Postbac Poster Day

If you are a current NIH postbac, Postbac Poster Day is your opportunity to share the research you have been doing at NIH and practice your communication and networking skills. Whether you are new to NIH or have been here for a while, we encourage postbacs to take advantage of this opportunity to present your work.

NIH Postbac Poster Day was held on Thursday April 30, 2026 at the Natcher Conference Center (Building 45) on the main campus in Bethesda, Maryland.

The Natcher Conference Center is Building 45 on the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Bethesda Campus, about five miles from Washington, DC. Postbacs who wish to invite guests to campus for Postbac Poster Day must follow guidelines for inviting visitors (VisitNIH resources, you must be on VPN to access).

All IRTA/CRTA postbacs are welcome to present. You should discuss your plan to participate with your PI before registering. You can share background information on your project, present data you may have collected, discuss any technical problems you might have encountered, and show results.

You, like many of your postbac peers, may have just started and unable to share a full story. We still encourage you to present - posters of all lengths of a story, or something else are welcome. Feel free to present a literature review or a completely new proposal.

Whatever your plan, be sure to discuss your idea with your supervisor or PI before registering.

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

All poster sessions will be judged by teams of graduate students, postdocs, staff scientists, and staff clinicians. The authors of posters scoring in the top 20 percent will receive a letter acknowledging their accomplishment. Note: The first author is responsible for presenting the poster and is eligible to win an outstanding poster award.

• When will we get information on our assigned session?
  Registered presenters will receive an email containing their poster session and number and other details by April 10, 2026.
• How will posters be evaluated?
  Posters are judged on scientific content, visual presentation, and the presenter’s ability to clearly explain their research and answer questions.
• Can I choose my session? 
  No. Posters are assigned by IC and based on IC registration numbers to ensure an equal distribution of posters across sessions. We appreciate fellows may have certain preferences due to scheduling conflicts or other reasons, but we are not able to accommodate individual requests.
• Will poster titles be released to the general NIH community so that they can attend sessions that interest them?
  Yes. The program book includes presenter information and poster titles.