The 2018 Cnidarian Model Systems Meeting (Cnidofest) was held September 6-9th at the University of Florida Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience in St. Augustine, FL. Cnidofest 2018, which built upon the momentum of Hydroidfest 2016, brought together research communities working on a broad spectrum of cnidarian organisms from North America and around the world. Meeting talks covered diverse aspects of cnidarian biology, with sessions focused on genomics, development, neurobiology, immunology, symbiosis, ecology, and evolution. In addition to interesting biology, Cnidofest also emphasized the advancement of modern research techniques. Invited technology speakers showcased the power of microfluidics and single-cell transcriptomics and demonstrated their application in cnidarian models. In this report, we provide an overview of the exciting research that was presented at the meeting and discuss opportunities for future research.

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2018 年刺胞动物节：刺胞动物研究的未来是光明的。

2018 年 Cnidarian 模型系统会议 (Cnidofest) 于 9 月 6 日至 9 日在佛罗里达州圣奥古斯丁的佛罗里达大学惠特尼海洋生物科学实验室举行。2018 年 Cnidofest 是在 2016 年 Hydroidfest 的基础上举办的，汇聚了来自北美和世界各地致力于广泛的刺胞动物生物研究的研究团体。会议演讲涵盖了刺胞动物生物学的各个方面，会议重点关注基因组学、发育、神经生物学、免疫学、共生、生态学和进化。除了有趣的生物学之外，Cnidofest 还强调现代研究技术的进步。受邀的技术演讲者展示了微流体和单细胞转录组学的强大功能，并展示了它们在刺胞动物模型中的应用。在本报告中，我们概述了会议上提出的令人兴奋的研究，并讨论了未来研究的机会。