Loyola University Chicago

Monday April 28, 2008 Quinlan Life Sciences Center First Floor Atrium & Hallway 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Presenters: Please set up your posters from 9:00 to 9:30 a.m.

Poster Program: Student, Title of Research Poster & Faculty Mentor (PDF)

Research Poster Guidelines

• The space provided for the display of posters will be 4 ft. by 4 ft. All of the poster materials must fit in this space.
  
  
• It is recommended that the poster be prepared by creating a PowerPoint presentation, printing out the PowerPoint pages, and mounting these pages onto the poster background.
  
  
• Poster boards/backgrounds will be provided and set-up by the Biology Department. Thumbtacks will be available for mounting the pages onto the poster background.
  
  
• The poster must include the following pieces of information prominently displayed:
  • Title of the research project
  • Student's name
  • Name of the student's research advisor
• Each poster should be organized to include the following sections:
  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • Methods
  • Results
  • Conclusions
  • References
• It is recommended that the text for the introduction, methods and conclusion sections be presented as bullet points to make it easier for those reading the poster.
  
  
• All text should be presented in a font of at least 22 point so that it can be read from adistance of a few feet.
  
  
• The results section may include some or all of the following: bulleted text, tables, figures, images, photographs and illustrations.
  
  
• Posters should stimulate discussion. Therefore, keep text to a minimum, emphasize graphics and make sure every item on your poster is necessary.