Call for Abstracts

We invite abstracts of proffered papers on the experimental biology, etiology, prevention, diagnosis, and therapy of breast cancer and premalignant breast disease.

Abstracts of superior quality will be selected by the Symposium Abstract Review Committee for presentation at the 31^st Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium and published in the symposium's abstract book . They will be available for viewing online at the SABCS website, along with slide presentations and posters.

The scientific program consists of invited lectures and mini-symposia by experts in clinical and basic research, selected slide and poster presentations chosen from the submitted abstracts, and case discussions. General sessions are 2-3 hours in duration and are the vehicle for slide presentations, which are allotted 10 minutes each followed by 5 minutes of discussion. Poster sessions are each 2 hours long. Specific instructions for the preparation of slides and posters along with a draft copy of the program will be mailed to the Presenter. They will also be available for viewing online at the SABCS website.

Complete instructions are available in the 2008 Call for Abstracts booklet.

Please make sure you read "Abstract Presenter Responsibilities" and "Abstract Preparation" before your submission.

Abstract Deadline

Abstracts are due online by 11:59 PM CDT on June 16, 2008.

No-Show Policy

• Please notify the Symposia Director as early as possible if your presentation will not be made, and reference your assigned program number.  If a scheduled Presenter fails to appear in person or to send a replacement, and does not cancel the poster or slide presentation before the meeting, that Presenter will be barred from having an abstract accepted in the SABCS for three years.  Notification must be sent in written form via e-mail (Markow@uthscsa.edu) or fax (210-567-6072).
  

Scholarships

The purpose of these scholarships is to promote the education and professional development of scientists who are actively pursuing research in breast cancer, by encouraging and facilitating their attendance at the CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.  This important international educational symposium reaches an audience of academic and clinical physicians and basic scientists, and focuses on state-of-the-art information on the experimental biology, etiology, diagnosis, and treatment of breast cancer and premalignant breast disease, as well as breast cancer prevention. 

Scholarships will be awarded in each program to trainees whose abstracts are accepted for presentation at the 31st Annual SABCS, based upon the quality of their abstracts.

Recipients of these grants and awards will be identified in the SABCS program, both print and online, and also at the meeting.

In order to be eligible for these scholarships, the applicant:

1. May not be a previous recipient of this award.
2. Must be participating in an official training program in an academic institution.
3. Must provide certification of “in-training” status from program director.

4. Must be the presenting author of an abstract accepted for presentation at the 31st Annual SABCS.

5. Must submit this application with the abstract.
6. Must register for and attend the symposium, and present the accepted abstract.