Biological Sciences: 03-346: Experimental Neuroscience: How to Make a Science Research Poster

• A unique format that combines a visual aid with an oral presentation
• A major component of scientific conferences
• Allows one to share a scientific project in an informal manner with their peers over a set time period (often 1-4 hours)
• A reader should be able to roughly understand it without the verbal component

Illustration credit: Yoo Jung Kim

The main goal of a scientific poster is to communicate your scientific project in a clear and concise manner. It also provides an excellent opportunity to network and showcase and get feedback on unpublished work.

Image credit: Conference presentations: Lead the poster parade, Chris Woolston, Nature 536, 115–117 (04 August 2016) doi:10.1038/nj7614-115a