MBB Graduate Colloquium 2018

The MBB Graduate Colloquium is a day-long event comprised of poster presentations and short talks given by MBB undergraduate, graduate, and post-doctoral students. Not only does this event allow MBB students to share their research with the rest of the department, but it also gives students an important opportunity to practice giving presentations and develop collaborations with other researchers in the department.

Event Details

Time and Place

The MBB Graduate Colloquium 2018 will take place on Wednesday, April 11th, 2018 at SFU Burnaby's Leslie & Gordon Diamond Family Auditorium (across from the library).

Registration

Registration is $10, and can be done at the MBB main office. Registration is open until 4PM April 9th.

Colloquium Schedule

Abstract Submission

Abstract Submissions are now closed. Thank you to everyone who submitted an abstract.

Presentations

There are two types of presentations throughout the day, each of which are judged for prizes! 

• 10-minute Talks: Give a detailed presentation of your recent experiments, results and conclusions. It is recommended to limit background information to what is necessary and allow sufficient time present experimental results. 
• Poster Presentations: Present your results on a poster to members of the department. Posters may remain up for the entire day.

Abstract Selection

We wish to give as many students and postdoctoral fellows as possible the opportunity to present their research. However, we may receive more submitted abstracts than we can reasonably fit in a single-day colloquium, even with the help of caffeine. 

Accordingly, the MBB Graduate Caucus reserves the right to have the submitted abstracts judged and ranked by faculty members and select the top candidates. Ranking will be based on the following criteria. 

• Clarity of the abstract for the target audience (i.e. the MBB Department)
• Scientific impact to the field in question
• Representation from as many labs and topics as possible
• Expected number of years until graduation (newer students have future opportunities to present)
• Number of past colloquium presentations (provide an opportunity to new students  to present)

Judging and Prizes

Various faculty members and postdoctoral fellows will judge the oral and poster presentations and come to a ranked listing for each type of presentation. They will be awarded as follows:

• 10-minute Talks
  • 1st prize: Dr. Bruce Brandhorst Graduate Prize in MBB (Approx. value: $250)
  • 2nd prize: $100
  • 3rd prize: $50
• Poster Presentations
  • 1st prize: Dr. Bruce Brandhorst Graduate Prize in MBB (Approx. value: $250)
  • 2nd prize: $100
  • 3rd prize: $50

Please note that the Bruce Brandhorst award will only be awarded to Graduate Students.

More Information

If you have further questions about the 2018 MBB Graduate Colloquium, feel free to contact any MBB Grad Caucus member, or email mbb-gradcaucus@sfu.ca.