Original Research Award

Award Details

  • Winner will be announced at 9:00 a.m. prior to the Tuesday, May 3 keynote address.   
  • $750 travel stipend

Qualifications

  • Must be 1st author on the abstract

Requirements

  • Submission of abstract online
    • Investigator-initiated original research not previously published
    • Encore abstract submissions ineligible
    • Work in progress abstracts are allowed if interim data analysis and timetable for completion of study are included
    • Maximum word count: 350
  • The following items must be uploaded by each award candidate in the abstract submission center by 11:59 PM Central Time on January 12, 2011.
    • NIH-style biosketch (maximum 4 pages)
  • Award Finalists are required to staff/man their poster on Monday (5/2) from 6:45-8:15 p.m.

Judging Criteria for Award Finalists Status

  • Title
  • Background
  • Objectives
  • Methods
  • Results
  • Conclusions
  • Originality of project
  • Significance of project
  • Biosketch

Judging for Award Selection Completed On-Site at the 2011 Annual Meeting

  • Title*
  • Background*
  • Objectives*
  • Methods*
  • Results*
  • Conclusions*
  • Aesthetic quality*
  • Presentation style*
  • Answers to questions*
  • Originality of project
  • Significance of project
  • Biosketch

* from poster presentation