Student & Postdoc

Student/Postdoctoral Fellow Information

Student and Postdoctoral Fellow Activities

In addition to our Travel Award program, the Society for Birth Defects Research and Prevention supports trainees attending the annual meeting through several activities detailed below. Please plan to take advantage of these opportunities.

Student/Postdoctoral Fellow Platform Session

Discover more about the research of other students and postdoctoral fellows. Support your colleagues by attending the Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Fellow Platform Session. The two best presentations in this session will be selected to receive a Wilson Presentation Award of $500.

James C. Bradford Memorial Student Poster Award

The James C. Bradford Memorial Student Poster Award is sponsored by the Middle Atlantic Reproduction and Teratology Association (MARTA). This award recognizes the best poster presentation by a student or postdoctoral fellow at the annual meetings of the Society for Birth Defects Research and Prevention and the Developmental Neurotoxicology Society (DNTS). Students and postdoctoral fellows whose abstracts are submitted by the February 15 deadline and are accepted for poster presentation are automatically considered for this award. The recipients of this award will be announced during the Awards Presentation and Reception.

Society for Birth Defects Research and Prevention 45th Annual Volleyball Game

Calling volleyball players and cheerleaders. For over 40 years, BDRP meeting attendees have gathered on a local volleyball court and enjoyed a friendly, albeit competitive, volleyball game. Don't miss this lively event on Wednesday, June 17.

Become More Involved

The Society for Birth Defects Research and Prevention encourages students and postdoctoral fellows to become more involved in their scientific society by becoming members of a committee. If you are interested in being part of a committee, please contact the Society for Birth Defects Research and Prevention Headquarters office.