Graduate Biomedical Sciences and JHS Departments: Poster Presentations

A successful poster presentation is one that conveys a clear message and has Purpose, Objectives, Methods, Results, and Conclusions sections.

Before making your poster, always review the guidelines, paying particular attention to:

• Venue instructions
• Size of poster
• Date, time, location, and set up
• Times when presenter should be present

Tips for Poster Appearance:

• Use Block, Arial, or Times New Roman fonts
• Use large fonts
• Organize content from left to right

Poster Layout Suggestion:

Upon acceptance of your abstract, you will need to design your poster presentation and have it printed.

You will need to know the dimensions of the poster display board at your conference/venue.

UAB Poster Templates

Posters are usually made at printing shops and prices vary.  Places to have posters printed include the following:

• Biomedical Sciences Poster Service Center.  This website has comprehensive information.
• UAB Printing & Mailing.  Use a poster template to layout the poster and save it as a PDF. Email it and your Oracle # for billing to printingservices@uab.edu Contact them at 205-934-3790.  

   

• FedEx prints posters but may be more expensive.

Below are some poster templates you can use when planning your poster.