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2009 Gastrointestinal Oncology Conference
Educational Grants

The ISGIO is pleased to offer a limited number of grants (up to $500) to young investigators and fellows to attend the Conference.  Registration Fee, meeting materials, poster session and refreshments are complimentary with the grant.

To qualify for the educational grant, you must submit a request in writing to the 2010 Conference Organizing Committee, along with one of the following two items:

(1) A data-driven abstract on clinical or basic science regarding GI cancer.

Abstracts must be written in English and begin with a concise Title followed by a list of all Authors and their respective Affiliations. The body of the abstract should not exceed 500 words and must contain the following labeled sections:

 

Background, including a statement of the hypothesis or research question;

 

Methods, an explanation of the study design and experimental methods used;

 

Results, a summary of the major findings; and

 

Conclusions, a summary of the overall findings and implications of the results.

   
(2)

A letter from the Chief of Division of Medicine (or comparable position) stating that you have been working on a GI research project.

 

E-mail all materials and contact information (full name, affiliation, mailing address, phone, fax and e-mail address) no later than midnight August 23, 2010, to rae.bretana@isgio.org. We apologize, but requests submitted after the deadline will not be considered.

Those individuals who are awarded an educational grant will be notified the week of August 30, 2010.

 

 

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