Selected abstracts (3-5), submitted by staff and trainees, will be presented in five-minute oral presentations followed by Q&A from a faculty panel.  The panel will award $500 to the best presentation based on quality of the science and effective communication.  

Selected from abstracts submitted by September 12.

Selected abstracts (2), submitted by trainees, will be presented in 10-minute oral presentations followed by Q&A from attendees.

Selected from abstracts submitted by August 16.

Staff and trainees have the opportunity to market their science and poster in 90-second advertisements. 

All abstracts are eligible. Prior registration required.

Staff and trainees will present their work in a judged poster session. Cash prizes are awarded for the best presentations by staff, postdocs, graduate students, and undergraduates.

Posters are judged in 10-minute timed sessions. Presenters should budget five minutes to present their poster with five minutes for the judge's questions. All attendees are assigned a poster to judge, so presenters should be prepared to present their work succinctly and to a broad audience. After the judged sessions, presenters will remain at their posters for the general poster session.

Poster size is recommended at 36in x 48in landscape format.

All abstracts are eligible. Prior registration is required. 

Abstracts should begin with a title followed by authors and their affiliations.  The presenting author should be listed first.   A succinct description of the research project should follow, concluding with an acknowledgment of the project's funding source. The entire abstract must be in at least 11-point font and fit on one PDF page.

Undergraduate Poster Award (1st Place): 

Undergraduate Poster Award (2nd Place): 

Undergraduate Poster Award (3rd Place): 

Stewart Whitman Award: 

Outstanding Post Doc (2nd Place) Award: 

Deneys Van der Westhuyzen Award: 

Outstanding Graduate Student (2nd Place): 

Outstanding Graduate Student (3rd Place): 

Outstanding Staff: 

Rapid Fire Poster Presentation: 

Outstanding Medical Student: