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Guidelines for Graduate Student Poster Competition
Web Based Registration:
http://www.oardc.ohio-state.edu/annualconference/posterreg.asp
Download the Poster Handbook
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Deadline for Entry: Registration at the following web address
must be received by Tuesday, March 2, at 5:00 pm -
http://www.oardc.ohio-state.edu/annualconference/posterreg.asp
You will register and upload your abstract on the website. Participants
must submit his/her name, degree sought, department, advisor’s name
and email address, and an abstract including title of the poster and
authors. An e-mail confirmation will be sent to the entrant to
acknowledge receipt of registration and acceptance of the abstract.
(The web site will be closed for submission by the deadline. There
will be no late submissions.)
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Poster Upload:
A pdf file of all posters must be submitted to the to the
poster registration site by Monday, March 16, at 5:00 PM. To do
this, you will need to have registered your poster and uploaded the
abstract by March 2.
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Time: Posters must be set up by 9:30 am on April 26. Posters
will be displayed in the Fisher Auditorium, North Exhibit Area,
Wooster Campus. Access to the area will be from 7:30 am
to 9:30 a.m. Posters should remain up until 3:00 pm. Posters must be
removed immediately following the conference.
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Eligibility: Competition is open to any currently
enrolled M.S. or Ph.D., student, or those who received their
graduate degrees after Spring Quarter, 2011, working on or supported
by an OARDC or College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental
Sciences supported project. This year posters from Postdocs
(Research Scientists are excluded) and Research
assistants/associates that are not currently working on an advanced
degree are also invited. Entrants may present only posters on
original research they have conducted while at The Ohio State
University. Each entrant may present only one poster.
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Awards: Awards will be given to posters under all
the categories. Number of awards under each category will be decided
based on the number of posters submitted to the conference. First,
second, and third place posters will receive an award of $500, $300,
and $150, respectively. Winners will be announced at the conference.
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Evaluation: Award winners will be selected by
consensus of a faculty committee. Due to time constraints, critiques
of posters will not be provided. Evaluations will be based on
presentation, content, and impact of the research. The diversity of
the audience at this Conference should be considered when designing
posters. Abbreviations should be kept to a minimum.
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Poster Size - one sided: no larger than 42" H x 36" displayed
horizontally or vertically.
Display boards and 1-inch straight pins for mounting will be
provided for display of posters.
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Format: Posters should include:
- Title Banner ‑ with title, author(s), and department(s) ‑ Entrant
must be first author.
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Abstract - a maximum 250-word summary of the study and findings.
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Introduction ‑ a clear and concise statement of the rationale,
hypothesis, and justification for the project, the objectives of the
research, and general approach.
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Materials and Methods ‑ an outline of the key materials and methods
defining how the experiment or study was conducted.
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Results ‑ tables, figures, photos, etc., showing and documenting
experimental findings and analyses.
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Conclusions and Discussion ‑ statement of the conclusions from the
study results and a brief explanation of the study’s scientific
rigor, discoveries and their significance, and congruence or lack of
with the body of scientific knowledge.
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Acknowledgments and References ‑ brief acknowledgment of other
contributors who are not authors, and key literature references to
the study, if required.
Logos. Poster may include an appropriate logo of the sponsoring
organization, such as OSU, OARDC, a college or department.
Guidelines on the use of university logos may be found on the OSU
website: http://www.osu.edu/identity/othermarks.html and
http://www.osu.edu/identity/logos.html N.B. you may not use the
Block-O logo reserved for use by the OSU Athletic Department.
- Legibility: All text and figures should be readable from a distance
of 1 meter, including captions and figure legends. Illustrations
should be relatively large with heavy lines. Colors may be used to
accent features or visibility.
Continuity: The presentation should be a coherent series of
statements and supporting illustrations, with each leading to the
next, which show the flow of the presentation and the progression of
the study.
- Attendance: Participants are requested to be in attendance at his/her
poster to answer questions of conference participants during poster
viewing times on April 26: 10:00 – 10:30 am.
OARDC Annual Research Conference 2012
Abstract
Template for Graduate Student Poster Competition
Please note: All abstracts must be submitted by March 2, 2012 at 5:00pm.
All posters must be submitted by Monday, March 16, 2012 at 5:00pm
All participants must be registered by April 13, 2012 at 5:00pm
Include Title of
poster and Authors inside Abstract box as shown for sample abstract.
Replace sample abstract by your abstract. 250 words maximum.
Abstracts must
be reviewed and approved by advisor or other faculty member prior to
submission. A
poorly prepared abstract will not be accepted.
Sample Abstract:
Enhanced Detection of
Cryptosporidium parvum in the Acid-Fast Stain
Christine K. Nielsen and Lucy A. Ward
Acid-fast
staining, with or without stool concentration, is a frequently employed
technique for detection of
Cyptosporidium parvum
in clinical samples because of its low cost and simplicity. We have
combined a rapid acid-fast staining procedure with epiflourescent
microscopy for screening clinical fecal samples. Oocysts which are not
visible on brightfield microscopy are easily visualized with a rhodamine
filter and epiflourescence. This procedure greatly improves the ease of
diagnosing not only
Cryptosporidium but
other acid-fast staining parasites such as
Cyclospora
in routine acid-fast stained smears, and increases the sensitivity of
the acid-fast stain to levels comparable to immunofluorescent antibody
techniques.
My abstract was reviewed by______________________________(faculty
name and e-mail address).
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