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GENETIME CONFERENCE 2022: GeneTime Conference 2022
CAD 1 - UFMG
Belo Horizonte, Brazil, August 24-26, 2022
Conference websitehttps://genetimedivulgacao.wixsite.com/genetime/en
Submission linkhttps://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=genetimeconference20
Abstract registration deadlineJuly 31, 2022
Submission deadlineAugust 23, 2022
Topics: genetics evolution genetics education epigenetics and conservation genetics

We are a biannual event linked to the Postgraduate Program in Genetics (PPGen) of the Institute of Biological Sciences of the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG). Our first edition took place in 2018 and it was a success. More than 400 students/professionals from different parts of Brazil and abroad participated in our event in 2018, in face-to-face mode. That's what we expect in this second event in 2022.

Submission of work - Abstracts

Instructions for submitting abstracts

The submission of abstracts will be carried out exclusively through the form available on the event page, from April 25, 2022 and will have a deadline of June 10, 2022.

For abstract submission, the author responsible for the presentation must be registered at the event. Each entry entitles the submission of one (1) abstract.At the time of submission, the author must inform:

(i) The best area the works fits;

(ii) He/She/They wants to compete for oral presentation or only for poster presentation;

(iii) If He/She/They wants to compete for the scientific dissemination award, simply upload or make the link available in the indicated field. Otherwise, we will understand that there is no interest in participating in this modality.

Rules for Abstracts

The abstract must be written in English and sent in ".pdf" format. The text must contain: introduction, objectives, material and methods, results and conclusions, respecting the limit of 3,800 characters (with spaces), in Arial font size 11 and single spacing. Abstracts must contain the title, author information (name, e-mail, institution, country of the institution) and keywords (maximum 4). The abstract template can be found in Annex II (Summary Template). The submitting author must choose the topic of the abstract and its content must be related to the chosen topic.

The following topics are contemplated:

  • Animal Genetics and Evolution;
  • Bioinformatics and Bioengineering;
  • Comparative Genetics and Evolution;
  • Conservation Genetics;
  • Education Genetics and Scientific Dissemination;
  • Epigenetics and Developmental Biology;
  • Genetics of Microorganisms and Parasitology;
  • Human Genetics;
  • Mutagenesis;
  • Plant Genetics and Evolution.

Analysis of Abstracts

Abstracts will be reviewed by the Scientific Committee of the GeneTime Conference 2022. The reviewers will not analyze abstracts from their research groups.

What will be evaluated:

1) Text quality (grammar and spelling);

2) Objectives (relevant and clearly defined);

3) Methodology used;

4) Results (clearly presented);

5) Conclusions (related to the results);

6) Relevance (scientific contribution);

The abstracts will be submitted through the Easychair system, which is an international system for submitting abstracts and articles. In the system, the works are evaluated according to the above criteria and will receive grades from -3 to 3 (being -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2 and 3). Therefore, if you receive feedback from reviewers, you will have a grade with the notes or suggestions. Remember that they are notes or suggestions about the work, it is up to the submitter to assess whether the notes and suggestions are relevant.

If the abstract submission is made by May 30th and the abstract is not accepted, you can make a new abstract submission adapting the work. After this date, abstract resubmissions will no longer be accepted.

The Scientific Committee reserves the right to reject abstracts that are incompatible with the theme or outside the rules of the event.

Abstracts limited to project descriptions, work intent and bibliographic reviews will not be accepted. The selection of oral and poster abstracts will be done by the Scientific Committee designated by the members of the Organizing Committee.

The number of abstracts selected for oral presentation is conditioned to the time limitations estimated in the event's schedule and is the responsibility of the Scientific Committee.

The acceptance or rejection of the work will be informed by e-mail to the applicant through the Easychair system by August 2nd. Make sure to check your e-mail inbox and spam. The list of selected abstracts for poster and oral presentations will be published on the event website by August 1st, 2022.

Only one certificate will be issued for each accepted and presented abstract. It will contain the title of the work, the name of the author and all co-authors according to the information submitted in the system.

Oral presentation

The date and time of the oral presentations will be announced on the event website and cannot be changed. Presentations must be in English or Portuguese and last a maximum of 10 minutes, followed by 5 minutes for questions.

We suggest that the presentations be made in PowerPoint format, in landscape orientation, including the title, author's name and contact information. The font size must be suitable for reading (minimum 14).

