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Click here for online viewing of ABSTRACTS for the 2008 Poster Session to be held at MU April 14 & 16!

23nd ANNUAL RESEARCH POSTER SESSION
April 14 and 16, 2008
in the Bond Life Sciences Center at MU!

This annual poster session began with a small event in 1985 and has grown over the years to a 2-day session with over 300 posters on display!


:: The ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE was March 23rd and the site is now closed. ::

Please read all of the following information before submitting your abstract online!

Eligibility
Required Presentation Times
Research Categories
Poster Research Competition Eligibility
Deadlines and Formatting Instructions
Format Guidelines and Size for printed posters


Eligibility
• All MU faculty, students, postdocs, and staff who are actively engaged in life sciences-related research are eligible to participate in this poster session.

• Life sciences researchers at other institutions throughout Missouri (higher ed, government, industry, institutes, etc.) are also welcome to present their research in this poster session, as are researchers from states bordering Missouri.

All participants must submit an abstract online.

Presentation space will be assigned on a first come-first served basis, so be sure to submit your abstract early! All "first authors" will receive a free Life Sciences Week T-shirt, and are invited to be our guests at a special luncheon on Friday, April 18, where awards will be presented for the research competition.


Required Presentation times
Due to the large number of posters to be presented, approximately half of the posters will be presented on Monday, April 14, 2008 and the other half on Wednesday, April 16, 2008, from 10 am - noon and 1 - 3 pm. This year, presenters will be asked to leave their posters up for 2 days to allow additional viewing time, but will only be required to be present on one day. For example, Monday presenters will leave their posters up through Tuesday. Wednesday presenters will leave their posters up through Thursday

The abstract submission form has a place for you to indicate your preference of presentation days (Monday or Wednesday). However, poster session presenters must be prepared to be present on either day of the Poster Session. We will do our best to accommodate your preference, but with the large number of presenters, cannot make any guarantees. You will be notified by email during the first week of April indicating which of the two days you have been assigned to present your poster.

Research Categories
Categories for 2008 poster session are designed to include a very broad range of life science research, from molecular, cellular and organismal science to behavioral science, social, economic and policy implications of life sciences, technology development and bioinformatics. A full description of the research categorie

Molecular and Cellular Biology. Cellular organization and function: including structure and function of biological molecules,energy.metabolism,membrane transport, motility, cell division, differentiation, and apoptosis.

Physiology of Health and Disease. Growth and behavior of organisms: including reproduction, development, neurobiology, physiology and pathology, nutrition, toxicology, immunology and infectious disease.

Genetics, Environment and Evolution. Interactions between organisms and their environment, including population genetics, conservation biology, behavior and the growth and development of communities.

Translational Technologies. Development and application of life science-based technologies to improve human and animal health, increase food production, sustain the environment.

Science and Society. The dynamic interplay between scientific knowledge and human society, including communication, ethics, economic impact, economic development issues, etc.

• Poster authors must submit an abstract online as a Microsoft Word file. (Click here to view template and formatting instructions before submitting your abstract!) Abstract submission will begin on Friday, February 8 and end at midnight on Sunday, March 23, 2008 to reserve space in the poster session.
  
  
• When the abstract is received, the poster author will receive an automated email confirmation. If you do not receive a confirmation e-mail within 48 hours, please come back to this page and resubmit your abstract.
  
  
• Click here for format and size guidelines for printed posters.