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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Abstract submission deadline for both oral and poster presentations has been extended to Wednesday, October 1, 2025,</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> for
the Cedars Sinai Annual Graduate School Symposium!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, September 26, 2025 7:16 PM<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Extended Abstract Deadline for the Cedars Sinai Annual Graduate School Symposium (Oct 17, 2025)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Great news - the
<b>abstract submission deadline for both oral and poster presentations has been extended to Wednesday, October 1, 2025,</b> for the Cedars Sinai Annual Graduate School Symposium!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">This in-person symposium will take place on
<b>Friday, October 17, 2025, at the Harvey Morse Conference Hall, Cedars Sinai Medical Center.</b> It’s a one-day event designed to strengthen professional development and foster collaboration among graduate students across Southern California.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">We highly encourage PhD and Master's students to present their current research! Abstracts of
<b>2,500 characters or less</b> can be submitted online for oral or poster presentations. Both oral and poster presentations will be eligible for monetary prizes.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">This year, we are excited to host a
<b>career panel discussion</b> highlighting diverse career paths for PhD graduates. Our
<b>keynote address will be delivered by Dr. Noriyuki Kasahara, PhD from University of San Francisco</b>. More details about our speakers and the event can be found on our symposium website:
<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/socalgradsymposium25.squarespace.com/__;!!OLyWHuc!RxJmn7AP3I2g-Jroh5_qhvJlx3VzmhGzkHA8vaBhIYXr0g2ysgGCwl1YB8oxjL0DB8m6pfkYtT4OVslJTgzbll4Ex-liAw$" target="_blank" title="https://socalgradsymposium25.squarespace.com/">
Website link</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Please note registration for the symposium will close on Friday, October 10th.</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424;background:white">Registration is free and open</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424;background:white"> online,
please go to this link: </span><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/socalgradsymposium25.squarespace.com/registration-open__;!!OLyWHuc!RxJmn7AP3I2g-Jroh5_qhvJlx3VzmhGzkHA8vaBhIYXr0g2ysgGCwl1YB8oxjL0DB8m6pfkYtT4OVslJTgzbll58wH8Frg$" target="_blank" title="https://socalgradsymposium25.squarespace.com/registration-open">Registration
(Open) — 2025 Southern California Graduate Student Symposium</a></span></i></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">As this symposium is open to external schools, feel free to distribute it to local graduate programs and graduate students that might be interested in joining
us and sharing their research! Please reach out to the Graduate Student Symposium Committee with any questions at
<u><a href="mailto:yashika.bopanna@cshs.org" title="mailto:yashika.bopanna@cshs.org">yashika.bopanna@cshs.org</a></u> and
<u><a href="mailto:Giselle.Kaneda@cshs.org" title="mailto:Giselle.Kaneda@cshs.org">Giselle.Kaneda@cshs.org</a></u><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Yashika, External Co-Ordinator, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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