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Graduate Student Research Symposium

The premier full-day event showcasing graduate student research through talks, posters and networking.

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About the symposium

The 21st annual NIH Graduate Student Research Symposium is the premier event for NIH graduate students to showcase their research to the NIH community.  All graduate students performing their Ph.D. dissertation research within the NIH Intramural Research Program are highly encouraged to present, and all members of the NIH community are invited to attend.

We're excited to be back fully in person for our 21st Symposium! Join us for this exciting event and meet the faces of tomorrow's science.

Symposium features

  • Poster presentations on the dissertation research of NIH graduate students.
  • Oral presentations by current NIH graduate students selected based on their abstract submission.
  • An elevator pitch competition by NIH Graduate Students.
  • The NIH Graduate Student Research Awards (NGSRA) - travel/educational awards presented to the top poster presenters, judged by NIH Postdoctoral fellows, Staff Scientists, and Staff Clinicians. One of these awards is reserved exclusively for a poster submitted in the "New Proposal" category.
  • Graduation ceremony honoring students who have recently defended their dissertations.
  • Presentation of the annual GPP Outstanding Mentor Awards.

Symposium dates and schedule

The 2025 Graduate Student Research Symposium will take place on February 15, 2025.

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How to attend

Graduate students performing their PhD dissertation research at NIH are invited and highly encouraged to present at this event.

Attendance at this event is open to the NIH Intramural community.

Information for poster presenters

Your poster should meet the guidelines outlined in our recommendations for creating a poster.

For graduating GPP students

Register to receive your graduate certificate at the 2025 Graduate Research Symposium: GPP Award Certificate.

Organizing committee

Each year, several graduate students, in conjunction with the GPP office, organize the symposium. Members of the symposium committee include:

Student Committee Members

  • The Student Committee will be formed in Fall 2024.

GPP Staff Members

  • Phil Ryan, Director, Graduate Partnerships Program
  • LaKeya Hardy, Deputy Director, Graduate Partnerships Program

Contact

Reach out to us with questions at GSCsymposium@od.nih.gov.

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