There will be no awards for oral presentations. In order to compete for the best poster award, a printed poster must be presented.

Poster presentation

Poster Specification

The poster must be prepared in English, measuring 120 cm high by 90 cm wide. The poster discussion for evaluation purposes will be in Portuguese.

Posters must contain the identification of all authors and their institutions, keywords (maximum 4), introduction, objectives, methodology, results, conclusions/perspectives, acknowledgments and/or financial support (if applicable) and references. The name of the presenting author must be underlined.

Please, include the GeneTime Conference 2022 logo at the top or bottom of your poster. The event page provides a template layout for the poster (not mandatory, at the author's discretion).

The presenting poster authors must remain by their posters throughout the entire period reserved for the presentation. During this period, the posters will be evaluated by the Scientific Committee, which will be designated by the members of the Organizing Committee.

Suggestions:

Font size suggestions:

Font size for title: 96

Font size for subtitle: 80

Font size for authors and affiliations: 36-40

Criteria

The following evaluation criteria will be used:

 1 - The project has a well-defined scientific question;

2 - The methodology is adequate and was correctly applied;

3 - The results have a relevant scientific impact and are likely to expand the frontiers of knowledge in the area;

4 - The presenter demonstrates mastery of the subject, explains it clearly and convincingly and/or adequately answers topic-related questions;

5 – The poster is creative and well-structured.

Each author will be responsible for affixing his poster before the beginning of each day's activities in the indicated spot and for removing it after the end of each day's activities.

Video Contest for Scientific Media

In order to publicize the Teaching, Research and Extension projects developed by the participants of the GeneTime Conference 2022, a video contest for scientific dissemination will be held. The videos must be of short duration, produced according to the abstract, using a dynamic and creative approach with language accessible to the non-specialist audience. All submitted videos will receive a certificate of participation and the three best videos will receive an award.

Registration for the contest will be through a Google form available in the event's website. In the form, the participants must provide the submission number of their abstract, along with the link to access the video.

Video Instructions

The video must be produced in horizontal orientation (landscape/landscape) with a minimum image resolution of 1024x768 pixels, with an aspect ratio of 16:9 and must have a minimum duration of 3 minutes and a maximum of 5 minutes, in MP4 format.

The name of the video file must consist of the applicant´s first and last name and the nature of the project (Teaching, Research or Extension), followed by the file extension. Example: FirstName_LastName_Research.mp4.

The content may be narrative or descriptive, and may contain illustrations, animations, and music, as long as they are related to research, teaching, and extension. The content has to be related to the submitted abstract, obeying the due copyright and referencing the sources.

The language should be clear, direct and with simple terms, accessible to a lay public and not just to academics, avoiding technical-scientific terms, whenever possible, but preserving the zeal for the accuracy of scientific information.

The following elements must be present in the video:

1) Title of the work;

2) Name of presenter, advisor and other team members;

3) Contextualization;

4) Objectives;

5) Results;

6) Conclusion;

7) Mention of the financial support bodies/institutions of the work.

Videos with offensive or commercial content will not be accepted.

The videos may be in Portuguese or English, but must have subtitles in Portuguese to facilitate their understanding and accessibility. Please include the event logo at the beginning or the end of the video.

The submission of the video through the Abstract Submission form of the GeneTime Conference 2022 implies the authorization for the use of its images (the submitter holds images copyright and responsibility), and accessibility to the public from the moment of receipt.

You have until June 15th to submit the video.

Video submission link:

https://forms.gle/3eHLBAFSiS5Unpks8

Video analysis

The Scientific Committee of the GeneTime Conference 2022 will analyze the videos according to the following criteria:

 1) Creativity;

2) Video and Audio Quality;

3) Accessible Language;

4) Duration;

5) Clarity about the Work.

The three best videos, according to the Scientific Committee, will be awarded.

Videos with any technical problems affecting their access or operation will be disqualified. Therefore, it is recommended to test the link before submission.

Committees

Program Committee

  • Postgraduate Program in Genetics (PPGen) of the Institute of Biological Sciences of the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG). 

