36th Annual Research Congress of Graduate and Postdoctoral Students in Research at CHU Sainte-Justine Research Centre

Eligibility

Only students registered at CHU Sainte-Justine Research Centre (CHUSJ-RC) are eligible to present posters or oral presentation during the congress. If the registration is incomplete or non-compliant, the CHUSJ-RC reserves the right to refuse a registration or withdraw a prize that has been awarded.

Abstract Submission

• Master’s, doctorate, and post-doctorate students and fellows
  May apply for oral and poster presentations
• Research trainees, laboratory staff and research nurses
  May apply for poster presentations only

The abstract can be submitted in either French or English and must be 2500 characters or less (including spaces).

Types of presentation

Oral presentations

• Each presentation will last 10 minutes, followed by a 5-minute question period;
  • To download a PowerPoint template click one of these links (optional):
    Template of the Research Meeting | Template of the CHU Sainte-Justine (Intranet)
• One student per laboratory can submit an abstract for oral presentation. The research director has to determine which of his students will apply this year;
• Students who have presented an oral presentation at last year's Research Meeting are not eligible for an oral presentation this year;
• Only MSc and PhD students, postdoctoral fellows and clinical research fellows registered at the CHU Sainte-Justine Research Center can give an oral presentation. Interns, laboratory staff, and clinical research nurses are invited to submit an abstract for a poster presentation (Flash presentation);
• A selection panel will be formed to evaluate the abstracts received. The top abstracts in each theme will be invited to give an oral presentation during the meeting. 

Flash presentations (replaces poster presentations)

• Candidates must submit a 5-minute recording of their Power Point presentation:
  • To learn how to turn your presentation into a video, click here.
  • Resolution to use: 1 280 x 720,medium file size (option HD 720p), for displaying on Internet and DVD
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  • To download a PowerPoint template click one of these links (optional):
    Template of the Research Meeting | Template of the CHU Sainte-Justine (Intranet)
• Question periods will take place on the day of the congress, via Zoom. More details will follow.

Evaluation of the presentations

Researchers are invited to evaluate oral presentations and flash presentations.
Postdoctoral fellows, PhD students, and research professionals are invited to evaluate flash presentations (presentations to be evaluated will be assigned according to the level of the reviewer).

Those interested in evaluating presentations should fill the appropriate section in the registration form.