CALL FOR POSTER AND SHORT RESEARCH PRESENTATION ABSTRACTS

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We are pleased to accept abstracts for our virtual short research presentations and rapid-fire poster session. The deadline to submit an abstract is September 3, 2024, at 11:59 PM CT. Please note that you DO NOT have to be formally associated with any National Institutes of Health (NIH) Centers for Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE), IDeA Program Infrastructure for Clinical and Translational Research (IDeA-CTR), or IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) to submit an abstract.

After submission, all abstracts will be reviewed by the participating COBRE, IDeA-CTR, and INBRE review teams. If necessary, independent reviewers with subject-matter expertise may also review submissions.

Authors whose abstracts are selected will be notified via e-mail by Friday, September 27, 2024. There will be two short research presentation sessions on November 6, 2024. The first session is scheduled for 1:00pm-2:00pm CT (2:00pm-3:00pm ET) and the second session is scheduled for 2:30pm-3:30pm CT (3:30pm-4:30pm ET). The rapid-fire poster session is scheduled for November 7, 2024, from 1:00pm-2:30pm CT (2:00pm-3:30pm ET). A timeline of important dates is provided below.

If you have questions regarding this call, contact rdar@unl.edu for additional information. Please include “2024 SOSUR” in your e-mail’s subject line.

A NOTE ON THE SHORT RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS:

For this year’s virtual symposium, those selected to participate in the short research presentations should prepare a presentation lasting no longer than ten minutes in length (and with a slideshow not to exceed 12 slides). Slides will be required to be submitted to the RDAR COBRE by Monday, October 28, 2024. Time and slide limits are in place to ensure that presenters will be able to overview their research within each session’s allotted time (exactly one hour).

A NOTE ON THE RAPID-FIRE POSTER SESSION:

The goal of the rapid-fire poster session is to provide an energetic, fast-paced format to showcase a multitude of projects in substance use research. Those selected to participate in the rapid-fire poster session will be given three minutes to present their poster to the audience. Successful applicants will be expected to provide a single poster slide to the RDAR COBRE by Monday, October 28, 2024.