2nd Annual YPGA Symposium (2022)

Please view below for information archived from the 2nd Annual YPGA Symposium held on Nov 4, 2022 at the Sterling Memorial Library:

Award Winners from the 2022 Symposium!
Poster Awards:

The Most Enterprising Research Award - Shalka Lanka Acharige

The Most Progressive Research Award - Serrena Singh

The Most Innovative Research Award - 

Presentation Awards:

The Outstanding Research Award - Han Yang

The Exceptional Presentation Award - Dominica Cao

2022 Yale Postgraduate Symposium

Are you planning to enhance your career goals in PhD, MD, MD/PhD, or industry?

The YPGA research symposium is dedicated to preparing and motivating postgrads for the next steps of their careers. We strive to create an atmosphere of inclusivity and collaboration to unite our community across different research fields and encourage postgrads to expand their network and enhance their knowledge.

Join us at the heart of campus in Yale’s largest library to foster your own growth and connect with other Postgrads, RA’s, Yale faculty and everyone else. Engage and learn from a variety of divergent presentations all while socializing over coffee breaks and contributing to meaningful discussion. 

Please contact our Symposium Co-Chairs for more information:

Our Program Booklet! (Digital Copy)

Our Abstract Booklet! (Digital Copy)

Our 2022 Schedule!

Our 2022 Keynote!

Our 2022 Panelists!

Registration

Register for the event here! Since in-person tickets are sold out, we are currently offering virtual tickets. Through the virtual ticket, you may present your poster in person but will have to watch the talks virtually due to limited space at our lecture hall.

Abstract Guidelines

The abstract submission window has now closed.  Please contact parinaz.dastoor@yale.edu and puneet.uppal@yale.edu with further questions.

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

  1. 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. 

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

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

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

  5. Acknowledgements should list the sources of support of your research

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

  7. To promote the diversity of presentations, each person will only be allowed one type of presentation (either 10 min talk, flash talk or poster).

  8. More details about each presentation format will be provided.

  9. Please mention if you want your abstract to be considered for a talk (10 min or 5 min) or/and a poster.

Your abstract and title will be added to the Program 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.

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.

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

Point Value

Introduction and Context

Approach

Results

Conclusion and Relevance

Excellent (5)

Above Average (4) 

Complete, relevant and necessary background and clear purpose for project 

All methods/approaches are explained clearly

Results logically follow the approach and clearly address the purpose of the work 

Conclusions logically follow the reported results and clearly communicate the relevance of the work 

Average (3)

Introduction and purpose is incomplete, but clear 

Approach is incomplete, but clear 

Reported results sufficiently follow the approach but partially address the purpose of the work 

Conclusions follow the reported results but are incomplete in communicating the relevance of the work 

Fair (2)

Poor (1)

Introduction and purpose is unclear or absent 

Approach is unclear or absent 

Results are unclear or absent 

Conclusion and impact are unclear or absent 

Funding

Committee Members

We thank all the chairs of YPGA for their time and support! 
Special thanks to Serrena Singh for sending out hundreds of emails,
Jennifer Huo and Isabelle Sagraves for creating our website and publicizing our event, 
Monika Krah for helping with volunteers,
Eva Murphy for assisting us with the funding,
and Dominica Cao and Martin Rosenfeld for sharing their experiences.

We thank Victoria Hallinan and Erin Heckler for their continuous support throughout the Symposium planning!