Abstract Guidelines

The abstracts should include: the title and authors; and should be less than 250 words in length (excluding title and authors). Please indicate whether you would prefer an oral or poster presentation- we will try to accommodate your choice. All predoctoral and postdoctoral trainees who have been in the lab for one year or more are expected to submit an abstract for a poster or an oral presentation. Others are encouraged to do so.

Oral and Poster Presentations will be 10 minutes, with five minutes of questions and answers. Posters should be no larger than 36” high x 48” wide. Please do not have posters printed until after you have been notified that your abstract has been selected for poster presentation.

Judges will be using a simple scoring method based on the following criteria:

• Presentation of Hypothesis
• Appropriateness of Methods 
• Validity of Results Related to Stated Hypothesis 
• Appropriateness – Importance of Conclusions 
• Format and Organization 
• Responses to Questions 
• Innovation: Ideas/Methods/Conclusions 
• Staying on time

Participants eligible to compete for awards:

• All PhD students and postdocs in primary and secondary faculty labs
• All MS researchers residing in primary and secondary faculty labs

Check back for Abstract Submission form and deadline.