UK
Session 2: Physiology of Breathing
Session Host: Linda Dokas, Ph.D., CCHS Network, USA
Key Note Speaker: Dan Mulkey, Ph.D., University of Connecticut, USA
Session 3: PHOX2B and Molecular Mechanisms of CCHS
Session Host: Isabella Ceccherini, Ph.D., Istituto Giannina Gaslini, IT
Keynote Speaker: Doug Bayliss University of Virginia, USA
ThursdaY
10/22
All Day
Session 4: Insights from CCHS Disease Models
Session Host: Muriel Thoby-Brisson, Ph.D. University of Bordeaux, FR
Keynote Speaker: Gad Vatine, Ph.D., Ben Gurion University, IL
Session 5: Advances in CCHS Therapeutic Strategies
Session Host: Gad Vatine, Ph.D., Ben Gurion University, IL
Keynote Speaker: Diego Fornasari, M.D., Ph.D., University of Milan, IT
Session Host: Muriel Thoby-Brisson, Ph.D. University of Bordeaux, FR
Keynote Speaker: Gad Vatine, Ph.D., Ben Gurion University, IL
Session 5: Advances in CCHS Therapeutic Strategies
Session Host: Gad Vatine, Ph.D., Ben Gurion University, IL
Keynote Speaker: Diego Fornasari, M.D., Ph.D., University of Milan, IT
Friday
10/23
All Day
10/23
All Day
Session 6: Disease Management and Holistic Care
Session Host: Panagiota Chaitidou, M.D., Dritter Orden Hospital, DE
Keynote Speaker: Plamen Bokov, M.D., Ph.D., Hôpital Universitaire Robert Debré, FR
Session 7: Group Conversations
Session Host: Panagiota Chaitidou, M.D., Dritter Orden Hospital, DE
Keynote Speaker: Plamen Bokov, M.D., Ph.D., Hôpital Universitaire Robert Debré, FR
Session 7: Group Conversations