diff --git a/backend/api.py b/backend/api.py
index 989ae45..025efee 100644
--- a/backend/api.py
+++ b/backend/api.py
@@ -98,7 +98,8 @@ class Submission(BaseModel):
     # fields provided by users
     title: str = ""
     abstract: str = ""
-    fullname: str = ""
+    firstname: str = ""
+    lastname: str = ""
     email: str = ""
     coauthors: Optional[str] = None
     institution: Optional[str] = None
@@ -641,10 +642,12 @@ async def create_abstract(
     Submit an abstract to Airtable
     """
     user_info = get_user_info(authorization)
+    user_id = get_user_info(authorization).get("user_id")
+    if user_id is not None:
+        user = get_data(user_id, user_collection)
+        submission["firstname"] = submission.get("firstname", "")
+        submission["lastname"] = submission.get("lastname", "")
     submission = submission.dict()
-    submission["fullname"] = (
-        submission.get("firstname", "") + " " + submission.get("lastname", "")
-    ).strip()
 
     # look for base_id for a given "edition"
     base_id = es_config["editions"][edition].get("airtable_id")
@@ -669,15 +672,27 @@ async def create_abstract(
 
 
 @app.put("/api/abstract/{edition}/{submission_id}")
-async def update_abstract(submission_id: str, submission: Submission, edition: str):
+async def update_abstract(
+    submission_id: str,
+    submission: Submission,
+    edition: str,
+    authorization: Optional[str] = Header(None),
+):
     """
     Update an abstract on Airtable with a given submission ID
     """
     # only allow some keys to be updated by the presenter
     submission = submission.dict()
-    submission["fullname"] = (
-        submission.get("firstname", "") + " " + submission.get("lastname", "")
-    ).strip()
+    user_info = get_user_info(authorization)
+    user_id = user_info.get("user_id")
+    print("Usedr Info: ", user_info)
+    print("User ID: ", user_id)
+    if user_id is not None:
+        user = get_data(user_id, user_collection)
+        print(user)
+        submission["firstname"] = user.get("firstname", "")
+        submission["lastname"] = user.get("lastname", "")
+    print(submission)
     submission = {
         k: v
         for k, v in submission.items()
@@ -685,7 +700,8 @@ async def update_abstract(submission_id: str, submission: Submission, edition: s
         in [
             "title",
             "abstract",
-            "fullname",
+            "firstname",
+            "lastname",
             "email",
             "coauthors",
             "institution",
@@ -705,7 +721,7 @@ async def update_abstract(submission_id: str, submission: Submission, edition: s
         table = Table(api_key=airtable_key, base_id=base_id, table_name=table_name)
         r = table.update(submission_id, submission)  # update submission
         print(f"Set the record {r['id']} on Airtable")
-        return JSONResponse(status=status.HTTP_200_OK)
+        return JSONResponse(status_code=status.HTTP_200_OK)
 
 
 @app.post("/api/payment/{option}")
diff --git a/sitedata/email-content.json b/sitedata/email-content.json
index f18a27e..03dfbac 100644
--- a/sitedata/email-content.json
+++ b/sitedata/email-content.json
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     "content": [
       {
         "type": "text/html",
-        "value": "<p>Dear participant,</p><p>Thank you for submitting your abstract to Neuromatch Conference 4 (NMC4). We look forward to have you in the conference. We will send you a confirmation email after we review after abstracts after the deadline.</p><p>Best,<br>NMC Organizers</p>"
+        "value": "<p>Dear participant,</p><p>Thank you for submitting your abstract to Neuromatch Conference 4 (NMC4). We look forward to have you in the conference. We will send you a confirmation email, time, and your talk format after we review abstracts after the deadline.</p><p>Best,<br>NMC Organizers</p>"
       }
     ]
   },