The IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center is accepting abstracts for posters to be presented at Cancer Research Day on May 8 at the IU Indianapolis Campus Center.

Students, fellows and faculty conducting cancer research at IU Indianapolis, IU Bloomington, Purdue University and the Harper Cancer Research Institute, a collaboration between IU School of Medicine and the University of Notre Dame, are eligible to present at Cancer Research Day.

All posters, except those from faculty, will be judged for an award dependent upon the number of submissions for each category. 

Abstracts should be submitted in one of the following research categories:

• Basic science.
• Behavioral.
• Population science/epidemiology.
• Translational/clinical research.
• Community-directed research posters.

Abstracts will be divided and compared by the following groups within each research category:

• Clinical nurse.
• Graduate student.
• Medical student.
• Post-doctoral/medical fellow.
• Research technician.
• Undergraduate students.
• Faculty (not eligible for award).

The deadline to submit an abstract is 5 p.m. April 7.

Hosted by the Cancer Prevention and Control research program, this year’s Cancer Research Day includes a keynote by Rachel Tyndale, professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Pharmacology and Toxicology at the University of Toronto.

Registration to attend the event is free and recommended.