Submission Details
The University of Illinois College of Medicine Research Forum 2024-2025 will be an in-person event.
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Participants from all UI COM campuses are invited to present posters and share their research findings, catalyzing collaboration among researchers.
Abstracts and posters will be available for UIC affiliates to view online prior to the in-person poster session on January 24, 2025.
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Submission Dates
November 4, 2024 – December 6, 2024
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Deadline
December 6, 2024, 5:00 PM
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Poster Viewing & Judging
January 24, 2025
Student Center West
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- Medical Students
- PhD, MD-PhD, MS, combined degree and other graduate students
- Postdoctoral Fellows & Residents
- Research Assistant Professors/Scientific Staff
Special Notes:
- First and Second Prizes will be awarded for posters under each category. To qualify for the awards, you must provide an abstract, a poster, and present your poster in-person on January 24, 2025.
- Awards will be dispersed by home departments and are intended to be used for continued research, travel to professional conferences, etc. It will not be a cash prize.
- Posters presented at the CCTS, Cancer Center, GEMS, Peoria and Rockford or any other campus research days are welcome.
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Each submission must include a poster, abstract, and all required information. Incomplete submissions will not be considered. Please review the instructions below thoroughly to ensure your submission is successful.
Submission Form
To access the submission form, log in with your NetID and password. The form consists of multiple pages with required fields, and you have the option to save your progress and return at any time. The minimum required fields for submission are listed below:
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- First name
- Last name
- UI COM campus
- Department
- Principal investigator’s full name
- Principal investigator’s email
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- Submission category
- Does your research involve human subjects?
- Does your research involve animals?
- Abstract title
- Abstract
- Poster link: shared Box link set to “people who have the link”
Submission Confirmation
You will receive a confirmation email if your submission was successful. If you do not receive this email (ensure you check your spam folder for an email noreply@qemailserver.com), please verify that all required fields were completed and the form was submitted correctly. Late or unsuccessful submissions will not be considered.
Abstract Submission
- Abstracts should be no more than 1500 characters in length
- Should be submitted via the application form ONLY
- Please write out any special symbols
Poster Submission
Your poster must meet the following criteria:
- The file name should be the presenting author’s name formatted “lastname_firstname” in a PDF format ONLY. For multiple submissions, each filename should be appended with a number. Eg: ‘lastname_firstname-1’, ‘lastname_firstname-2’
- The file should be uploaded to Box with permissions set to “People with the link.” Provide this shared link in the submission form
For help with creating and sharing a link, view the help video.
For help with poster formatting, click here.