ORCD 8th Annual
Research Fellows Poster Celebration
May 28, 2014
Abstract Format Instructions and Checklist
Abstract receipt deadline: March 21, 2014
Send completed submissions electronically to orcd@partners.org.
All submissions must include the signed Cover Page and the Abstract (following the
specifications below)
Abstract Checklist
These instructions must be followed exactly or your abstract will be returned.
Abstract may be no longer than one page, including figures!
Font: Times New Roman
Font size: 11 point (this is the preferred and minimum)
Font style: Abstract title and section headings should be bold; all other text should be plain,
except as needed for emphasis.
Margins: All margins (left, right, top, bottom) must be 1 inch exactly
Figures, tables, images: May be included, but must be inserted into the 1 page maximum
abstract. Color figures/images may be used.
IMPORTANT: Abstract may be no longer than one page, including figures!
Intellectual Property Certification Checklist
Because the 2014 Research Fellows Poster Celebration is a public event, you must consider
whether your abstract and poster will constitute a public disclosure of commercially viable
information.
Please read the attached information on page 2, and consider all intellectual property issues
before signing the certification on the cover page.
Please use the abstract template that we have provided. It is formatted to the above
specifications. No other format will be accepted.
Please note:
- No resubmissions will be accepted after March 21st due date.
- All submitted abstracts are final.
- Once your abstract is accepted, you must send your poster PDF by Fri, May 2.
- You must be present on poster day to receive an award and cash prize.
Abstract submission deadline: Friday, March 21, 2014 at 5:00 pm
ORCD 8th Annual
Research Fellows Poster Celebration
May 28, 2014
Intellectual Property Considerations for Submission to the Poster Celebration
Abstract receipt deadline: March 21, 2014
The 8th Annual Research Fellows Poster Celebration, to be held on May 28, 2014, is a public
event. As such, participants need to consider whether their submissions will disclose inventions
or ideas that might have commercial application.
Please read the following information carefully to determine whether your abstract/poster
submission needs discussion with the Partners Research Ventures and Licensing Office. Failure
to adequately protect your ideas prior to Poster Day may lead to the loss of license/patent
opportunities. Both the corresponding author and the laboratory Principal Investigator should
carefully read and consider the information below and contact the Research Ventures and
Licensing Office, if needed.
1. Do you believe that your proposed presentation will disclose an invention(s) that has
commercial application and will improve patient care? Examples of an invention(s) can
include the following:
a. new device, e.g., microfluidic chip, cell sorter, substratum for growing cells;
b. new therapeutic, e.g., small molecule or biologic;
c. new diagnostic, e.g., inorganic/organic based diagnostic;
d. new delivery-vehicles for a therapeutic/diagnostic;
e. new methods, e.g., therapeutic/diagnostic/research/manufacturing;
f. an improvement(s) to an existing device;
g. an improvement(s) to an existing therapeutic;
h. an improvement(s) to an existing diagnostic;
i. an improvement(s) to an existing delivery-vehicle
j. an improvement to an existing method.
2. If yes to #1, has the invention(s) been previously disclosed/presented to others outside of
MGH in a non-confidential manner?
3. If yes to #2, and that disclosure was more than a year ago then you may proceed with the
proposed presentation.
4. If no to #2, or if the previous disclosure was less than a year ago, then we recommend that
you discuss the proposed presentation with your advisor and/or mentor and your point person
at Research and Licensing of Research, Ventures & Licensing (RVL).
To find your point person, please refer to the following website:
http://rvl.partners.org/investigators.
ORCD 8th Annual
Research Fellows Poster Celebration
May 28, 2014
Abstract Submission Cover Page
Abstract receipt deadline: March 21, 2014
Note: You must use the abstract template provided by the ORCD to submit your abstract!
First/Corresponding Author Name:
Note: First author must be an MGH Research Fellow
Degree(s):
Department/Division:
HMS academic title:
MGH hospital title:
Email:
Phone:
Faculty Mentor (Principal Investigator) Name:
Abstract Title:
Review Category (please choose 1-3 categories):
Anesthesia
Bioengineering
Cardiology
Cell Biology/Signaling
Chemical Biology
Cognition
Computational Biology
Dermatology
Endocrinology
Engineering/Technology/Devices
Genetics
Imaging
Infectious Disease/Immunology
Model systems
Molecular Biology
Nephrology
Neurology/Neuroscience
Neurodegenerative Disease
Obstetrics/Gynecology
Oncology/Cancer
Psychiatry
Regenerative Medicine
Transplantation
Keywords (please list up to 3 keywords that describe the project):
Grants supporting this research:
Corresponding Author and Principal Investigator Certification: The signatures below certify that
I have read the ‘Intellectual Property considerations’ and that the submitted abstract represents
original work and has been reviewed by the Principal Investigator. We understand that the
ORCD Research Fellows Poster Celebration is a public event and public disclosures of our
research, and we have considered intellectual property issues related to this research.
Author signature: ________________________________________________
Principal Investigator signature: ____________________________________
Abstract Submission Deadline: Friday, March 21, 2014 at 5:00 pm
** This cover page must be completed and submitted with your abstract by the deadline **
«Abstract Title»
«Author(s)»
«Affiliation(s)»
Purpose: «your text here»
Materials & Methods: «your text here»
Results: «your text here»
Conclusion: «your text here»
Author Contact: «your name», «degree», «department», «phone», «email»