1. Introduction
Introduction
• What is the general topic you were
What is the general topic you were
investigating and why is it important?
investigating and why is it important?
• Provide supporting information for title
Provide supporting information for title
• Generally max 3 sentences
Generally max 3 sentences
• General information to specific
General information to specific
2. Hypothesis
Hypothesis
• What are the specific questions you are
What are the specific questions you are
addressing with this project?
addressing with this project?
• Sometimes you need two sentences,
Sometimes you need two sentences,
but one is better
but one is better
3. Methods
Methods
• How did you do this experiment?
How did you do this experiment?
• One or two sentences are needed for
One or two sentences are needed for
short abstract (175 words). Three for
short abstract (175 words). Three for
longer.
longer.
• Just to give general idea
Just to give general idea
• No vendor info needed
No vendor info needed
4. Results
Results
• What did you find out?
What did you find out?
• One to two sentences ought to be enough: state only
One to two sentences ought to be enough: state only
you main point(s).
you main point(s).
• Include
Include your most important data that influenced your
your most important data that influenced your
conclusion
conclusion
• mean values, significance, standard deviations,
mean values, significance, standard deviations,
number of samples you studied, etc.)
number of samples you studied, etc.)
5. Conclusion/Discussion
Conclusion/Discussion
• How did hypothesis turn out?
How did hypothesis turn out?
• What does your work mean?
What does your work mean?
• What is the big point that you want to
What is the big point that you want to
take home?
take home?
• Usually one or two sentences
Usually one or two sentences
6. Acknowledgements of
Acknowledgements of
Funding
Funding
• At end, place recognition of funding
source:
• This work was supported in part by
• NIGMS RISE GM 60655
• NIGMS MARC-U*STAR GM 07717
• Work Study Research Training
Program
