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Characteristics of a Good Scientific Poster

Characteristics of a Good Scientific Poster. Dr. Gail P. Taylor University of Texas at San Antonio Rev 8/2004. Acknowledgements. ABRCMS poster Guidelines. http://www.abrcms.org/posterguidelines.asp

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Characteristics of a Good Scientific Poster

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  1. Characteristics of a Good Scientific Poster Dr. Gail P. Taylor University of Texas at San Antonio Rev 8/2004

  2. Acknowledgements • ABRCMS poster Guidelines. http://www.abrcms.org/posterguidelines.asp • Colin Purrington: Advice for designing scientific posters. http://www.swarthmore.edu/NatSci/cpurrin1/posteradvice.htm • Knowledge Management in Health Services; HSERV 590A: Creating a Poster Using MS PowerPoint – University of Washington http://courses.washington.edu/~hs590a/weblinks/poster.html • Creating Effective Poster Presentations – Hess and Liegel. http://www4.ncsu.edu/~grhess/posters/ • University of Buffalo- Designing effective poster presentations http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/units/sel/bio/posters.html • University of Kansas- Jeff Radel http://www.kumc.edu/SAH/OTEd/jradel/Poster_Presentations/PstrStart.html

  3. Why a Poster? • Great for scientific meetings/sessions • Quick display of your research • Promotes communication • Longer timeframe than talk • More interactive than talk

  4. A poster is designed to: • Provide a brief overview of your work  • Engage/initiate discussion  • Attract attention  • Reach as many people as possible. • Serve as visual aids as you speak  • stand alone when you're not there to provide an explanation  • let people know of your particular expertise

  5. Who is Your Audience? • People in your field • Will read even if bad • People in related fields • Easily persuaded to view • Previously uninterested passers by • Can be attracted by a good poster

  6. Making Your Poster • Follow rules of conference • Visually inviting • Simply and tightly written

  7. Follow Rules of Conference • http://www.abrcms.org/posterguidelines.asp • Size Max (board size) vs Size Requirement • Abstract number • Abstract in or out • Contact Information • Section headings • Font size

  8. Should be Visually Appealing • Divide onto 4 (range 3-5) columns • Make text large enough to read ~5 ft away • Understand reader “gravity” • Have an obvious flow- Use headings and number as needed • Use white space to organize • Carry your information with colorful images and figures • Neutral backgrounds (not too dark)

  9. Visually Appealing II • Balance your text and images • Use very large font for title (1-2” high) • Use at least 24 pt text for body text (including in figures!) • Don’t use “all caps” • Some recommend “sentence case” in titles • Format text to prevent sub- or superscripts from altering spacing

  10. Simply and tightly written • Minimize writing and maximize visuals • Avoid long sentences and paragraphs • Put closely related text and images near one another • Can use Figure legends/headings as text • Can use handouts to supplement • *** Your Mentor is Always Right ***

  11. Software • Actual layout: • Powerpoint (one big slide) • Pagemaker • Canvas • Illustrator • Quark • Print directly or convert to pdf • Images • Photoshop • MS Photo editor • Tables/Graphs • Directly from Office (Excel or Word)

  12. Getting Started: • Create a storyboard • Rough paper sketch of your poster • Choose headings desired • Select figures/tables • Can use bulleted or numbered lists • Top left to bottom right

  13. Abstract • May not be required • Preferably that turned in for abstract book • Will provide redundant information • Preferably 150 words (up to 250)

  14. Purpose • Or…Objective, Aim, Goal • Why are you doing?

  15. Introduction • Or Background • Get viewers interested! • Reason you chose to study • Foundation for your work • Make very brief • Equivalent to 1 double spaced 12 pt page

  16. Materials/Methods • Can include a flow chart to summarize • Make sure to include subjects, experimental design, statistical methods, drugs and equipment used

  17. Hypothesis • Can include in Intro section • Could also be associated with Purpose

  18. Results • Experiments- what you saw. • Indicate at beginning if it worked • Make Image-based; use few words • Can have 1-2 paragraphs to go along with images • Can use figure legends/captions as words • Largest section

  19. Conclusions • Or discussion, or summary (can be divided) • Tie back to real world problem (from intro) • Very few words • Bullets good • Bigger font if needed

  20. References • Required • Standard format • Can make smaller if needed

  21. Acknowledgements • Should be included • Thank people for technical assistance, etc. • Must contain one of the following: • Supported by NIGMS MBRS-RISE GM 60655 • Supported by NIGMS MARC-U*STAR GM 07717

  22. Supplemental Materials • Mini-poster printed out • Single-sheet handout • Text • Graphics • highlight the major findings/implications • Include your name, phone, address, and e-mail.

  23. Some Example Posters • UTSA Template: • http://www.utsa.edu/mbrs/resources.htm • More Posters: • http://www4.ncsu.edu/~grhess/posters/ • Free templates:http://www.megaprint.com/medical.html http://miu.med.unsw.edu.au/downloads.htm http://ibscore.dbs.umt.edu/toolkit.htm

  24. Additional References • http://ibscore.dbs.umt.edu/makeposter.pdf • Go there for Review!

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