The registration survey will ask you a series of questions that will help us plan the poster sessions and compile the online abstract booklets. Before you continue, here are some instructions for how to write and input your abstract information.

Please read all instructions very carefully!

IMPORTANT: If it’s a new poster, your abstract must be read and approved by your faculty mentor or program director before you submit it. 

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The Basics:

• Compose your abstract, title, and author listing in a word processing program (e.g., Microsoft Word).
• When submitting through the abstract submission site, copy and paste these components into the boxes indicated.

Formatting and Special Characters:

• Do NOT use underlined, bold, italicized, superscript or subscript characters; the online submission system will not transmit any such formatting characteristics.
• Most symbols (examples: é, æ, ñ) and Greek letters (examples: Σ, β, α, γ, μ, π) typically available in word processing programs may be used; if the symbols can be copied correctly into the submission box, then these symbols should be transmitted correctly. If the symbol does not copy correctly, then it will not go through and will be published incorrectly in the abstract booklet.

TITLE:

• Your abstract title should be in Title Case. Do NOT include quotes around your abstract’s title. The word limit is 30; any titles longer than 30 words will be truncated in the final program (but the submission page will accept them initially).
• What to Include: The title should clearly indicate the nature of the study. Describe your research in succinct terms, reflecting the contents of your abstract. Use key words, and do not use abbreviations and chemical formulas.
• EXAMPLE TITLE: Title That Describes Your Research in Succinct Terms

AUTHOR LISTING:

• Provide the first name, middle initial, and last name of the authors. 
• Indicate the “presenting” author (you) by writing the name in ALL CAPITALS. 
• The Faculty Mentor should be listed as the last author. 
• Do NOT include titles or degrees, such as Dr., Ph.D., M.D., etc.
• EXAMPLE AUTHOR LISTINGS:  JANE M. DOE, Jared R. Frey, Emily Estes, and Sophie T. DeSombre

ABSTRACT BODY:

• Your abstract should be more than 100 words but no more than 250 words long. Any abstracts longer than 250 words will be truncated in the final program (even though the submission page will accept them initially). 
• Your abstract should be organized into a single paragraph; do not indent the paragraph.
• What to Include: 
  • The abstract should include introductory/background information and clearly state the research question. 
  • Next should be a summary of the methods employed and results obtained. 
  • Conclude the abstract by stating the significance of the research conducted or direction of the project.

The registration survey will ask you to list the name and emails of up to 5 UCLA faculty you are interested in meeting at the CSU Poster Symposium and whom you might consider working with in graduate school. We suggest you explore our faculty pages. You can sort their areas of study by clicking on the disciplines at the top of the page. If your discipline isn’t represented on our page you can also go to the department’s page you are interested in and explore the faculty’s research that way. They will be contacted and invited to meet you at your poster. Be sure to include their email address. This is a recruitment opportunity, please be sure to fill out this survey thoughtfully.

For more information on Bioscience PhD programs at UCLA explore our Home Areas website. 

The poster size should be approximately 36×48 inches.