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Abstract Guidelines:

• Use Arial 11 font
• Use 1-inch margins
• Include title, name of authors, and author affiliations
• 300-word maximum

Oral Presentations:

• A panel of judges will review all abstracts. The top abstract from each category (undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral trainees) will be selected for a 15-minute oral presentation (10-12 min presentation followed by 3-5 min QA session) and will NOT be eligible to participate in the poster competition.

Poster Presentations:

• Individuals selected to give a poster presentation will be required to give a 5-minute uninterrupted poster presentation to the judges, followed by 5 minutes of questions and answers.

Awards:

• Oral Presentations (one per category):
  • Postdoctoral
  • Graduate
  • Undergraduate
• Poster Presentations:
  • Postdoctoral (1st, 2nd, 3rd)
  • Graduate (1st, 2nd, 3rd)
  • Undergraduate (1st, 2nd, 3rd)

Download the 2021 guidelines below:

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