1st Annual YPGA Symposium (2021)

Please view below for information archived from the 1st Annual YPGA Symposium held on Aug 19, 2021 virtually at Gathertown:

2021 Yale Postgraduate Symposium

We are delighted to announce the launch of Yale University’s first Annual Postgraduate Trainee Symposium, taking place virtually on Thursday, August 19, 2021. Sponsored by the Yale Postdoctoral Association, this event is open to all Yale-affiliates, in celebration of the well-earned research efforts and contributions that postgraduates offer to our community.

 

This trainee-led event provides a dedicated space for postgrads to showcase their work, learn about new research, and build community amongst one another. We hope that this inaugural symposium will bring trainees together across various research fields within the Yale collective, and that it provides the necessary resources to not only support their growth, but also foster a sense of belonging on this campus. Included in the symposium are valuable presentation opportunities, career development programming, and coffee break socials.

 

Please register to attend our virtual symposium and consider submitting an abstract by Friday, July 9, 2021.  Submit abstracts here and register for the event here.

Program

The 2021 Postgraduate Trainee Symposium will be held online on Thursday, August 19th. The event will include a series of long talks (10 mins) and flash talks (5 mins) through Zoom, followed by an interactive poster session on Gathertown. There will also be panel discussions with current graduate students and admissions committee members on applying to PhD/MD/MD-PhD programs, as well as mentorship and networking opportunities for all postgrad attendees. 

 
 

Abstract Guidelines

Please follow these guidelines to ensure that your abstract is accepted and correctly evaluated. Submit your abstract here.

  • Abstracts must be written for a general/broad/lay/multidisciplinary audience. Do not use jargon, abbreviations, symbols or non-english letters (ß, æ, é, etc.). Abstracts that have been submitted for presentations elsewhere are welcomed but must be updated accordingly to these requirements.

  • Please focus on the big-picture importance of your research. Clarity is an important criterion for the overall evaluation of the abstract.

  • Abstract main text is limited to 300 words. Title length is limited to 40 words and acknowledgements to 80 words. 

  • Your abstract should be structured as follows: Introduction, Methods, Results (if applicable), Conclusion and General Impact.

  • Acknowledgements should list the sources of support of your research

  • Each abstract will be blindly evaluated by several members of the organizing committee according to the scoring rubric that can be found here.

  • To promote the diversity of presentations, each person will only be allowed one type of presentation (either 10 min talk, flash talk or poster). More details about each presentation format are available in the FAQs. While you have the option to choose for your abstract to be considered for each of these presentation types during the registration process, if selecting multiple presentations types, your abstract will be considered in the following order: 10 min talk > flash talk > poster.

Your abstract and title will be added to the Abstract Booklet, which will be made available to the public. If you do not want your abstract to be included in the symposium booklet, please contact us.

Abstract FAQs

Who can register to attend the symposium?

Any Yale-affiliate can register to attend the symposium.

Who will be presenting?

Our symposium welcomes submissions from recent college-graduates who are currently conducting research at Yale. Individuals holding a bachelor’s or master’s degree within the past 5 years and have not started graduate/other doctoral/medical school by the symposium date are urged to submit their abstracts for consideration. We also welcome individuals of non-traditional college age who are intending to apply to graduate or professional school. We welcome presentations reflecting research conducted at Yale, from fields in STEM and the Humanities.

What am I getting myself into?

 

Long Talk

Flash Talk

Poster

Time

10 mins talk + 2 mins questions

5 mins talk + answer questions in the chat box

Poster Session in Gathertown

Final scheduling will depend on the total number of submissions.

What are the guidelines for the abstract?

See here.

Will there be prizes and awards?

TBD

How can I contact the organizers to sponsor the event, obtain information, or ask for help?

Please contact our Symposium Co-Chairs for more information

Abstract Rubric

This rubric has been kindly provided by the Yale Postdoc Symposium.

One Week To Go! Symposium Program now available.
August 11, 2021

We are one week away from Yale’s first ever Postgraduate Trainee Research Symposium! Want to learn more about mapping brain activity to study autism spectral disorder risk genes, antibody development for tracking T-cells, or possibilities in saving orange juice? See our program for the schedule of exciting research presentations.

Our day-long event features long and flash talks, a keynote address by Dr. Frances E Jensen, Gathertown poster sessions, and invited faculty and student panelists to talk about admissions and life in MD, MD-PhD, and PhD programs. Join us the following day in our Fireside Chat social with YBDIC, as we discuss how to bring our full selves into science and medicine.

Symposium Organizing Committee

Funding

We thank the following Yale Departments and Offices for their generous funding for our symposium!

  • Yale Postgrad Office
  • Cellular and Molecular Physiology
  • Comparative Medicine
  • Genetics
  • Immunobiology
  • Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program
  • Microbial Pathogenesis
  • Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
  • Pathology