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Poster Writing Tips: Abstract guidelines

Posted by Erica Tsai on 2008-07-23 in abstract, assignment, how-to, poster
An abstract is a broad summary of your research in a relatively few number of words. Writing a good abstract is an art. In the abstract you should provide a description of the background of your research project, the hypothesis being tested, methods of collecting data, results gathered, and your conclusions. Your abstract must be between 150 and 200 words, so this has to be done succinctly. Try following this structure: 1-2 sentences of introduction, be sure to emphasize your main question and/or hypotheses; 1-2 sentence of methods, describing the overall approach; 2-3 sentences of results and discussion/interpretation; 1-2 sentences of conclusion/implications/broader impacts.
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Last minute poster checklist

Posted by Erica Tsai on 2008-07-22 in how-to, poster
Here is a final list of formatting details to check over before turning in your poster next Tuesday. Remember: Posters are due on Tues. 7/29 at our morning meeting. Come to our morning meeting with a copy of your poster on a CD or flash drive. * Make sure your poster's dimensions are 40" x 34". * Is the overall size of the poster less than 14 MB? If not, check that you're images are compressed down to <200 dpi. * Double click on all your visuals and graphs. These should all behave as "pictures"; excel or other programs should NOT pop up. If they do pop up, re-save these graphs as pictures and import them again. * Be sure to acknowledge the Howard Hughes Medical Institute somewhere on your poster ("Funded by..." or "Supported by..."). * Be sure you thank your mentor and lab in your acknowledgments!
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Poster Writing Tips: Results and Discussion section

Posted by Erica Tsai on 2008-07-21 in assignment, discussion, how-to, poster, results
Poster Writing Assignment 3: Results & Conclusions Please test print the most up-to-date version of your poster (with Introduction, Methods, & a 1st draft of your Results & Conclusions) and bring 2 copies to our morning meeting on Tues. 7/22. How do I write my Results and Conclusions section? Ok, so by now you should have some preliminary results. It’s time to start making sense of all this data. Use the following guidelines to help get you started:
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How to write an Introduction for your poster

Posted by Erica Tsai on 2008-07-07 in how-to, introductions, poster
The structure of the Introduction can be thought of as an inverted triangle - the broadest part at the top representing the most general information and focusing down to the specific problem you studied. Organize the information to present the more general aspects of the topic early in the Introduction, then narrow toward the more specific information that provides context, finally arriving at your statement of purpose and rationale. The Introduction answers the following questions: What did I study? Why is this an important question? What did we know about it before I did this study?
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How to write the Materials and Methods section of your poster

Posted by Erica Tsai on 2008-07-07 in how-to, methods, poster
Briefly describe what you did (equipment, experimental procedure, etc.), but not with the same level of detail you would use for a research paper or lab report. Remember to use visual elements (e.g., images and graphs) in place of text wherever possible in order to avoid using a lot of text.
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