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Earle P. Charlton Lecture and Poster Competition
Norman and Susan Krinsky Excellence in Teaching Award
Biomedical Travel Awards
Lasagna Translational Research Award
Sackler School Student Dean's Award

Earle P. Charlton Lecture and Poster Competition
May 13 & 14, 2008  
Research Abstract Form & Instructions (PDF)

The TUSM Scientific Affairs Committee is very pleased to announce the 2007-08 Charlton Lecture speaker, Roger Y. Tsien, Ph.D. Dr. Tsien is Professor of Pharmacology at the University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator. Dr. Tsien’s lecture will be on Wednesday, May 14 at 4:00 p.m. in the DeBlois A&B Auditoria. 

All Dental, Medical, Sackler, and Veterinary Students are invited to present their scientific research in the Charlton Poster Competition. The intent of this event is to give students an opportunity to exchange ideas with the Tufts and Boston scientific community, as well as to develop presentation skills. The competition is divided into three groups:

1. Sackler School basic science I (currently in their 4th year or lower at Sackler)

2. Sackler School basic science II (currently in their 5th year or higher at Sackler)

3. Medical/Dental/Veterinary (all levels) and M.D./Ph.D. students in year 1 or 2

The Scientific Affairs Committee reserves the right to combine categories if there are six or fewer posters in a category.

In each group, there will be a combination of first place ($500), second place ($250), and honorable mention ($50) cash awards.

Each participant will present his or her research work as a poster (one poster per person). Participants must submit their abstracts by Friday, April 4 at 4:00 p.m. to the Sackler Dean's Office. Abstracts will be included in a booklet distributed at the poster session.

40”x60” Posterboards and pushpins will be provided at the time of setup. Students will be assigned a 15-minute poster presentation time slot after the final number of posters in each category is known. Half the time period allotted is for the student's presentation and the remaining time for questions from the judges. (Please see below for scoring criteria.) The posters will be presented to the judges, faculty from the Sackler, Medical, Dental and Veterinary Schools, on Tuesday, May 13. Finalists will be selected to present their posters again to the judging committee, which will then include the guest lecturer, on the morning of Wednesday, May 14. Awards will be announced at the Charlton Lecture at 4:00 p.m.

The following criteria will be used for Scoring of Charlton competition posters.

1. Research Design and data analysis (20 points): Is the experimental design or clinical study design adequate to address the formulated hypothesis? Have appropriate controls been performed? Have statistical analyses been performed appropriately and do they address possible confounding factors?

2. Degree of Involvement in the project (20 points): Was the student involved in the process from start to finish, i.e. conceiving, performing, and analyzing results of the presented experiments or clinical study? Have most of the presented results been obtained as a result of the student’s research?

3. Significance of the work (15 points): Is the student aware of and able to convey the significance of their work in the larger framework of the field in which they are working?

4. Poster Presentation (10 points): Is the student able to present the background, results, and conclusions of the poster in a way that is logical, that is understandable to scientists with minimal background in the area, and that conveys enthusiasm for the work?

5. Poster Design (10 points): Is the poster arranged in a logical format that is easy to follow? Is the data presented in an understandable, clear format.

Norman and Susan Krinsky Excellence in Teaching Award
The application d eadline is 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, March 26, 2008.

Norman and Susan Krinsky established an annual "Excellence in Teaching" award for Sackler students in 2001. This award honors Dr. Krinsky's retirement after 40 years of service in the Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences and the Medical School. A committee comprised of Sackler faculty selects the award recipient.

Biomedical Travel Awards

Recipients for the Sackler School Biomedical Travel Awards are selected each fall and spring semester. The Sackler Dean's Office is pleased to call for spring applications for Travel Awards. The application deadline is 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, March 26, 2008.

All Sackler graduate students and M.D./Ph.D. students in medical school who are interested in competing for the Sackler Biomedical Travel Awards must submit their applications to the Sackler School Dean's Office, Sackler 814, on or before the deadline.

No more than one student per lab may apply for a Biomedical Travel Award. Students may receive only one Travel Award while enrolled at the Sackler School.
Applications are to include the following information:

• Student name
• Year enrolled
• Thesis advisor's name
• Area of scientific research
• Name of the scientific meeting
• Meeting location and date (no later than November 1, 2008)
• Description of Research - including a statement on the biomedical significance of the research (250 words or less) and your specific role in the research project
• Abstract of Research - formatted in the traditional way required for submitting authors for scientific meeting of interest. Please indicate whether abstract has already been submitted or accepted.
• Justification - Describe why attendance at this specific meeting is important in your career development.
• Budget - including registration fee, travel costs, lodging, food, and total funds requested.
• Letter of support from your thesis advisor
• Curriculum vitae

Louis Lasagna Graduate Student Award in Translational Research
The application deadline is 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, March 26, 2008.

The Sackler School will present an award for excellence to a candidate who has published the strongest paper in translational research in the previous 12-month period. All Sackler programs are eligible to participate. The Dean of the Sackler School will select a single winner from a pool of no more than three candidates selected by the Awards Committee based on nominations received from Program Directors.

Eligibility	Students or recent graduates who have submitted a published paper (or have a paper “accepted for publication”) in translational research during the past 12 months.
Award Amount	$250
Deadline	9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, March 26 2008
Criteria for the Award	The following criteria will be used in selecting the recipient: Student/recent graduate exhibits distinction in research through excellence in his/her first-authored paper in translational research.
Procedure for Submitting an Application	Each Program Director submits one nomination each year. A nomination packet must include the following documents: A nomination letter written by the Program Director not to exceed three pages in length. A copy of the candidate’s paper which must be first-authored and submitted to a recognized, peer-reviewed journal, and published, “in press,” or officially “accepted for publication” before April 1.
Questions	Contact the Sackler Dean's Office in Sackler 814 or call 617-636-6767.

Sackler School Student Dean’s Award
The application deadline is 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, March 26, 2008.

Starting in May 2005, the Sackler School will present an award for excellence to a candidate who has successfully defended her/his PhD thesis during the previous 12-month period (MD/PhDs will be considered in the year they complete medical school).  All Sackler PhD-granting programs are eligible to participate.  The Dean of the Sackler School will select a single winner from a pool of no more than three candidates selected by the Awards Committee based on nominations received from Program Directors.

Eligibility	PhD students who have submitted their thesis during the past 12 months and MD/PhD students who will be completing medical school this May.
Award Amount	$500
Deadline	9:00 on Wednes, March 26, 2008
Criteria for the Award	The following criteria will be used in selecting the recipient: Student exhibits distinction in research through excellence in his/her thesis submission.
Procedure for Submitting an Application	Each Program Director submits one nomination each year.  A nomination packet must include the following documents: A nomination letter written by the Program Director not to exceed three pages in length A copy of the candidate’s thesis abstract The nominee’s abbreviated CV (not more than two pages) Three letters of recommendation for the candidate.  One of these letters must be from an outside referee (preferably the outside examiner for the thesis defense). A statement of purpose and future career goals (one page) from the nominee.
Questions	Contact the Sackler Dean's Office in Sackler 814 or call 617-636-6767.