Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students

CONFERENCE IN BRIEF The ABRCMS is the largest multidisciplinary student conference in the United States. Each year, the conference attracts approximately 2,600 individuals, including 1650 undergraduate students, 300 graduate students/ postdoctoral scientists and 750 faculty and administrators. During the three-day conference, 1,000 students participate in poster and oral presentations in nine sub disciplines in the biomedical and behavioral sciences. All undergraduate student presentations are judged and those receiving the highest scores in each scientific discipline and in each educational level will be given an award during the final banquet. Formerly known as the MARC/MBRS Symposium, this conference is sponsored by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), Division of Minority Opportunities in Research Program (MORE) and managed by the American Society for Microbiology (ASM). IMPORTANT DATES & DEADLINES May 15, 2008: Exhibit Registration Opens Sept. 5, 2008: Abstract Submission Deadline Sept. 5, 2008: ABRCMS Travel Award Submission Oct. 10, 2008: Advance Registration Deadline For more info see: http://www.abrcms.org/index.html