AIBS Student Poster Competition

All undergraduate and graduate students participating in the AIBS Annual Meeting contributed poster session are eligible to take part in the Student Poster Competition. Posters are recognized for distinction in research, as well as for relevance to the meeting's theme. Judges use the following criteria to evaluate each poster:

• Relevant literature citations
• Viable hypothesis and research questions
• Appropriate methodology
• Clear explanation of experimental methods
• Appropriate data analysis
• Logical conclusions and inferences drawn from data analysis
• Strong justification for the significance of the research

Recipients of the award will be announced during the meeting's awards ceremony. Awardees receive a complimentary one-year AIBS membership and BioScience subscription, and a certificate or plaque.

Submit a Poster online

Poster Size: Posters can be no larger that 4*8

Past Awardees

2007

Best poster overall: Lisa A. Pfeifer. University of Maryland. Nucleotide Sequence Variation and Balancing Selection at the Oxytocin Receptor (OXTR) Locus in Ethnically Diverse Human Populations

Best poster relevant to meeting's theme: Jennifer R. Honda. University of Colorado at Denver Health Sciences Center. The Role of HIV and HIV Tat-Mediated Cathelicidin and Mycobacterium Exposure in Human Macrophages

Honrable mention: Felicia I. Gomez. The George Washington University. Nucleotide Diversity and Signatures of Natural Selection in Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 (ICAM-1)

2006

Best poster: Michelle D. Nicholson, Howard University. Ecological Effects of Thyme Essential Oil: Stimulation of Nodulation in Clover

Best group poster: Rysanek Rivera, Maria Harvey, Jermaine Lawson, and Aurin Disla, The City College of New York. Benthic Marine Mollusk Biodiversity in the Dominican Republic: Constructing an 8 million Year History of Ecological and Evolutionary Change.

Best poster relevant to meeting's theme: Courtney A. Schultz, University of Montana. Dealing with Scientific Uncertainty in Forest Policy and Planning

Additional Resources

The following online resources can assist you in preparing your poster:

• Swarthmore College Biology Department - Advice on designing scientific posters

• American Physiological Society - Writing and preparing a scientific poster

• North Carolina State University - Creating effective poster presentations

• The University at Buffalo Libraries - Designing effective posters

• Duke University - Communicating your research and results through a poster presentation