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Call for abstracts

Call for abstracts. How to write an abstract . Deborah E. A. Lockhart MRC Clinical Research Training Fellow dealockhart@dundee.ac.uk. Call for abstracts!. What is an abstract?. A means of communicating a summary of research / audit. Scientific or “lay”. Standalone (conference).

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Call for abstracts

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  1. Call for abstracts How to write an abstract Deborah E. A. Lockhart MRC Clinical Research Training Fellow dealockhart@dundee.ac.uk

  2. Call for abstracts!

  3. What is an abstract? • A means of communicating a summary of research / audit. • Scientific or “lay”. • Standalone (conference). • Precede a paper (indexed on MEDLINE).

  4. Before you can write…

  5. General points • Write in sentences using formal scientific English. • Use “did not” instead of “didn’t” etc. • Write in the 3rd person (usually). • Use present tense for existing facts and past tense for completed research. • Define specialised terminology / abbreviations e.g. Streptococcus pneumoniaethen S. pneumoniae. • Numbers – when to spell out or use numerals? • www.grammarbook.com/numbers/numbers.asp

  6. General points • Do not expect it to be easy! • “A good writer will always find it hard to fill a singe page. A bad writer will always find it easy”. • The skeleton is the hardest part!!

  7. Abstract format • Title • Introduction • Methods • Results • Conclusions • Words: 100 – 500. • Structured or continuous.

  8. Title • Clear informative title describing key elements of your work (consider the audience / reader). • Consider a title and subtitle separated by a colon. • Catchy and inviting! Genes and pockets Hot competition in meningococcal immune evasion Aspergillusfumigatus GNA1: fragment screening gets groovy Targeting K-Rassignalling in cancer

  9. Introduction • Answer the ‘WHY’ question! • Introduce the field and set the scene by briefly describing the current knowledge (couple of sentences). • What “gaps” are you trying to address? • What is your aim or research question?

  10. Methods and results • Main focus of the abstract. • All about what you did and what you found out! • Style and format dependent on area e.g. clinical or laboratory research. • Brief details on the study / key methods. • Detailed description of the main research findings.

  11. Discussion & conclusion • Discuss the main findings of your work. • Put into context and relate back to the introduction and your research question. • Any limitations? • What are the implications, future directions?

  12. References ?? • May be applicable for standalone abstracts. • Limit to select key references. • “Classic” and “cutting-edge”. • Format and correctly cite any reference.

  13. Good luck!

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