Registration

Join Us at the 2026 American Physiology Summit

Don’t miss your chance to attend the American Physiology Summit, April 23–26, 2026, in Minneapolis. Designed by American Physiological Society (APS) members, the Summit is a dynamic event for scientific exchange, collaboration and professional growth. Connect with your community and the leading experts in your field to explore the latest breakthroughs advancing the discipline of physiology and shaping the future of science.

Registration Rates

*To receive the member rate, your membership must be current and in good standing.

What’s Included with Registration? 

• All scientific programming, including eight game-changer sessions and 80 foundational science sessions. 
• Most pre-conference events. 
• The opening and closing keynotes.  
• A welcome festival for all attendees. 
• Access to the PhysioHub, which contains exhibits, posters, the APS booth, networking lounges, learning stages and more.
• Poster viewing receptions.

Registration Category Descriptions

Regular member or nonmember includes staff, faculty, educators, researchers, lab technicians and other professionals. Honorary members are considered part of this category.

Emeritus member or retired nonmember includes those who have retired from an academic or other professional position and are over the age of 65.  

Postdoctoral, early-career member or nonmember includes trainees and postdoctoral fellows who are working in physiology or a related field. Postdoctoral members may remain in this category for up to three years after they complete their terminal degree. This includes early-career memberships. 

Student member or nonmember includes students enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate school or professional degree program who have not yet earned a doctoral degree. This includes postbaccalaureate memberships and high school students. After registration is complete, students are required to email a copy of their valid student ID showing current, full-time status to APSSummitEvents@physiology.org.  

This category also includes those who have completed their baccalaureate degree within the past five years and have not yet entered a graduate program but have an interest in physiology. 

Guest and Child Policy

Attendees may choose to register up to three guests for $275 each. Guest badges provide access to the PhysioHub and session rooms, space permitting. Guests are invited to attend the Welcome Festival and evening poster receptions.

Guest badges are intended for use by a spouse, family member or friend of a registrant. Children under 16 years of age are only allowed in the exhibit hall if they are accompanied by an adult. Children under 16 years of age are not permitted in session rooms.

You may add a guest to your registration record at the time of registration, or you may log in to your Registration Resource Center after you have registered and add the guest(s) in order to pay with a different payment method.

Coworkers, industry associates and others working in the sciences are not eligible for a guest badge and must register as a professional and pay the applicable registration fee.