Call for Abstracts – ACLPS 2010 Annual Meeting

Session for Submitted Scientific Papers

Presentation Format

Abstracts from trainees which are accepted for the session for submitted scientific papers will be given as oral presentations.* Each speaker will be allotted exactly 10 minutes to present his/her work, plus five minutes for discussion and questions from the floor. Company or manufacturer emblems are not permitted in the presentation. Abstracts are welcome from both trainees and faculty members. Submissions from those who have completed training will be presented at the poster session.

*Note: if a large number of abstracts are accepted, some may be presented as posters.

Deadline for Receipt of Abstracts

An electronic versionof the completed abstract (e-mail attachment) must be received at the address below by Friday,February 19, 2010. Abstracts not received in electronic form will not be considered. The sponsor-signed abstract form, speakers disclosure form and copyright release form (if required) must be received by February 19, 2010(fax or send as a .pdf file).

  • NOTE:an abstract may be submitted as long as the full paper will not appear in print or in final electronic form by the time of the ACLPS submission deadline. Abstracts submitted to other journals cannot be published in AJCP (see copyright form).

Notification to authors

The author designated as the speaker will be notified by April 20, 2010 to whether the abstract has been accepted for presentation.

Publication of Abstracts

Abstracts accepted for presentation and presented at the annual meeting will be published in the American Journal of Clinical Pathology (AJCP) during 2010unless the appropriate box is checked on the abstract form.

Paul E. Strandjord Young Investigator Awards

Eligibility

The purpose of this program is to encourage young investigators to consider a career in academic laboratory medicine.

  • Residents, fellows, and students in programs leading to a doctoral degree in the health sciences who have participated in research with a member of ACLPS, or who are sponsored by an ACLPS member, are eligible for the Paul E. Strandjord Young Investigator Award Program. Individuals holding the faculty rank of instructor are eligible to receive a young investigator award as long as they are still in training (i.e. they have not formally completed their residency or are still in a fellowship).
  • Students in programs leading to nondoctoral degrees who have conducted research with an ACLPS member may be considered upon written request from the ACLPS sponsor to the Director, Young Investigator Awards Program. Decisions on such requests will be at the discretion of the Director.
  • To receive an award, the young investigator must present the paper and must still be in training at the time of presentation at the annual meeting. By signing the abstract form, the sponsoring ACLPS member verifies the eligibility of the young investigator.

Nature of the Awards

The Executive Council of ACLPS establishes the number of awards and the amount of each award to be given annually. The Executive Council has authorized up to 30 awards this year. Each awardee attends the meeting as a guest of the Academy (costs for registration, banquet, reception, breakfasts and lunches during the annual meeting are waived), and is reimbursed for travel and lodging expenses up to a maximum of $800.

Method of Selection

A committee of ACLPS members will review and grade each paper. To ensure fairness, all reviewers are blinded to the identity of the authors and the institution where the work was done and do not review papers that originate from their institutions. This blinded peer review process will be the basis for selection of abstracts for awards.

Address inquiries about the abstracts or the Paul E. Strandjord Young Investigator Awards Program to:

Alexander J. McAdam, MD, PhD
Children’s Hospital Boston
300 Longwood Ave.
Boston, MA 02115 / Tel: (617) 355-5754
Fax: (617) 730-0383
email:

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