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Abstract Submission Guidelines

The abstract submission deadline is December 1, 2009. All abstracts will be reviewed and applicants notified of their acceptance before the end of January 2010.

Eligibility

Abstracts should be submitted online by postdoctoral fellows; medical, dental, and graduate students; post-baccalaureates; college and community college students (particularly African-American, Hispanic, and American Indian/Alaska Native individuals) involved in biomedical or health-related scientific research.

The abstract must include:

  1. Name of author(s)
  2. Suffixes (degree obtained): BS, MS, MD, PhD, MD/PhD, or other
  3. Contact information: mailing and e-mail addresses, phone numbers
  4. Institution, academic level, and expected year of graduation/program completion
  5. Research title
  6. Funding source(s)/research sponsor(s)
  7. The abstract (not to exceed 400 words) must demonstrate the scientific problem and must contain:
    • Hypothesis/statement of the problem/research question/background
    • Methods used in the investigation
    • Summary/results of the investigation
    • Conclusion of the investigation/interpretation of results
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION
1. Contact Information
Name  
First
Middle
Last

Suffixes
(degree obtained)

 

BS MS
MD  PhD MD/PhD

Other  (specify)


Mailing Address (Preferred address to receive postal mail)
Institution (if applicable)
Street
Apartment/Suite
City
State Zip code
Phone Cell Phone

E-Mail
Must be valid - You will receive a confirmation e-mail at this address.
2. Additional Registration Information
Date of Birth
Gender
Ethnicity (Optional) African American
American Indian/Alaska Native
Hispanic (specify)
  Cuban
Mexican American
Puerto Rican
Other Hispanic (specify)
 

Bangladeshi
Cambodian
Chinese
Filipino
Indian
Japanese
Korean
Native Hawaiian
Pakistani
Sri Lankan
Vietnamese
Other Asian American/Pacific Islander (specify)

3. Institution, Academic Level, Expected Year of Completion (of submitting author only)
Current School/Institution
School/Institution Address
Street
City
State Zip code
Phone
Academic Background
Date of Entry
Degree(s) Expected
Expected Year of Graduation/Program Completion
Major/Field of Study
Academic Level (check only one)
Postdoctoral/Research Fellow (please specify)
 

MD
MD/PhD Candidate
PhD Candidate
MD Candidate
Master's Candidate
Post-baccalaureate
  Graduation Year
  School
College Student
Community College Student
Other (specify)
4. Name of author

Author and Affiliation
Name of submitting author
Submitting author's school/institution
Institution where the research was conducted
Co-Authors and Affiliations - Provide names and institutions for any collaborators on the research. Please make sure the co-authors are aware their names are being submitted.
5. Research Title & Category
Title: (for example, "The Effect of Hospital Type on Lymphoma Outcomes in Boston")
Category: Please select which category best describes the research. If none of the categories below are appropriate, please check "Other" and type a new category in the space provided.
Public Health, Epidemiology, or Biostatistics
Microbiology, Immunology, Genetics, or Molecular Biology
Cellular Biology, Neuroscience, Biochemistry, or Physiology
Bioinformatics, Physcis, Chemistry, Engineering
Clinical or Social Science
Other (specify)
6. Funding source(s)/Research sponsor(s) Provide names of any sponsors of the research being submitted for presentation.
Provide the funding source(s).

7. Abstract (not to exceed a total of 400 words) must demonstrate the scientific problem and must clearly contain:

  • Hypothesis/statement of the problem/research question/background
  • Methods used in the investigation
  • Summary/results of the investigation
  • Conclusion of the investigation/interpretation of results

Need help writing your abstract?

Abstract must be typed into the following four separate sections.


Hypothesis/statement of the problem/research question/background


Methods used in the investigation


Summary/results of the investigation

Conclusion of the investigation/interpretation of results

 

The abstract cannot exceed 400 words.

8. Have you ever participated in the New England Science Symposium?

  Presenter: Attendee:
2002
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009

 

Please read and sign below

By signing this application, I (or my parent or guardian on my behalf) hereby:

(A) acknowledge(s) and understand(s) that Harvard Medical School (HMS) Office for Diversity and Community Partnership and the Biomedical Science Careers Program, Inc. (BSCP) will retain the information in this application for its records , and that this information about the applicant, including identifying information, will be used to match students with advisors, track students through their academic and professional careers, and for future promotional and other communications, such as newsletters;

(B) consent(s) to photographic, audio, video, or electronic images of the applicant to be used by HMS and BSCP for exhibition, public display, publication, news media story, video, audio, or other electronic media, such as the Internet, television, CD-ROM, or DVD ;

(C) release(s) HMS and BSCP, including each of their directors, officers, employees and agents, waive(s)s all known and unknown claims against any of them, and agree(s) not to sue any of them on account of or in conjunction with any claims, causes of action, injuries, damage, cost of expenses arising out of the applicant's participation in the Symposium, whether or not caused by the acts, omissions or other fault of the parties being released; and

(D) acknowledge(s) and represent(s) that he or she has carefully reviewed this application, including the foregoing acknowledgement, consent, release, waiver and agreement not to sue and understand(s) what each of them mean, and that my/their signature below indicates that delivery of this application to HMS/BSCP is my/their free act and deed.

 

Name

Signature (your initials)

Date MM/DD/YYYY

Please complete below if applicant is less than 18 years of age

Parent/Caregiver's Name

Parent/Caregiver's Signature (initials)

Date MM/DD/YYYY

 

The symposium is supported by the National Institutes of Health through the Cooperative Agreement between Harvard Medical School Minority Faculty Development Program and the Office of Minority Health, Department of Health and Human Services.
Cooperative Agreement No. MPCMPO51007


Contacts

For more information please contact:

Harvard Medical School
Geeta Chougule
Phone: 617-432-7770
geeta_chougule@hms.harvard.edu

Biomedical Science Careers Program
Lise D. Kaye
Phone: 617-432-0552
lise_kaye@hms.harvard.edu

 
 
If you have problems submitting the form, please contact Ferhan Gomulu at 617.432.1849 or 617.432.0552
   
   
 
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