The ABRF Education Committee invites submissions for the opportunity to give a 3-min (pre-recorded) Flash Talk with Poster at the ABRF 2022 Annual Meeting, held in-person and virtually March 27 - 30, 2022. Flash Talks are scheduled for presentation during topic sessions and will be accompanied by a virtual poster available throughout the meeting.

The (pre-recorded) Flash Talk is an excellent opportunity to showcase your efforts in core methods and technologies, including: administration, flow cytometry, genomics, imaging, mass spectrometry, proteomics and more. We welcome submissions from all members of the core community, including students, staff, faculty and commercial partners. Core colleagues who are early in their core experiences are especially encouraged to submit. 

In-person attendance at the meeting is encouraged but not required for participation in the Flash Talk with Poster sessions, making this an ideal and flexible chance to share your work with core colleagues.

Please review our  2022 Flash Talk with Poster Abstract Submission Guidelines  

IMPORTANT DEADLINES:

• Deadline to submit Abstract: January 15th, 2022
• Deadline to submit Poster PDF: February 28th, 2022
• Deadline to submit pre-recorded Flash Talk: February 28th, 2022

Flash Talks with Poster Abstracts:

Submitted Flash Talks with Poster Abstracts will be reviewed by the Education Committee and will be considered for presentation. Authors of accepted abstracts will commit to registering for the annual meeting by the registration deadline of March 21, 2022 and attending the flash talk and poster sessions (either virtually or in-person).  For more information on registration and associated rates, please click here .

Please read through the following instructions and guidelines thoroughly prior to submitting a Flash Talk with Poster Abstract.

Things to Remember

• All Flash Talks with Poster Abstracts must be submitted via the Flash Talks with Poster Abstracts submission website using the online text submission form (Attachments are not permitted).
• When you log into the Flash Talks with Poster Abstracts submission portal for ABRF 2022 the first time, click “Submit Here” and select “Need to create an account?” to set up a user profile. Maintain your login information for future submissions.
• Set up your profile first, then click “Submit Here” on the homepage to enter your abstract information.
• Co-authors will not be set up in the system in advance, if adding co-authors to a submission, you will have to click “add co-author” and enter in their details.
• Individuals may submit multiple Flash Talks with Poster Abstracts.
• The first author acknowledges: (1) adherence to the rules and scientific validity of the presentation, and (2) that all reported investigations involving humans and animals have been reported in the abstracts and has been conducted in conformance with guidelines for experimental procedures as set forth in the World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki and NIH “Guidelines for the Care and Use of Animals.”
• Complete all the information requested on the online Flash Talks with Poster Abstracts form. Required fields are noted with red tabs. Be sure to indicate whether you are submitting a session, speaker, or Flash Talk with Poster Abstract.
• If you are  submitting a Flash Talk with Poster Abstract, please review our 2022 Flash Talk with Poster Abstract Submission Guidelines .
• If want your Flash Talk with Poster Abstract to be considered for the ABRF Waters Poster Award, please select “yes”. 
• Please be sure to review your submission before you hit “Submit.”  You will be able to login to edit your Flash Talk with Poster Abstract after it has been submitted. If you need assistance with a previously-submitted Flash Talk with Poster Abstract, please contact meetings@abrf.org.

Flash Talks with Poster Abstracts Content & Formatting

All Flash Talks with Poster Abstracts should have the following:

• A brief statement of the study’s objective (unless given in the title).
• A brief statement of methods, if pertinent.
• A summary of the results obtained.
• A statement of the conclusions.  It is not satisfactory to say “the results will be discussed.”

A well written and correctly formatted example of an Flash Talk with Poster Abstract, presented by Johnson et al in J Biomol Tech v.24(2); Jul 2013 (doi:  10.7171/jbt.13-2402-003), can be found here.

Other Formatting Guidelines

• You are encouraged to limit your Flash Talk with Poster Abstract to no more than 300 words.
• Type or copy and paste your Flash Talk with Poster Abstract text into the text field.  Copy from a simple text file instead of a word processing document, to avoid problems with hidden formatting characters.
• Use a short, specific title.
• Do Not CAPITALIZE ALL LETTERS IN THE TITLE OR SPEAKER INFORMATION.  Use Sentence Format.
• Do Not bold letters in the title, unless necessary.
• Capitalize initial letters of trade names.
• Use standard abbreviations for units of measurement.  Other abbreviations should be spelled out in full at first mention, followed by the abbreviation in parentheses.  Exceptions: DNA, RNA, etc.
• Please note that Flash Talks with Poster Abstracts should only contain text.  Do not include tables, graphs or pictures.
• To associate authors and their institutional affiliations, please place number in parenthesis after each author’s name (if more than one author) and the corresponding number before each affiliated institution’s name (if more than one institution).
• Please proofread carefully (Flash Talks with Poster Abstracts submitted with errors may be published as submitted).  It is suggested that you use a word processing program to assist with checking for grammar and spelling errors, as well as word count.