Call for Abstracts

Call for Poster Abstracts

How to Submit

All members of the community, especially graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, are encouraged to submit abstracts.

Please send your abstract, in the format requested below, to Dawn Koob, no later than  April 16, 2021, at 5pm.  When submitting please indicate your institution title (i.e. predoc, postdoc, research assistant, etc.) in the email.

Submitting a poster does not register you for the symposium. You must register for the symposium here.

Instructions for Preparing Abstracts

Abstracts will be published EXACTLY as received; please be sure to follow the formatting instructions.  It is critical that your abstract is received correctly and on time so that abstracts can be included in the conference abstract guide.

  1. The allotted space for an abstract is one page (8.5 x 11) with 1-inch margins.
  2. There is a 400 word limit and maximum of 1 table or figure.
  3. Please write your abstract following guidelines shown in the sample abstract (see below). When you complete the abstract, save it in the name of the presenting author.

(ie. LastName_FirstName_IDDD 2021.doc)

  1. Abstracts should be submitted in Microsoft Word.
  2. Confirmation of receipt of abstract will be sent to the presenting author by e-mail. If the presenting author is not the person submitting the abstract, please indicate in the body of the email.

Submission Deadline: April 16, 2021, at 5pm.

SAMPLE ABSTRACT: 

Please Capitalize the First Letter of Each Word of the Title and Flush to the Left Margin, in Bold Letters. Start the Author’s Name after Leaving One Line Space.

Smith J1, Abcdefg H1, Ijklmn OP2

  1. Department of ___________, Institution
  2. Department of ___________, Institution

Corresponding author: Full Name, Department, Institution, 1 Street Name, City, State, E-mail: ,

The body of abstract should contain a statement of the study’s objectives, methods, results, and conclusions. The text should be in English, typed with single line spacing, using 11pt. Times, Times New Roman, or Symbol font for a, b, m, etc. Paragraphs should be left justified, no indentation and a line space included between paragraphs. Black and white tables, illustrations and photographs may be digitized and pasted within the space. Underlining/Italic type may be used to stress words or phrases.

Funding sources, particularly training grants should be acknowledged at the end of the abstract.