DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY YOUNG INVESTIGATORS' DAY

Attention Faculty, Fellows, Residents and Graduate Students and Medical Students:

We are pleased to announce the 11th Annual Department of Pathology Young Investigators' Day, to be held on Tuesday, April 7th 2009, from Noon - 4:00 p.m. in the Turner Concourse. This event provides residents, fellows, and students with the opportunity to showcase their research efforts and allows us to learn more about ongoing research in our department. Please read NOTICE below regarding registration.

Research Day will again take the format of a poster session. All students, fellows, residents, graduate students and medical students working with a faculty member who holds an appointment in the Department of Pathology are invited to submit abstracts and present posters at the poster session. Participation is required of any fellow or resident who has presented or will be presenting their work in any format at a national meeting prior to April 7, 2009. Preliminary or published data in the areas of Basic Research, Translational Research and Clinical Research may be presented. Awards will be given for the best poster in each of these areas for House Staff, Fellows and Students, as recommended by a panel of faculty judges. A reception to honor our trainees and their mentors will be held during the poster session from 1:00 - 4:00p.m. in the Turner Concourse. Awards will be presented at the Pathology Awards Dinner on, Friday, May 15, 2009.

NOTICE: This year's registration will be managed through a designated Pathology Young Investigators' Day web site. Please click on the following web link and follow the registration instructions carefully: DOWNLOAD REGISTRATION FORM You will be submitting your registration via e-mail to Stacey Morgan in Pathology Administration. Please follow the instructions provided in order to properly submit your entry. Your registration and abstract are due to Pathology Administration by Wednesday, March 18th, 2009.

Please join us for this exciting annual event, which showcases the research of our students and trainees.

Sincerely,

J. Brooks Jackson, M.D., M.B.A.
Baxley Professor & Director of Pathology

Michael S. Torbenson, M.D.
Director, Pathology Young Investigators' Day

Lee J. Martin, Ph.D.
Co-Director, Pathology Young Investigators' Day