Title Should Be Typed in Initial Caps

Authors: List all authors and their affiliations (all should be entered in the author section or they will be not be in t he author index), adding an asterisk after the presenting author's name on your abstract (e.g. John Doe*).

The scientific abstract which follows should contain the same type of information as is contained in a full paper, although on a limited and condensed scale. The completed abstract should have a title, introduction, materials and methods, results, and conclusion section. Acknowledgements and references sections are optional. The length of the actual abstract must be no more than 1 printed page and must conform to the established margins (0.75 inch margin on top; 0.75 in margins on the left, right, and bottom). All sections which follow these instructions should be printed in Times New Roman, 11 point font. Section headers should appear in bold, and the text which follows in each section should be unbold.

Introduction: This section should include background information in order to introduce the current study, its importance to the literature, and its impact on society. The introduction should also clearly characterize the scientific question being investigated. This section should be written using Time New Roman, 11 point font. 

Materials and Methods: Materials and Methods used in the study should be briefly explained in this section. For example, what essential reagents were used, what patients or tissue samples were studied, what special techniques were applied and how, and what type of study was performed. When relevant, information regarding statistical comparisons should be provided.  This section should also demonstrate how the methods used by the authors will address the questions presented in the introduction sections. This section should be written using Times New Roman, 11 point font. 

Results and Discussion: This section should include a summary of any significant positive and negative results, and should be presented as concisely as possible. Most abstracts are rejected because of inadequate data. To state "results will be presented" is uninformative and of little value. Make sure any conclusions you later reach are supported by the data presented here. This section can also include one embedded figure or table to support the presented results. Be sure that the figure table is clearly labeled, that its caption is informative, and that the data presented in the figure is referred to within the abstract test. This section should be written using, Times New Roman, 11 point front. 

Figures: Be sure that the figure/table is clearly labeled, that its caption is informative, and that the data presented in the figure is referred to within the abstract text. The figure caption should be written using Times New Roman, 10 point bold font.

Conclusions: Conclusions should be stated concisely and should state the implications and significance of the data presented. Do not introduce or defend concepts not considered in the body of the abstract. This section could also include recommendations for future studies. This section should be written using Times New Roman, 11 point font.

Acknowledgements: (Optional) Please acknowledge people or funding sources who may have contributed to the successful completion of this research. This section should be written using Times New Roman, 11 point font.

References: (Optional) This section should include any references to published literature. If it is necessary to cite references, insert the primary author's name and initials followed by the abbreviated journal title, the year of publication, the volume number, and the page numbers. This section should be written using Times New Roman, 11 point font.

Virtual

Utilize the Microsoft PowerPoint template provided below to create your virtual poster. 

In-Person

Poster Presentation Formats

• Poster boards are provided by the BME Department at the symposium venue. You are responsible for printing your own poster.
• The poster boards provided are 4' wide by 3' high.  They are foldable and contain three sections.  The center section is 2' x 3'.  The left and right sections are 1' x 3' each.  You may use the full poster board, or just the center section if you wish.

Template

• The Microsoft PowerPoint template provided below is for a 4' x 3' poster. You may also prefer to use other software, such as Adobe Illustrator, for creating your poster.
  • Template & Sample

Helpful Hints

• Make posters as self-explanatory as possible.
• Data should be clear and concise.
• Use photos, figures, diagrams and charts to illustrate pertinent points.
• Content should be large enough to be read 4' to 6' away.  Do not use any font smaller than 24pt!
• Avoid abbreviations and acronyms without giving their full form.
• Limit captions to a couple of sentences.
• Organize illustrations and text using a grid (e.g. columns).
• It is not necessary to include a copy of your abstract on the poster.
• Do not simply enlarge your paper!

Please keep in mind that anything you present at the Symposium constitutes a public disclosure. This means you should consider removing all confidential information from the presentation if you are interested in patent protection and have not yet filed a patent application. For more information please read 'Have an Idea?' on the USC Stevens Center for Innovation website.

Dr. Baldwin received his BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Arkansas and his PhD from USC. At USC he was a member of Dr. Ellis Meng's lab, where he developed thin-film flexible biosensors for chronic use in the human body. Dr. Baldwin was also involved in the Health, Technology, and Engineering program at USC which paired up PhD and MD students to identify significant needs in the clinic and develop novel engineering solutions. Currently, Dr. Baldwin works at Aneuvo (formerly Niche Biomedical Inc.), where he leads the hardware development of novel bioelectronic strategies to treat chronic diseases.

Faculty researcher at the Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles with an interest in the area of neurodevelopment and a focus on flow of cerebrospinal fluid and blood in the brain. He is an assistant professor of research pediatrics at the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine where he completed his doctoral thesis in biomedical engineering, with a focus on noninvasive methods for assessing the developing brain.

Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Bush did his training in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Southern California with John Wood, MD, PhD and received a PhD in 2017.  He then completed a postdoctoral fellowship with Shreyas Vasanawala, MD, PhD at Stanford University. Dr. Bush is passionate about health equity and his research focuses on how MRI and other non-invasive imaging can be used to improve clinical outcomes in children, cardiovascular patients and patients with blood disorders.

AHA Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Pharmacology at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, working in Dr. Paul Burridge's lab. His research focuses on the development of new technologies for low-cost high throughput stem cell culture and differentiation. Dr. Lyra Leite received his Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Southern California in 2019, where he trained under Dr. Megan McCain and studied the regulation of mitochondrial structure and function in engineered cardiac myocytes.

Dr. Yip earned her BS BME, MS ME, and PhD BME from the University of Southern California and worked with Dr. Megan McCain in her Laboratory for Living Systems Engineering on microfluidic systems and engineered cardiovascular tissues. Dr. Yip’s research collaborations and projects have been published in a patent application and several publications, one of which was selected for the cover of the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Lab on a Chip journal. Outside of the lab, she served as President of Graduate Student Government and Viterbi Graduate Student Association and was recognized with the Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE) Leadership and Rockwell Dennis Hunt Scholastic Awards.

Dr. Yip is currently an Associate at McKinsey & Company’s Southern California office working primarily in the Life Sciences practice in both the public and private sectors. Her recent studies have focused on expanding child and youth behavioral health systems, structuring COVID-19 testing for K-12, streamlining cell and gene therapy review, and promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in industry. She continues to be passionate about the advancement of under-represented populations and co-leads both West Coast recruiting (with focus on University of Southern California!) and Asians at McKinsey for Los Angeles. In the next few years, Dr. Yip hopes to continue solving challenges at the intersection of public health, organizational change, and equity and access.