Appendix E — Make a poster
E.1 Questions to address
In the poster, clearly and concisely explain what you have done in terms of the 4 questions:
1. What is the problem? why is it important/significant? | Background/Overview
2. What are the current approaches to address this problem & what are their limitations? aka Gaps in knowledge | Background/Overview
3. What is your approach, what are the results, and what are the take-homes? | Workflow, Results sections, Summary/Conclusions (>60% of your poster)
4. What are the next steps and, in general, who cares? tying it back to the big picture | Future Directions/Significance
E.2 Main elements of the poster
- Title, authors, affiliations, group, university logo
- Background/Overview (w/ fig)
- Approach/Methods w/ your flowchart/cartoon workflow | methods/tools can be spelled out for each logical step of the pipeline
- Results, Results, Results | in various shapes and forms, but mostly said with clear readable figures, screenshots, tables (if plots can’t be made)
- Summary/Conclusions & Future Directions | separately or together based on how much you have to say for each
- Acknowledgments & References (could be together/separate)
- Contact info – group’s, yours, … how/whom to reach if they have questions.
E.2.1 Other Tips
- Font sizes readable at 100% zoom from a 2-3ft distance
- Clear BIG section headings
- Use colors, but ‘wisely!’
- Figures > flowcharts > bullet points >>> blocks of text (avoid)
- Where to make? Google Slides (when collaborative + preferred), Keynote/PowerPoint
E.3 References
- How to Create a Research Poster: Poster Basics | NYU Libraries
- Ten Simple Rules for a Good Poster Presentation | PLoS CompBio
- Simple Rules to Make an Effective Scientific Presentation | my slides
- Poster/Lightning Talk Guidelines from Women+ Data Science Symposium
- A guide to poster making for scientific conferences | Sina Rueger
- Tips for presenting a scientific poster at a conference | Scientifica Neurowire
- How to make an effective poster | UC Davis undergraduate research center
E.3.1 Example posters
To be added.