Review the Research Colloquium Abstract Guidelines. Link to Guidelines Tab is provided below. If you plan to attend the Colloquium without presenting a poster, please register here.
Author(s) will be notified by Friday March 6, 2026 by 5pm via email. If invited to present, the email will provide when and where to set up your poster and the link to register for the Colloquium.
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2026 Doctoral Student Research Colloquium Abstract Guidelines
These poster presentations may include:
Research career trajectories, methodological challenges, theoretical frameworks, processes for conducting or promoting research in unique settings, subject recruitment or retention strategies, the role of nurse scientists in clinical settings, the role of DNP prepared nurses in facilitating evidence-based practice, DNP/PhD collaboration, innovative strategies for teaching research content, research mentoring, grant writing, other strategies for securing research resources, or research dissemination and implementation strategies. Research projects or scholarly evidence-based practice projects which are complete or in progress may be submitted. Preliminary results and conclusions may be used at the time of abstract submission; but studies must be complete prior to presentation.
These abstracts may focus on research or scholarly projects. Scholarly projects are defined as evidenced-based or quality improvement projects.
The Top Student Posters will be selected from these student submissions for student research and scholarly project abstract submissions.
Author(s) will be notified by Friday March 6, 2026 by 5pm via email. If invited to present, the email will provide when and where to set up your poster and the link to register for the Colloquium.
Abstract Guidelines:
- Abstract titles are limited to a maximum of 10 words.
- Abstracts must include Introduction/Significance, Methods, Results, Discussion, and Conclusions.
- All abstracts must be submitted by the closing date of March 1, 2026.
- Text is limited to 300 words.
- Title case only will be accepted for abstract titles (capitalize the first letter of words other than short conjunctions, articles and prepositions) and limited to 10 words. Example: This is a Title.
- The student must be the first author and presenter of the abstract, although additional authors may include faculty advisors or other collaborators.
Student research and scholarly project poster abstracts are eligible for the Top Student Poster Awards and will be awarded in CG243 @ 3:15 pm.
Please contact mosulliv@fiu.edu for help related to technical difficulties.
You can click here to download the abstract criteria in three (3) different categories:
You can click here to download the suggested Colloquium poster template. Feel free to add a background, move boxes around and make changes for your poster; suggested template size is 36 inches x 48 inches.
Abstract Heading
- Title of Project
- Name of Presenter
- If a student, Name of FIU (or other Institution Faculty Mentor, Name(s) of co-authors and/or co-mentors (If applicable)
- Name of FIU Colleges/Departments (List any external institutions if applicable)
Abstract Body
- Maximum word count: 300
- Background Information: Why is the project important? How does it relate to current knowledge, practice or literature? What is the purpose or question/issue addressed in the project?
- Methods: How was the project carried out? Summarize the resources or equipment required, how processes or outcomes were documented and evaluated.
- Results: What was found or what happened? Summarize the findings. If results are not available, describe the hypothesis or goals of the project.
- Conclusion: What is the potential impact of the findings/hypothesis/goals and how might others apply them?
Sample Abstract
Identifying Key Components of Extracellular Matrix in Vascularized Skeletal Muscle Tissues
Xxx xxx,1,2, Yyyy Yyyy2, and W. Wwww, Ph. D2
- Florida International University, Miami, FL 2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
Engineered skeletal muscle tissues have recently been used for a variety of applications in the development of actuators for bio-robots, pre-clinical drug advances, and transplantation. In native muscle tissues, fibroblasts contribute to the formation of the extracellular matrix (ECM) layer, called endomysium, which is located between myofibers and capillaries. Because the ECM layer is known to have significant mechanical and biological roles, it can protect myofibers during contraction, control muscle development, and mediate cell to cell interactions. However, there is a lack of knowledge in establishing key components of the ECM, especially in engineered skeletal muscles, which affect differentiation of muscles and vascularization of endothelial cells. In this study, we made a system to study secreted ECM in various cell combinations in a controlled environment and stained the ECM to identify key components. We hypothesize that the ECM secreted by fibroblasts is changed by heterotypic cell to cell interaction with muscle and endothelial cells. This research will help to understand the role of the endomysium in the native muscle, enhance vascularization, and improve muscle differentiation of engineered muscles.