Poster Presentation Guidelines

Now accepting abstracts for presentation at the 2026 UM-SRC Annual Symposium

How to Apply:

Please email your abstract to [email protected] to apply to present your poster at the 2026 UM-SRC Annual Symposium.

Deadline:

Abstracts must be submitted by Monday, February 2, 2026 for inclusion in the symposium program.

The goal of the poster presentations is to encourage exploration of future collaborations focused on skin biology and disease research within the mission of the NIH’s National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS). More information about the NIAMS mission can be found here: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS). Any relevant research completed in the past year, not previously presented at our past symposiums, or being presented at a future conference is eligible for submission to our annual symposium.

The abstracts and poster will be available to viewers attending virtually during the live poster session. The in-person posters will be displayed in the second-floor atrium near Kahn Auditorium. All abstracts will be included in the symposium program.

• In-person Posters must fit within the 4 feet wide by 3 feet high (landscape) poster display board. Note: suggested paper dimensions are 42 inches (horizontal) by 36 inches (vertical).
• Please bring your printed poster with you the morning of the symposium and drop off by 8:00am at the registration desk in front of Kahn Auditorium. An administrator will hang it on a display board for you.
• Posters will be displayed from 8:00am-12:00pm. During the poster presentation segment, presenters will stand by their poster and be available for other investigators to discuss your research and possible collaborations.
• Posters will be available for pick up at the registration desk at the end of the symposium or will be brought back to 6447 Med Sci I for future pick up.
• The abstract is limited to 1 page, Aptos 11 font. It will be displayed with the poster online and is also included in our symposium booklet.
• Posters will be uploaded to Four Waves (symposium website) for virtual viewing. The accepted file formats into this website are image formats such as JPEG, PNG, GIF, or PDF. The file size must not exceed 100 MB. There are no specific dimension requirements, but a 16 x 9 ratio is suggested for optimal display. If a PDF with multiple pages is uploaded, only the first page will be converted into an image for the poster display. More information regarding this will be provided.