Overview:

Abstracts submitted by trainees and junior investigators will be accepted for presentations as either an oral presentation format or poster presentation format.

Oral presentations are scheduled on Thursday, October 4, 2012 from 1:30 -- 3:00 p.m. and involve four 15-minute presentations each followed by 5 minutes for questions. Further information and instructions will be provided in advance of the meeting. The Program Committee reserves the right to assign abstracts that are not selected for an oral presentation to a poster presentation.

Poster presentations involve display of a poster on Thursday, October 4, 2012 from 5:00 -- 7:00 p.m. Use of laptops during poster presentations is prohibited. Posters should be clear and organized for viewing, measuring no larger than 4' x 4'. Logos promoting commercial companies are prohibited. Posters need to be put up by noon on the day of the presentation and remain on display until 7:00 p.m. Authors with the last name initial of A-L should plan to be present at their poster from 5:00-6:00 p.m.; authors with the last name initial of M-Z should plan to be present at their poster from 6:00 -- 7:00 p.m.. Selection of the poster presentation type at the time of submission indicates that you are only interested in presenting your work in this format. The Program Committee will not designate any abstract submitted for poster presentation as an oral presentation.

To submit an abstract of investigative work, carefully review all abstract submission information noted below.

Submission Information:

Authors are required to write an original abstract that fulfills accepted criteria for copyright purposes. Accepted abstracts will be published and copyrighted in a special online publication. By submitting an abstract, all authors attest that the abstract submitted has not been previously published elsewhere. If an author chooses to submit information from an abstract that has previously been presented and/or published, all data must be updated, current, and rewritten in a manner that does not infringe on copyright laws. Authors are responsible for obtaining permission to include any copyrighted material in their abstract presentations. All authors will be required to agree to a copyright assignment statement when submitting an abstract.

Abstract Guidelines:

1. Abstracts must conform to the following outline:

A. Title

B. Authors and Institutions

C. Introduction

D. Methods

E. Results

F. Conclusion

G. Support (if any)

2. The abstract body (including the introduction, methods, results and conclusion) is limited to 300 words.

3. Brand names may not be used in abstract titles and are limited to one reference within the body.

4. There can be no more than ten (10) authors per abstract.

5. An individual may be first author on a maximum of two abstracts.

6. Each author must agree to the copyright assignment statement.

7. Each author of abstracts accepted for oral presentation will be required to disclose conflicts of interest and submit a CV and biographical