2013 Research Symposium

Please read these guidelines prior to submitting an abstract.

Deadline: January 25, 2013 (Abstracts received after the due date will not be accepted.)
All abstracts must be received electronically. If you have problems completing the form required for abstract submission, contact Reginald Cannon via e-mail at rcannon@tnstate.edu. Do not e-mail your abstract directly. It will not be accepted.

Participants
The Symposium invites students and faculty from all disciplines to submit abstracts on research projects or creative work for oral or poster presentations.
E-mail notifications confirming abstract acceptance will be sent to the presenter and the advisor on or before February 1, 2013. Please take the time to read the instructions thoroughly before making your submission.

ABSTRACT
An abstract must be uploaded with the form on the webpage provided for submission. The abstract must contain title and author(s), listing presenting author first and then any additional authors. (This information is already a part of the online form but must be also included in the abstract). Please create the abstract as a Microsoft Word document. The abstract should not exceed 300 words. The abstract should include objectives, design, materials and methods, results, conclusion, and source of financial support, if applicable. Only one abstract should be submitted for each presentation.

• The entire title of the abstract should be capitalized and emboldened.
• The name of the presenter is listed with last name first and *. Other authors are listed with first and last names.
• Include the name of the advisor(s) and department.
• The abstract should be single spaced in 12-point Arial font, full justification for text, in a single paragraph with no indentations.

 Use the following excerpts from sample Abstracts as your example when preparing your abstract for submission.

Sample Abstract Excerpts

Presentation with one advisor

BRAIN PENETRATION OF THE H₃-RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST THIOPERAMIDE IN RATS
Fisher, Bryan*, Jidong Li, and Benny Washington; Advisor, Dr. Benny Washington.  Department of Biological Sciences

The aim of this study was to investigate age-related changes in thioperamide ability to modulate the release of histamine (HA) in rat cerebral cortex. Thioperamide is the most well-known H₃-receptor antagonist, endowed with a potent and selective action in vitro, as reported for the first time by ….

Presentation with two or more advisors

BRAIN PENETRATION OF THE H₃-RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST THIOPERAMIDE IN RATS
Fisher, Bryan*, Jidong Li, Robert Newkirk, and Benny Washington; Advisors, Dr. Robert Newkirk and Dr. Benny Washington. Department of Biological Sciences

The aim of this study was to investigate age-related changes in thioperamide ability to modulate the release of histamine (HA) in rat cerebral cortex. Thioperamide is the most well-known H₃-receptor antagonist, endowed with a potent and selective action in vitro, as reported for the first time by ….