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Preparing PosterPresentations
General Biology IFGCU
Nora Demers, Ph.D.
Selecting a PosterTopic
� Any item of your choice inBIOLOGY
� Biology is the science of life� Science is knowledge
acquired by carefulobservation
� Show the connections tomolecular and cellularBiology
� The following examples areprovided to help you choosea topic
Natural Selection
� Whathabitat?
� Whatrelations tootherorganisms?
� Whatmechanism?
� Why are theydifferent?
� How are theydifferent?
Species
� Whatspecies?
� Why is it“special”?
� Why is itstudied?
� What “uses”for humans?
Endangered Species
� Whatspecies?
� Why are theyendangered?
� Whatcontributes totheir decline?
� Are efforts tosave themworking?
� Why or Whynot?
Ecosystems
� Whatenvironment?
� Whatorganisms?
� How doestheir structurefit theenvironment?
� Whatfunctions tokeep thesystemworking?
� Is itendangered?
Invasive ExoticSpecies
� What are they?� How do they impact the
environment?� Are they damaging the
ecosystem?� How do they spread so well?� Is there a way to control
them?
Biomedicine
� How donerves grow?
� Can wemodify theirgrowth?
� Under whatcircumstances?
� Why wouldwe?
Nutrition
� What arevitamins?
� Why are theyneeded?
� How do theyfunction?
� How are theyacquired?
� Where do theyfunction?
Drugs
� What areAnabolicSteroids?
� How do theyfunction?
� Are there sideeffects?
Physiology
� What?� Who is
affected?� How?� Treatmen
t?
Genetic Abnormalities
� What arethey?
� How do theyhappen?
� Can they befixed?
� Should theybe fixed?
Behavior
� What aredreams (or)?
� How do theyoccur?
� Are they incolor?
� Can we controlthem?
� Why do wedream?
� Do otheranimals?
Pathogens
� What kinds ofpathogens arethere?
� When do theycausedamage?
� How do theycausedamage?
� Can they becontrolled?
Toxins
� Where arethey from?
� How are theytoxic?
� What cellularmechanism isaffected?
� Who isafflicted?
� Is there aremedy?
Technology
� What?� How?� Why?� Benefits
?� Hazards
?� Mechani
sm?
Investigation
� Whatstudiesoccur inspace?
� Whatdifferencesexist?
� Why do westudy inspace?
Your Topic Here
� What topicinterests you?
� Why?� What cellular
mechanism isinvolved?
� Who cares?� Why?
Goals for the Poster
� Captureattention
� Condensedformat
� Generatediscussion
� Neat & legible� Use large text� Use figures &
tables
Poster Format
� Title with authorlisted
� Abstract - nomore than 100words
� References/citations provided
� No larger than 6ft by 4 ft
� Illustrate yourmain point(s)
� Easy tounderstand
� May becomputergenerated
� Graphics areessential toconvey theissue or topic
Use Copious Graphics
Figures & Tables
� Usedescriptivetitles
� Should standalone
� Illustrate keypoints
� Readersshould nothave to readthe text tounderstand
Evaluation
� Byinstructor &peers
� Eachstudentmustevaluate 3posters
� More infoavailable atweb site
Begin Work Now
� Your posterwill reflect thetime andenergy youdevoted to it
� Use manyresources
� Do notplagiarize
Important Note
� Posters mustcontain amolecular/cellularcomponent
� Remember: youmust examinethe topic from abiologicalperspective
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