Research Day Abstract Submission Page

Presenting Author First Name

Presenting Author Last Name

Presenting Author Email Address

Are you an international student?

Should you place 1st or 2nd during the award ceremony, please indicate if you are on a stipend or payroll to expedite your award in a more timely manner.

Are you a COM student or in a program with mandatory exams the morning of Research Day and need to request a later presentation time?

LIST the the funding sources for the work described in the abstract (use abbreviations and separate by commas).

Select presenting Author college affiliation. If you are entering your abstract as a high school or college student when you were performing your research, select the college of your mentor.

Presenting Author Department

Your full name and email address if you are submitting this on behalf of the presenter.

Principal Investigator (PI) First Name

Principal Investigator (PI) Last Name

Principal Investigator (PI) Email

Principal Investigator (PI) Department Affiliation

List the OTHER Authors (do NOT re-enter the presenter's name or the PI).
Enter all other authors names for the abstract. Enter full name (first last) using a common between each co-author.

Select the Category that applies to the presenting author and type of study described in the abstract (if applicable)

Year of Matriculation

What program/college are you affiliated with?

In one or two words, enter the scientific topic of your research

Keyword #1

Keyword #2

Keyword #3

Keyword #4

Delivery Method Requested

Have you or your mentor thought about patenting the content of this research?

Could this research directly result in a new diagnostic, therapeutic, medical device or other advancement in healthcare?

*** PLEASE NOTE ***
If you or your mentor believe that, or are unsure if, this work could be patented and licensed at a future date, please contact the MUSC Foundation for Research Development (FRD)(frd@musc.edu) immediately. Your abstract will be posted to the Research Day website, will appear in the hardcopy program, and the poster and/or presentation is open to the public; all of which are considered a PUBLIC DISCLOSURE that will result in the loss of intellectual property rights and impact the ability to patent and license this technology. You MUST have agreed with your mentor on the content of your abstract and presentation. Please note that even if you withhold the abstract that the poster and/or presentation is still a PUBLIC DISCLOSURE. The FRD will help you take proper precautions to preserve the potential for patenting at a later date, or ensure that proper intellectual property protection is in place prior to Research Day. This will allow you to present at Research Day while properly preserving your patent rights.

Submitting your abstract into the Research Day database is NOT considered public disclosure and therefore, you will have the opportunity to edit the abstract on the recommendation of the FRD after submission.

You must select one of these two choices:

Sigma Xi Award

Sigma Xi will sponsor an award for best presentation between all qualified oral and poster submissions. The award will consist of a $150.00 cash prize and dues for one year membership in Sigma Xi.

1) The presenter must display superior skills in scientific investigation and communication, commensurate with the individual's level of training.
2) The presenter or primary advisor must currently be an active, dues-paying member of Sigma Xi.
3) Contact Dr. Karen Burnett (burnettk@cofc.edu) to apply for membership in Sigma Xi.

Contact information for this award is Dr. Karen Burnett of Grice Marine Laboratory, College of Charleston, 205 Fort Johnson Road, Charleston, SC 29412. Dr. Burnett may be reached by phone at (843) 709-4122 or via email at burnettk@cofc.edu or kgburnett@gmail.com. Alternative contact is Dr. Dr. Jessica McCoy at 632 Harbor View Road
Charleston, SC 29412. Her contact number is (843) 830-0434, or you may reach her via email at mccoyja@cofc.edu.

If either you or your mentor fit the eligibility criteria, do you wish to be considered for the Sigma Xi Award?

Interprofessional Award

This award will be selected by a team of judges on behalf of the MUSC Office of Interprofessional Initiatives, and will be in the form of a framed certificate.

Eligibility criteria for this award:

1. A high quality research study with an accompanying excellent visual and oral presentation;
2. At least two investigators are from different colleges or professions or one investigator is from one college and the faculty advisor from another college;
3. A brief description of the contributions made by each member of the research team to the conduct of the research project;
4. The interprofessional collaboration has enhanced the project in clear and identifiable ways.
5. Identification by selecting "Yes" in the box below relating to interprofessional research.

During your presentation, you must explicitly address how your project meets criteria #2, #3, and #4 above.

