CMTM Annual Symposium – 2022 Call for Posters

CMTM Annual Symposium – 2022 Call for Posters

Mechano-Adaptive Networks
October 7, 2022

The Center for Multiscale & Translational Mechanobiology at Boston University will hold its third annual symposium on Friday, October 7, 2022.  The conference will be held on campus following all university Covid-19 restrictions and guidelines.  The conference will feature keynote addresses, faculty speakers, a poster session, and 5-minute “lightening round” trainee presentations.

We invite current undergraduate, M.S., and Ph.D. students and postdoctoral associates to submit abstracts for prospective contributed poster presentations on the topic of mechanobiology; preference will be given to posters related to mechano-adaptive networks.  Posters will be presented in-person and featured on our center website. Submission instructions are below.

The presenting authors of a limited number of exceptional submissions will be invited to also present a short “lightening talk” (<5 min in length).  Please indicate during submission of your abstract if you would like to be considered for one of these presentations.

Instructions for Submitting Abstracts

Abstracts for the poster presentations are due September 22, 2022, and should be submitted via email to mechanobiology@bu.edu.  Abstracts should include a statement of objectives and brief description of methods, results, and conclusions.  Abstracts must not exceed 300 words, and can be submitted as Word or PDF files.

Abstracts will be reviewed by a panel of CMTM faculty and will be chosen based on technical merit, clarity of information communicated, relevance to the conference theme, and innovation of topic.  Applicants will be notified of the panels’ decision no later than September 26, 2022, at which time a poster template will be provided for those who wish to use it.  Final posters will be submitted via PowerPoint slide by October 3, 2022.

Boston University has a long-standing commitment to the recruitment, advancement, and support of a diverse community of faculty, staff, and students in all of its educational and research programs and practices.  Students and postdoctoral associates from historically underrepresented groups in STEM, including women and first-generation students, are strongly encouraged to submit an abstract.

Image courtesy of Haoran Ni, a senior graduate student in the Papoian Lab at the University of Maryland.