2022 MSC Virtual Poster Contest

Join us for a friendly competition among select Neuroscience 2022 poster presenters from within and beyond the migraine community whose research has some bearing on either the pathophysiology, diagnosis or treatment of migraine disease.

In addition to the abstracts presented on the topic of migraine and headache, many other research labs are making discoveries that may have more of a connection to the complex disease of migraine than they are aware of, including the following areas of interest:

• trigeminal system
• special sensory systems (ocular, auditory, vestibular and others)
• autonomic system
• chronic pain
• neural excitability, synapses, ion channelopathies, mitochondrial function
• glial cells and other neuroimmunology
• neuroinflammation and central sensitization
• genetics
• hormones
• mood disorders
• Circadian rhythm and sleep
• microbiome and brain-gut connections
• cardiovascular and stroke
• epilepsy
• autoimmune disorders

During the event 12 finalists (3 each from 4 categories) will be given a maximum of 5 minutes to answer the following questions:

1. Explain the methodology, findings, and conclusions of your research project in language that a clinician without preclinical research training would understand.
2. Can you explain what implications your research might have for understanding migraine disease and/or any of its comorbidities, or how your research holds promise as a new avenue of future migraine study?

Based on a combination of research content, clarity of explanation, relevance to migraine and presentation, a first-place winner in each category will be announced at the end of the program.

First place - $500
2 runner-up competitors - $200 each

At the conclusion of the presentations, there will be an open discussion period.  Lab directors are encouraged to share their thoughts about this competition and the intersection of their lab’s research and migraine.