Organizing committee

  • Professor Fernanda Antunes Carvalho
  • Graduate Program Students 

https://genetimedivulgacao.wixsite.com/genetime/comissoes

Invited Speakers

In our event, we have several online and in-person mini-courses, in addition we will have discussion tables, see the topics below:

  • Microorganism Genetics
  • Animal and Medical Genetics
  • Genetics and Evolution of Plants
  • Conservation Genetics
  • Epigenetics and Developmental
  • Education Genetics and Scientific Dissemination

Publication

GENETIME CONFERENCE 2022 proceedings will be published in official site (https://genetimedivulgacao.wixsite.com/genetime/en)

Venue

The conference will be held in Centro de Atividades Didáticas I - ICB/UFMG - Av. Presidente Antônio Carlos, 6627 - Pampulha, CEP: 31270-901 - Belo Horizonte - MG.

Contact

Contact GeneTime Registration: genetime.divulgacao@gmail.com

Contact for GeneTime abstract submission: scientific.genetime@gmail.com

Annex I - Areas and subareas for abstract submission

Animal genetics

  • Variability at gene and protein levels;Mapping of genes, traits and QTLs (quantitative trait loci);Associations between genes and traits;Genetic diversity and characterization;Characterization of gene and/or protein expression;Control of phenotypic and genetic variation;Other works involved within Animal Genetics, not mentioned here.

Bioinformatics and Bioengineering

  • Genomics;Transcriptomics;Metagenomics;Proteomics;Lipidomics and Glycomics;Metabolomics;Systems Biology;Epigenomics;Biomedical Engineering;Tissue Engineering;Genetic Engineering;Neural Engineering;Pharmaceutical Engineering;Clinical Engineering;Bioinformatics;Biomechanics;Omics in general and experimental analyzes;Gene function;CRISPR;Other works not mentioned related to Omics, Bioinformatics and Bioengineering.

Comparative Genetics and Evolution

  • Evolution of genes and genomes;Comparative genomics;Comparative cytogenetics and chromosomal evolution;Evolutionary macro and micro processes;Comparative gene expression;Phylogenetics and Paleontology;Other works related to Comparative Genetics and Evolutions, not mentioned here.

Conservation Genetics;

  • Population Dynamics Related to Anthropic Impacts;Population Variations in Small and Endangered Populations;Genetic Structure of Natural and Managed Populations;Identification of Species Hybrids, Hybridization in Natural Populations, Interspecific Introgression Processes;Forensic Practices Used in Species Traffick Control, Especially Threatened Species;Other not mentioned works related to Conservation Genetics.

Epigenetics and Developmental Biology

  • Gene regulation;Chromatin remodeling;DNA methylation;Histone modification;Epigenetic therapy and diagnosis;Imprinting;Comparative gene expression;Other works involved within Epigenetics and Developmental Biology, not cited here.

Genetics Education and Scientific Midia

  • Development of materials for the Teaching of Genetics;Information and Communication Technologies in Genetics Teaching;Teacher training for the Teaching of Genetics;Use of social networks for scientific dissemination;Academy-community interaction;Other works involved within the Teaching of Genetics and Scientific Dissemination, not mentioned here.

Genetics of Microorganisms and Parasitology

  • Genomics and studies of gene function;Diversity of microorganisms;Genetic Mapping;Genetic engineering;New molecules;Molecular parasite-host interaction;Other works involved in the Genetics of Microorganisms and Parasitology, not mentioned here.

Human Genetics

  • Molecular Genetics;Clinical Genetics;Behavioral Genetics;Immunogenetics;Pharmacogenomics;Population Genetics;Functional Genomics;Epigenetics;Genetic Counseling;Gene Therapy;Other works related to Human Genetics, not mentioned here.

Mutagenesis

  • Genetic Mutations;Ecosystem Risk Estimation;Environmental Biomonitoring;Mutagenic Agents;DNA Mutation and Repair;Mutagenicity Assessment Methodologies (in vivo and in vitro);Mutagenic Activity for Living Organisms;Other work related to Mutagenesis, not mentioned here. 

Plant Genetics and Evolution

  • Gene Regulatory Mechanisms in Plants;Phylogenomics and Evolution of Plants;Morphological and Comparative Development;Phytogeography;Plant-host Interaction;Chromatin Organization, Epigenetics and Epigenomics;Other works related to Plant Genetics and Evolution of Plants, not mentioned here.

Annex II (Summary Template)

  • We have an abstract submission template. Please enter our website (https://genetimedivulgacao.wixsite.com/genetime/submissao-resumo-genetime2022)
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