ANNUAL PATHOLOGY DAY Friday, May 23, 2014 Medical Student & Alumni Centre, 2750 Heather St. (Poster Session) Lecture Theatre (Grad Students); Multipurpose Room (Residents), VGH Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Rm. G227 - 2211 Wesbrook Mall | Vancouver, BC V6T 2B5 [email protected] | www.pathology.ubc.ca Deadline: April 4, 2014, 5pm The abstract must be singled line spaced, and fit within the frame allotted. 1 Title Should be succinct and clearly state the nature of the investigation. Abbreviations should be avoided in the title but may be used in the text if they are defined on first usage. Type the title in bold, center, font Arial 11, but DO NOT capitalize or underline it. 2 Authors Use full names, initials should precede the surname; omit degrees and titles. Use superscript numbers to indicate affiliations. Please underline the name of the presenting author only. This section should be centered, font Arial 10. 3 Images Please do not include graphs, diagrams or photographs in your abstract as we cannot be guarantee their reproduction as submitted. 4 Content The content of the abstract should start without any indentations and should include: I. Background/objectives – e.g. provide background, state specific objective of the study II. Method – e.g. state method used, study design, patient sample etc, if pertinent III. Results – e.g. summarize results obtained IV. Conclusion – e.g. state conclusions reached based on the results presented 5 Digital Photo Please attach a high resolution photo of the presenting author for inclusion in the abstract book (should be in either .jpeg, .tif, .eps format with a print resolution of at least 300 dpi) and name it with your last_first name. 6 Helpful Info • If you use abbreviations, please place them in parentheses after the first usage. Please DO NOT use symbols or special characters such as β (beta), α (alpha), μ (micro) etc, please spell them out in full as we cannot be guaranteed their reproduction as submitted. • Please revise your abstract carefully for format requirements and errors as it will be printed as submitted. When saving your file please add your last name to the original name of the file (LASTNAME_AbstractForm_PathologyDay_May2014.pdf). • After completing the abstract, please send it via e-mail to: [email protected]. Please provide the following information: Surname Name: Given Name: E-mail address: Telephone: Supervisor (if any): Session: Clinical Sciences Position Title: Graduate Student Preference: Oral or Poster Presentation Basic Sciences Post-doctoral Fellow Resident Poster Presentation Other (please specify) Title [bold; centered; Arial 11] Authors [full names, use superscript numbers to indicate affiliations, underline the presenting author, centered, font Arial 10] Affiliations [not centered, font Arial 9] Abstract [Arial 11] Background/objectives Methods Results Conclusions