NOTE: Abstracts will be screened based on your responses with the intent to accept only those projects with significant interprofessional collaboration.

Please contact Dr. Lisa Langdale at langdale@musc.edu if you have questions or concerns regarding applying for this award.

Does your presentation fit the above criteria as INTERPROFESSIONAL?

You selected "Yes". Would you like it to be considered for the award of Outstanding Interprofessional Research Presentation?

Briefly describe the Interprofessional aspects of your work and how the interprofessional aspects impacted the outcomes of the project.

Did 2 or more professions had input to the design and implementation of this project or study?

If yes, please list the professions:

And be prepared to comment on the significance of the IP collaboration during your presentation.

The John Vournakis Innovation Award

To be considered for this award, presentations must:
1) have the potential for development of intellectual property/patentable,
2) have commercial potential,
3) have high scientific merit, and
4) be innovative.
To be considered eligible for this category, all four criteria need to be met.

The overall combination of these criteria will decide the winners (first and second place) of the John Vournakis Innovation Award.

If your project satisfies all four of the above criteria, do you want to be considered for the John Vournakis Innovation Award?

Briefly describe why you feel your work qualifies for this award.

Research projects that meet the following criteria may be considered for the Health Humanities Award category.

1. Project aims to foster skills in critical thinking, analysis, observation, reflection, or communication among health science students through an arts/humanities educational intervention.

2. Project aims to improve patient experiences and/or outcomes or to promote resiliency among health care providers through an arts/humanities intervention.

A prize of $100 will be presented to the first-place winner.

Does your project meet the above criteria? If so, would you like to be considered for the Health Humanities Award?

This poster award will recognize work focused on diversity, equity, inclusion, and health disparities at MUSC.

The project should tackle at least one of the following research areas:
- Research aiming to reduce health disparities across ethnic, racial and/or underserved groups
- Identifying disease states whereby health disparity is predominant
- Development of treatment modalities providing effective therapies, irrespective of ethnic background
- Strategies to encourage participation of minorities in national/international registries and/or ongoing studies

A prize of $300 will be presented to the winner. Winners in other Research Day categories will be disqualified in order to provide support to as many internationals participants as possible. We appreciate your understanding.

Does your project meet the above criteria? If so, would you like to be considered for the Alleviating Disparities in Healthcare Award.

This award will acknowledge outstanding international participants only, working on projects that demonstrate rigorous scientific approach. Any international researcher is eligible, noting that at least one of two awardees will be a graduate student.

Two prizes of $300 each will be presented to the winners (one for poster and one for oral presentation). Winners in other Research Day categories will be disqualified in order to provide support to as many internationals participants as possible. We appreciate your understanding.

Does your project meet the above criteria? If so, would you like to be considered for the Excellence Beyond Boundaries Award.

Institute for Healthy Aging

Basic and clinical research projects that focus on healthy aging or better understanding/treating aging related diseases and conditions will be considered for the Institute for Healthy Aging Award category. Please make it explicitly clear in the abstract how the research is related to aging. This award will be selected by a team of judges sponsored by the MUSC Institute for Healthy Aging. First place will be awarded $300 and second place will be awarded $150 gift cards for both poster and oral presentations.

For questions regarding qualifying for this award, please contact Dr. Annie Simpson at simpsona@musc.edu.

Does your abstract satisfy the above criteria for the award?

Do you wish to be considered for the Institute for Healthy Aging Award?

Briefly describe why you feel your work qualifies for this award.

Lowcountry Center for Veterans Research will offer 5 awards with cash prizes:

1st place - $500 & 2nd place - $200 in Oral
1st place - $500 & 2nd place - $200 in Posters

Rick Klein Young Investigator Award - $100

Are VA resources (VA mentor's time and/or VA space and/or VA patients) used in your research?

Has your research been submitted to the VA Research & Development Committee for approval?

Is Ralph H. Johnson VAMC been acknowledged in your abstract?

Do you wish to be considered for the Lowcountry Center for Veterans Research Award?

Upload a copy of your abstract here. It is best to use a Word document (.doc or .docx) since some symbols and special characters can be lost when pasting into the above abstract box.

Please leave any comments or concerns here. (For example, don't see your abstract category, please let us know so we can improve our form.) Thank you and have a great day!