“Bioscience through hardships, New Challenges, New Approaches” 

8 May, 2021

World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day

Georgian American University Medical School is announcing the first International Science Conference “Bioscience through hardships, New Challenges, New Approaches”.

Science is constantly changing and evolving, and it is important to stay up to date. This conference encourages students to be part of the processes that take place in modern medicine and science in general, express their interests and share information with peers.

Participants:

• Students of Medicine, Biomedical Sciences, Biology, Biomedical Engineering from all over the world are eligible to participate in this conference.
• There is no age limitation.
• Group projects are accepted.
• Every participant or team (working on one project) should have a mentor/ supervisor.
• All of the expenses related to any of the 3 stages of the conference is covered by the Georgian American University. 
• All participants of the conference will be awarded with certificates. The author of the best work will be awarded a certificate and a prize!

Topics:

We accept original researches and literature reviews. Research projects are welcome!

Topics should be covering:

• Relevant biomedical issues;
• New trends in Medicine;
• Emerging challenges in medical or biological fields;
• New approaches;
• New diagnostic/treatment modalities;
• Bioethical issues.

Topics should align with the theme of the conference which is: “Bioscience through hardships, New Challenges, New Approaches”.

Timeline of the conference and important dates: 

The conference will be held in three stages:

Stage 1 - Topic Submission.

Receiving applications from participants. Participants will register through google registration form. Please go to registration form and fill all the required fields: https://cutt.ly/jzEebat

Once you fill out the form you will receive a confirmation letter or directives to make changes in your registration form.

• Stage 1 opens on 8^th March, 11:00 AM (Georgia Standard Time GMT+4)  
• Submission deadline- 16 April, 11:00 AM (Georgia Standard Time GMT+4)

Note: This stage is mandatory for every participant!

Stage 2 - Submission of the complete scientific paper. 

• Stage 2 Opens on 10^th March, 11:00 AM (Georgia Standard Time GMT+4) 
• Submission deadline- 23 April, 11:00 AM (Georgia Standard Time GMT+4)

Note:  You will be given a chance to upload your paper right away when the stage 1 opens if you have your paper ready by then. After the undergoing stage 1 all participants will receive a confirmation letter with detailed information about the upcoming deadlines.  Papers and any questions should be sent to: studentconference@gau.edu.ge .

Notifications of acceptance/rejection- 27 April 

• You will receive information about acceptance/rejection of your work for the final conference.

Stage 3 - The Conference.

• Public presentation of scientific papers 
• Discussion and analysis of presented works
• Conference will start on 8 May, 2:00 PM (Georgia Standard Time GMT+4) 
• Announcement of winners
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Note: Participants will receive the detailed agenda 1week prior the conference day

The structure of the conference article (research paper):

Technical requirements: 

• MS Word
• A4-format
• Fields 2.5 cm
• Fonts: Times New Roman/Sylfaen
• Font sizes: Title -14 / Bold; Text Body -12
• Distance between lines = 1.15
• Margins: 2cm all margins, and justified text
• Graphical material JPG, GIF and BMP

Structure: 

• Title (Times New Roman Font size- 14 / Bold),
• Author Author(s) -Full name of the student/ author (s), University, faculty, educational program;
• An Abstract no more than 450 words;
• Keywords: Three to five keywords
• Introduction (Includes Literature review)
• The main part - Methodology - Results - Discussion
• Conclusion (Includes Recommendations)
• References
• Annexes (If any)

Oral presentation - in the Power Point format, up to 10 minutes+ 5 min-for discussion

In-text citations should be done in APA format. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10eg_GB_A9E)

Conference papers will be accepted through the Email: studentconference@gau.edu.ge or during the stage 1 with the application form.

Criteria for evaluation of presentation are as follows:

• Title and abstract clearly reveal the scope and result of the research - 2 points
• Important previous work is described briefly but clearly, in accordance with the goals and objectives of the research - 5 points
• Methodology (including clearly articulated questions, data sources, data collection procedures, analytical approach) and results and data are consistent with the scope of the research and are linked to findings - 10 points
• Results are properly described, visualized and discussed - 5 points
• Quality of writing style: of accuracy, clarity, readability, using scientific literature and correct citation of the references; defending the standard structure of the scientific paper - 5 points
• Presentation: Coherence and clarity of structure and thought; Proper time management; Effective presenting skills - 10 points