Forum Call for Posters

The 2025 Vanderbilt Translational Research Forum will feature nationally recognized Vanderbilt researchers presenting their translational science, as well as a special guest speaker. A poster session will provide students and investigators in health research at Vanderbilt (VU and VUMC) and Meharry Medical College the opportunity to present their work and gain valuable feedback from colleagues and other forum attendees.

Eligibility:

• Any Vanderbilt or Meharry student or investigator
• Must register for the 2025 Translational Research Forum
• Must be able to hang the poster in the Student Life Center on the Vanderbilt campus on Wednesday, February 12, between 7:00 and 8:00 a.m.
• Must be available to present the poster in person on Wednesday, February 12. Exact times will be communicated once the schedule is set.

Prizes:

First place: $2,000 to use for travel to a scientific meeting of the winner’s choice.

Second place: $1,500 to use for travel to a scientific meeting of the winner’s choice.

Third place: $1,000 to use for travel to a scientific meeting of the winner’s choice.

Prizes will be awarded based on the following criteria:

• Background/significance: research question or hypothesis
• Methods: design, setting, sample, analysis
• Results: summary of significant findings
• Conclusion: description of impact, application of results

Completed work is strongly preferred, but work in progress will also be considered.

Submission Guidelines:

• The abstract submission form must be completed no later than 5:00 p.m. on Friday, January 10, 2025
• Accepted poster presenters will be notified by Friday, January 17, 2025.

Poster Printing:

• Unless notified otherwise, those accepted should submit their poster designs to the BRET Office Poster Printing Service no later than Wednesday, February 5.
  • The Edge for Scholars Office, Master of Public Health, and Master of Science in Clinical Investigation will pay for poster printing done through the BRET Office Poster Printing Service; presenters who choose to use a different printing service are responsible for paying their printing fees.
  • Multiple poster sizes will be accepted. Max height and width are 48″x48.”

Questions? Email rebecca.helton@vumc.org.