New Investigator Award Instructions

To compete for the New Investigator Award, you must:

• Be a resident, fellow, postdoctoral fellow, or student
• Be the first author on the abstract submitted
• Have performed your research primarily at one of the participating institutions (a Brown University-affiliated hospital)

Prior to the event, the Research Celebration Planning Committee will read the abstracts and will score them on a scale of one to five using the following criteria:

• Is the project presented clearly?
• Is the experimental protocol and/or the research approach valid?
• Are the data convincing?
• Are the conclusions reasonable?
• Does the project represent a meaningful contribution to its respective field of study?
• NB:  Case Reports will not be considered in this competition.

Using these results, the top five abstracts in each category (i.e., Basic Science and Clinical Science) will be selected as finalists. Each finalist will be required to prepare a poster for display and an 8-minute PowerPoint presentation with a 2-minute question and answer period. The presentation will take place during the week of the Research Celebration at a time and date to be determined. One winner for each category will be chosen based on the following additional criteria:

• Is the project presented in a clear and effective manner?
• Are the experimental data convincing? Are the conclusions reasonable?
• Does the author seem to be thoroughly conversant with his or her material and is it apparent that they made a significant contribution to the project? 

If you have any questions, contact CRL Director Paul N. McMillan, PhD, at 444-6859 or PMcMillan@Lifespan.org, or contact Sara Spangenberger at 444-4245 or SSpangenberger@Lifespan.org.

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