INTERACT Student Research Competition

Poster Presentation and Oral Platform

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Contest Instructions 

 

How to Apply

All abstracts must be submitted using the approved instructions here. Each abstract must address one of the topics:

 

· Basic Science: Submissions in Basic Science must relate to cellular, molecular, pharmacologic, or pathophysiologic mechanisms of disease or treatment. Includes studies that utilize human tissue or animal models to address disease or therapeutic mechanisms, as well as basic studies examining fundamental aspects of molecular and cellular regulation and genetics studies.

 

· Clinical and Translational Research: Submissions in Clinical and Translational Research must center around patient subject research aimed towards prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of disease processes either fully in the clinical setting, or as a bridge between the lab and clinical practice.

 

· Public Health and Health Policy: Submissions in Public Health and Health Policy must relate to the science of protecting and improving the health of people, animals, and their communities. This work is achieved by promoting healthy lifestyles, researching disease and injury prevention, and detecting, preventing, and responding to infectious diseases. This topic also includes studies on COVID-19, vaccinations, and health equity.

 

Additionally, those selected for oral presentations will do so during one of four topical sessions focusing on:

 

· Microbiome

· Epidemiology/computational

· Oncology

· Zoonotic Diseases.

 

The deadline to submit an abstract for consideration is 11:59 p.m. Central Time on Friday, July 25, 2025.

 

A total of six (6) prizes of five hundred dollars ($500.00) will be awarded to the three (3) Finalists among the Poster Symposium Participants and the three (3) Finalists among the Platform Presentation Participants.