symposium

The RPA invites the postdoc community (i.e., postdoctoral/visiting scholars and project scientists) and graduate students to attend and submit an abstract for the 2024 STEM-Humanities Early Career Scientist Symposium, scheduled to take place on Tuesday, June 18th, 2024, at the Student Success Center (SSC; room 235) on the UCR Campus in Riverside, CA. The Evaluation Committee will select the eight most relevant postdoc abstracts for oral presentations (15-min talk + 5-min Q&A). The poster session is open to all graduate students, postdoctoral/visiting scholars, and project scientists.

Prizes for best presentations will be awarded for research (to be transferred to the winner’s department for research-related expenses, including conference travel), including $500, $300, and $200 for the top three oral presentations, and $200, $150, and $100 for the top three poster presentations.

Lunch will be provided for speakers and registered attendees. Click on this link to register and submit and abstract for free before April 30th, 2024.

Registration for oral and poster presentations is closed, but not for those who want to attend the symposium. Do not miss the opportunity to explore research diversity at UCR and connect with other early career scientists, keynote speakers, and panelists.

Register filling this form . Lunch will be provided at no cost to attendees.

The RPA and the Institute for Integrative Genome Biology (IIGB) invite the postdoc community (i.e., postdoctoral/visiting scholars and project scientists) and graduate students to attend and submit an abstract for the 2023 Early Career Scientist Symposium, scheduled to take place on Friday, June 9th, 2023, at the Genomics Building on the UCR Campus in Riverside, CA. The Evaluation Committee will select the eight most relevant postdoc abstracts for oral presentations (15-min talk + 5-min Q&A). The poster session is open to all graduate students, postdoctoral/visiting scholars, and project scientists.

Postdoc oral presentations will provide financial support for research in the amount of $500 for the best presentation, and $300 for the second- and $200 for the third-place winners. These awards will be transferred to the winner’s department for research-related expenses, including conference travel. In addition, three $75 gift cards will be given as awards for the best poster presentations.

Click on this link for registration and abstract submission (Deadline: March 31, 2023). Lunch will be provided for speakers and registered attendees. Kindly note that pre-registration is mandatory.