Checklist

Before mailing, please check your abstract against the following checklist and avoid common errors.

• Be certain TITLE IS COMPLETELY CAPITALIZED.

• Be sure that street address, zip code, degrees, and grant support are not listed in the abstract.

• DO NOT list authors' names, institutional affiliation, or location in the BODY OF THE ABSTRACT.  (List this on the next line after the title).

• Begin body of abstract on a separate line than title.

• Abstracts must stay within the margins stated on "Rules for Submission of Abstracts, Manuscripts, and Posters."  Any abstract not typed within these margins will not be published in the abstract book.

• Abstract should be typed left-justified, or left and right justified.

• Do not squeeze letters onto a line.

• Check accuracy of spelling.

• Do not use underline for emphasis.

• A conclusion should be stated.

Questions? Please contact:
Elisabeth Sanders, NSRF Coordinator
(409) 772-3390
FAX: (409) 772-5753
Email:  easander@utmb.edu