Abstract Submission Deadline Extended for CCTS Spring Conference

LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 1, 2017) – The deadline to submit abstracts for oral and poster presentations at the 12th Annual Center for Clinical and Translational Science Spring Conference has been extended to Monday, March 6 at 5 p.m.  

The CCTS Spring Conference will be held March 30 at the Lexington Convention Center. This year's theme is "Clinical Trial Networks and Team Science: Moving Discoveries to Interventions," but abstracts beyond this topic are invited.

The conference provides presenters with an opportunity to talk about their research and receive constructive feedback from faculty mentors through a relaxed discussion about rationale, approach, analysis and conclusions.

Abstracts may be submitted on any aspect of clinical health-related research, including basic research with animal models of clinical disease and/or with human tissue; clinical research that involves human subjects; health-related clinical, epidemiological and/or community-based research; outcomes research; health services research; and behavioral science investigations. Topics may also include original research, research descriptions (trainees only), theory and commentary, and literature reviews.  Pre-clinical research designed to inform clinical translational research is also permitted. Abstracts may describe work that has been or will be submitted at other meetings.

The call for abstracts is open to interested students (undergraduate, graduate, doctoral), faculty, research personnel, trainees/scholars, administrators, and individuals in government agencies, private foundations, and community organizations.  Submissions from individuals participating in research career training are particularly encouraged. No individual should be first author on more than one abstract. There is no fee to submit.

The 2017 CCTS Spring Conference is held in conjunction with these college and center-specific programs:

• College of Dentistry Research Day
• College of Engineering Biomedical Research Day
• College of Health Sciences Research Day​
• College of Nursing Scholarship Showcase
• College of Public Health Research Day
• University of Kentucky MD/PhD Program Research Day

For more information, including abstract formatting guidelines and full conference details and registration, visit the CCTS Spring Conference website.

Media Contact: Mallory Powell, mallory.powell@uky.edu.