The 6th International Chinese Musculoskeletal Research Conference (ICMRC-2026) will be held in Jinjiang, China, from June 25–28, 2026. We are pleased to announce that abstract submissions for ICMRC-2026 will be open from February 1 to March 15, 2026.

Please ensure that you refer to the abstract guidelines when preparing your submission. Abstracts that do not meet the requirements will not be considered. Abstracts received by the deadline will be reviewed for podium or poster presentation, and all presenting authors will be notified by April 15, 2026.

Presenting authors who meet the eligibility criteria below will be considered for the following two awards:

1. Rising Star Awards

Eligibility requirements: 1) Applicants must be a valid ICMRS member (membership registration: https://www.icmrs.net/join-us) and must have registered for the conference.

2) Applicants must be junior PIs who completed their terminal research degree or post-graduate clinical training (whichever is later) within the past 10 years.

3) Applicants must have operated an independent lab for no more than 6 years at the time of application.

4) Abstracts must present work originating from the applicant’s own independent lab.

5) After submitting the abstract and receiving the abstract ID, applicants must email two representative publications from their lab to ICMRS@icmrs.net, with the email subject formatted as: “Abstract ID + RSA”.

2. Young Investigator Awards

Eligibility requirements: 1) Applicants must be a valid ICMRS member (membership registration: https://www.icmrs.net/join-us) and must have registered for the conference.

2) Applicants must be graduate students, postgraduate trainees, postdoctoral fellows, or clinical residents with less than 5 years after obtaining the highest degree.

If you require assistance or have any questions regarding the submission process, please contact us at ICMRS@icmrs.net.

Abstract submission website will be announced on February 1, 2026.

We look forward to meeting you in Jinjiang!