Interdisciplinary Origin of Life Meeting for Early Career Researchers (IOoL2026)

The Origin of Life Early Career Network (OoLEN) is pleased to announce that this year’s Interdisciplinary Origin of Life Meeting for Early Career Researchers (IOoL2026) will be held in Tokyo, Japan at the Earth-Life Science Institute (ELSI) on 9-11 September 2026.

The IOoL conference, OoLEN’s biannual meeting, is a prime opportunity for early-career researchers to present their work on the origins of life in a relaxed setting, to exchange ideas across different disciplines relevant to understanding the origin and nature of living systems, and to stimulate discussions and ideas to help guide the future of research on these topics. The IOoL meeting further provides an opportunity for early career researchers to connect with each other and immerse themselves in the community outside their own labs.

The meeting is open to any early-career researcher (master student, PhD student, post-doc, PI < 3 years) working in the context of the origins of life. Membership in OoLEN at the time of registration is not mandatory but we strongly encourage to join the network!