General Registration and Abstracts Submission Opens
Registration for the 2025 Symposium and Abstracts Submission start
IMPORTANT DATES
REGISTRATION
Please read this information below before registration.
Prices are as follows:
- Faculty/Post doc in-person: $200.00
- Graduate/Undergraduate Students in-person: $75.00
- Zoom option: $100.00 – You will receive a follow-up email with the Zoom details near the time of the event. If you do not receive the email or have any questions, please contact FIU CTS at ctsevents@fiu.edu.
- Poster Presenter: $0
*** Please Note: This ticket is ONLY for students who will be presenting a poster at the Symposium and is subject to approval from FIU CTS.
*** In order to complete your registration, you MUST submit your presentation materials to FIU CTS. Please review Abstracts Submission section below.
- Last day to register is April 4, 2025.
ABSTRACTS
Abstracts Guidelines Presentation
Abstracts must be submitted online before April 4, 2025. Awards will be provided to the best poster presentations in each category (undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral fellow).
Extended Deadline for Abstract Submission: April 4, 2025
- Content: All biomedical research areas
- Format: Descriptive title; Contributing author list; Affiliations; Structured abstract body.
Please use CTS 2025 Symposium Abstract Template for presentation at the 2025 Symposium.
Abstract title: (30 words max) The title should clearly indicate the nature of the research performed. Describe your research in succinct terms, reflecting the contents of your abstract.
Abstract body: (250 words max).
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- Introductory sentence(s)
- Statement of hypothesis, thesis, purpose, or question of study
- General methods, procedures, sources, or media used
- Primary results, findings, or arguments
- Primary conclusion/implication of the work
- General statement of the significance of the research or creative work
Presenters must have their printed poster with them and display the poster on their assigned easel upon arrival on April 10. Please keep the poster on the board during the symposium on the same day.
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- Size: The poster should be printed as 3 feet by 4 feet (36 inches by 48 inches) or smaller to fit in the poster boards.
Please review Poster Size Symposium 2025.
- Size: The poster should be printed as 3 feet by 4 feet (36 inches by 48 inches) or smaller to fit in the poster boards.
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- Font size: The font for text within the poster should be no smaller than 32 point.
- Content: The poster should contain title, author list, affiliation, background/introduction, methods, results, and conclusions. You are encouraged to use graphs, photographs, and other visual aides to help the viewer understand your project.
- Presentation: The presenter is required to stand by the poster during poster session, and should prepare for a short (2-4 minute) comprehensive introduction of the poster to the audience and the judges.
Poster Award Categories:
- Undergraduate: Currently pursuing an undergraduate degree, which is either a bachelor’s degree or an associate degree.
- Graduate: Earned a bachelor’s degree and are pursuing additional education in a specific field.
- Postdoctoral fellow: Professionally conducting research after the completion of their doctoral studies.
- Other: Research faculty/technical personnel. (Participants in this category are not eligible for awards)
*Poster session supported by 
ANNOUCEMENT
April 4 – Deadline to Register for the Symposium
April 4 – Deadline to Submit the Abstract
DATE AND LOCATION
April 10 – 11
Auditorium
Center for Translational Science
11350 SW Village Parkway Port St. Lucie, FL 34987
