NIDDK Fellows Scientific Retreat
March 24-26, 2010
at the Hyatt Chesapeake Bay
in Cambridge, Maryland (MD)

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Table of Contents

• Eligibility and Attendance
• Guidelines for Preparation of Abstracts
• Oral Presentations
• Poster Presentations
• Travel

Eligibility and Attendance

All NIDDK Fellows are eligible to participate.

To attend the NIDDK Fellows Retreat, you must submit a Research Abstract. The rationale for this requirement is clear and simple: the whole point is to let other Fellows know the nature of your research, to share information and technical expertise, and to stimulate collaborations. What better way to do this than through a Book of Abstracts that will be made available in hardcopy and in electronic format for ease of keyword searches? This handy reference will also be provided to all new, incoming Fellows.

Guidelines for Preparation of Abstracts

All Research Abstracts will be compiled into a Meeting Book that will be presented to attendees at the beginning of the Conference.

The Deadline Date for receipt of Abstracts is February 1, 2010

Title
   Self-explanatory, in Bold Text.

Authors
   Your name and co-authors as for a scientific publication. Place the First Name followed by the Last/Family Name as in John Smith, for example.   Do not include any degrees (PhD, MD, DDS, or DVM).

Laboratory or Branch
   Self-explanatory, as for example: Liver Diseases Branch or Laboratory  of Membrane Biology.

Research Abstract
   Self-explanatory and should fit on one page.
Whenever possible, try to use the Symbol Font for Greek Letters (alpha, beta, gamma) and Scientific Symbols.

Research Areas
   Select from the following list of topics. Your choice(s) of categories will help the Postdoc Work Group members in planning and organizing the oral presentations and poster sessions by research theme.

• Apoptosis
• Bioinformatics
• Cancer
• Cell Signaling
• Chemistry
• Clinical Research
• Diabetes/Obesity
• Proteomics
• Endocrine/Metabolism
• Genetics/Genomics
• Other
• Proteomics
• Stem Cells
• Structural Biology
• Virology/Immunology

Oral Presentations

As part of the Registration for the Retreat, you will be asked whether you prefer to give an Oral or a Poster Presentation.
You will be notified by the members of the Scientific Subcommittee of the Postdoc Work Group if your Abstract has been selected for one of the Oral or Poster Sessions.
There will be 2 sessions of 2 hours each that will be devoted to Oral Presentations.
We are planning to have 6 presentations per session.
Each presentation will be 20 minutes in length (15 minutes for the talk and 5 minutes for discussion).
PowerPoint presentations are strongly encouraged over 35 mm slides.
All PowerPoint presentations will be loaded onto a single Laptop Computer and tested thoroughly beforehand so as to avoid incompatibilities and technical problems.
Let us know if you have special Audiovisual and Other Equipment needs.
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Poster Presentations

All attendees are highly encouraged to present a poster during the retreat. A decision will be made as to the number of Poster Sessions that will be offered, and the fellows will be assigned a date and time for their poster presentation.

Five Travel Awards of $1,000 each will be given to Fellows for the Best Oral and Poster Presentations.

Travel Form and Instructions

Please discuss your attendance at the Retreat with your Mentor/PI so that he or she can plan for your absence from the laboratory. Travel arrangements need to be made through your PI and laboratory administration.

• Expenses associated with the Retreat (meals and lodging) are covered by the NIDDK Fellowship Office under a purchase agreement.
• Fellows who are driving their own cars will be reimbursed for mileage to and from the Retreat.

Questions

• Mawadda Al-naeeli, Ph.D.
  alnaeelim@niddk.nih.gov
• Heather Baker
  bheather@niddk.nih.gov
• Anna Burkart, Ph.D.
  burkarta@niddk.nih.gov
• Joshua Chappie, Ph.D.
  chappiej@niddk.nih.gov
• Shauna Clark, Ph.D.
  clarkshauna@niddk.nih.gov
• Tara Martin, Ph.D.
  martintr@niddk.nih.gov
• Lorraine Moore
  lorrainem@intra.niddk.nih.gov
• Lystranne Maynard, Ph.D.
  maynardl@niddk.nih.gov
• Nicholas Noinaj, Ph.D.
  noinajn@niddk.nih.gov
• Mazen Noureddin, M.D.
  noureddinm@niddk.nih.gov
• Chaya Pooput, Ph.D.
  pooputc@niddk.nih.gov
• Udesh de-Silva
  desilvau@niddk.nih.gov
• Lou Simchowitz., M.D., M.B.A
  lousim@intra.niddk.nih.gov
• Kala Viswanathan
  kvish@niddk.nih.gov