DCCPS Fellows Symposium (Registration)

Registration and Abstract Submission Form

All DCCPS fellows and interns are strongly encouraged to submit abstracts for either an oral or poster presentation on a topic of their choice. Note that summer interns can only present posters. All fellows and interns are also invited to nominate outstanding staff members for the Mentor of the Year award. View the 2025 poster session abstracts and biosketches and the oral presentation abstracts and biosketches for examples of previous presentations.

All staff and contractors are welcome to attend to support DCCPS fellows and should register for the event.

Important dates:

For full-time postbacs and postdocs, abstracts and nominations are due June 8, 2026.

For summer interns, abstracts and nominations are due June 29th, 2026.

For any questions or concerns, please contact Richard Moser moserr@mail.nih.gov.

OMB No.: 0925-0740
Expiration Date: 11/30/2028

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Your Information

First Name:

Last Name:

Email Address:

Confirm email

Program/Office Name:

Branch/Office:

Mentor(s) (fellows only):

Please describe your role:

NCI Staff/Contractor

Fellow

Would you like to present at the Symposium? (This could be either an oral or poster presentation.)

If you would like to present please include the title of your presentation in the space below:

Please include an abstract of less than 300 words or 2,200 characters in the space below. Including the following sections is recommended (but not required): OVERVIEW, BACKGROUND, METHODS, RESULTS, and CONCLUSION/DISCUSSION

Mentor of the Year (Optional)

As part of the symposium, a DCCPS mentor will be given a Mentor of the Year award based on nominations from fellows. Please consider nominating a DCCPS staff person for this award. Note: 1) The nominee must be a current DCCPS staff person but doesn't have to be your primary mentor; 2) Nominations will be reviewed by a committee comprised of DCCPS training staff; 3) Your nomination will only be seen by the committee.

If you choose, use the form below to submit a Mentor of the Year nomination:

Name of DCCPS staff member being nominated:

In the box below, please explain why you think this person should be given the award and consider the following when making your nomination (500 words or 3,300 characters max):

Access: Describe the ways the nominee is available, accessible, and willing to meet with trainees on a regular basis and when needed.
Communication: Describe if/how the nominee provides constructive feedback so that trainees increase their scientific development.
Promoting Success: Describe how the nominee enhances the training experience and contributes to trainees' success in the population sciences. Include how the nominee demonstrates commitment to career development of fellows to help them prepare for and meet their career objectives.
Recognition: Describe how the nominee gives credit to fellows and promotes the visibility of their work, either formally or informally.
Outstanding Actions: Describe how the nominee provides additional guidance and advice that make a substantive difference in fellows' professional lives.

Please describe below: