Frontiers in Life Sciences Graduate Research Symposium

‌	April 28, 2011 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. Quinlan Life Sciences Center Atrium Presenters: Please set up your poster from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m.

Poster Titles and Student Participants

• Students and Poster Titles (PDF)
  
  
  

  Abstract Submission Guidelines

  Students wishing to present posters must submit abstracts which summarize their work. Abstracts must include a title, a listing of the authors and a 300-word or less summary of the research.

  Abstracts should be e-mailed to Dr. Howard Laten at: hlaten@luc.edu by April 15th. Late submissions will be accepted but might not appear on program flyers.

  Posters should be no larger than 4' x 4', although we may be able to accommodate some 6' wide x 4' high posters. Students will be asked to mount their posters between 8:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, April 29. Students will be asked to be present at their poster for at least two hours on Friday between 10:00 and 12:00 noon. Students should remove their posters between 1:00 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. Boards, mounting tacks and tape will be supplied.
  
  

  Research Poster Guidelines

  • The space provided for the display of posters will be 4 ft. by 4 ft. All 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 points 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.