9.2 Activity: Scientific Posters

9.2.1 Activity

Estimated time: 50

9.2.1.1 Instructions

1. Review “Presentations Guidelines for Posters”
   • https://ur.umbc.edu/urcad/resources/posters-guidelines
2. Skim three posters from among the following
   • C-MOOR Posters – https://help.c-moor.org/c/look-at-this/8
   • UW-Madison Posters – https://introbio.integrativebiology.wisc.edu/i-p-posters
   • Example PacBio Poster – https://www.pacb.com/wp-content/uploads/PAG-Portik.pdf
3. Pick one poster and address the following points.
   • Notice – What about this poster most interests you?
   • Wonder – Two or three questions you would ask the authors.
   • Support – Two or three suggestions on how the poster could be improved.
4. Post your answers by replying to the “Project Work: Scientific Posters” topic in the Discussion Forum

9.2.2 Grading Criteria

• Submit URL to your reply on Canvas

9.2.3 Footnotes

Resources

• Google Doc

Contributions and Affiliations

• Valeriya Gaysinskaya, Johns Hopkins University
• Frederick Tan, Johns Hopkins University

Last Revised: February 2026

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