Poster Abstracts
Participants in the "Anion Transporters and Oxalate Homeostasis: From Genes to Diseases" meeting, sponsored by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases at the National Institutes of Health, are encouraged to submit abstracts of their research activities. Submissions will be reviewed for content by the meeting organizers, and those chosen to participate in the poster session will be notified. Instructions for posters (size, etc.) will be given at the time of notification. In addition, a select number of participants will be chosen to give a short talk.
Please follow the instructions below to submit an abstract for consideration:
- To submit your abstract, send it via email to Ms. Maria Smith at msmith@scgcorp.com with, "Oxalate Homeostasis Meeting" in the subject line; attach your abstract as an MS Word document to the email, along with any comments, by October 3, 2008. Please indicate in your email if you prefer to present your work as a talk, poster, or both.
- Include the title, all authors (presenting author should be clearly underlined), department affiliation, university, city, state/province, country, Zip Code/postal code. Please type the abstract title in bold font, Title Case Letters.
- The abstract should include a statement of the problem, purpose, methods, results, next steps, and conclusions (sufficient experimental detail to assess the relevance of the work). Please acknowledge appropriate funding sources for your research.
- Abstracts should be limited to one page.
Students and postdoctoral researchers/fellows are encouraged to attend this workshop. A limited number of travel awards are available for students and postdoctoral researchers/fellows. Presenters for short talks and travel award recipients will be chosen from among submitted abstracts on the basis of the quality and significance of the research.
If you would like to apply for a travel award, please include a short cover letter containing a brief biographical sketch along with your abstract, and indicate whether you would prefer to present your work as a talk, poster, or both. Recipients will be notified by October 17, 2008 regarding abstract selections and travel award winners.
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