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 20th 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 20th 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
2024 symposium program booklet
The 2024 Graduate Student Research Symposium took place on Thursday, February 15, 2024 in the Natcher Conference Center (Building 45) on the NIH campus in Bethesda, MD.
Schedule of events
| Time & place | Event |
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9:00 - 10:00am Lower level rooms |
Elevator pitch competition Registration in the lower lobby |
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10:00 - 11:30am Ruth L Kirschstein Auditorium |
Welcome by Dr. Sharon Milgram, Director, OITE Student oral presentations
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11:45am - 12:45pm Atrium |
Poster session I Odd numbered posters presenting |
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12:45 - 1:15pm Room A/B |
Networking lunch |
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1:15 - 2:15pm Atrium |
Poster session II Even numbered posters presenting |
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2:30 - 3:45pm Ruth L Kirschstein Auditorium |
Keynote roundtable
Moderated by Dr. Sharon Milgram, Director, OITE |
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4:00 - 5:00pm Ruth L Kirschstein Auditorium |
Awards ceremony
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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
- Ifeoma Azinge, NIMH and Brown University
- Jose Delgado, CC and University of Maryland
- Ben Filio, NINDS and Brown University
- Smriti Kanangat, NCI and Emory University
- Vivian Morris, NCI and Johns Hopkins University
- Brad Olinger, NIA and Johns Hopkins University
- Sadia Perveen, NHLBI and University of Turin
- Rima Sakhawala, NIDDK and Johns Hopkins University
GPP Staff Members
- Phil Ryan, Director, Graduate Partnerships Program
Contact
Reach out to us with questions at GSCsymposium@od.nih.gov.
