Important Dates*

ECITA Abstract Deadline: Jan 10, 2025
Regular Abstract Deadline: Jan 17, 2025 *

* Deadline for publication of abstract in the NeuroImmune Pharmacology and Therapeutics.

Special notice

Abstracts submitted for the 29th Scientific Conference in Omaha, NE, June 8 - 11th, 2025, will be posted online at the SNIP Website. Authors not wanting their abstract to be posted online and/or publish in the NeuroImmune Pharmacology and Therapeutics can obtain an exemption from this policy by writing to Santhi Gorantla, PhD at sgorantla@unmc.edu before Jan 17, 2025. In submitting this abstract, all authors indicate their agreement with this policy unless a request for exemption is received prior to Jan 17, 2025. Sending an abstract recognizes the right of the Society to publish the abstract on its website and journal unless an exemption is claimed in writing in advance.

ECITA Abstracts

Please submit ECITA abstracts here. A recommendation letter from the trainee’s advisor or department chair, confirming their status as a graduate student or postdoctoral fellow, must accompany all requests for a travel grant. All requests for a travel grant must be accompanied by a current NIH biosketch or CV of the student or postdoctoral fellow. Please address the letter to the attention of the "ECITA Selection Committee" and forward the letter and Bio to the ECITA Chair, Jerel Adam Fields, PhD (jafields@health.ucsd.edu). Electronic signatures and scanned copies will be accepted. Trainees who have not confirmed their status by providing a letter from their advisor or department chair will not be eligible to receive a travel grant.

Section 1. Abstract Information

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• Check box if submitting for Early Career Investigator Travel Award (ECITA)*
• * Please see ECITA flyer for details about the application requirements
• *Important ECITA: In order to complete your ECITA award application, please submit a copy of your CV or Biosketch in PDF format by email to the Awards Committee or view the following link for additional information: Early Career Investigator Travel Awards Information.
• Check box if you identify yourself as under-represented minority (based on NIH criteria).**
• ** NIH T32 specifies groups underrepresented in the biomedical sciences as

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  B) individuals with disabilities, defined as those with a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities.

Section 2. Institutions Information

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Section 3. Presenting Author

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• I will attend the Meet the Mentor’s Lunch with senior investigators and NIH Program Staff.
• I do NOT want my abstract to be considered for an oral presentation.
• I am presenting this abstract as an Invited Speaker. I will also be presenting this abstract in the poster session.

Section 4. Co-Authors

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Section 5. Confirmation and Submission

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