SCIENCE IS BEAUTIFUL PHOTO COMPETITION

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Gordon Research Conference 2025

To recognize the contributions of trainees to our understanding of the science of ALS, the organizers are inviting graduate and postdoctoral trainees to submit photos for the “SCIENCE IS BEAUTIFUL” science photograph competition.

The competition consists of individual ORIGINAL submissions by trainees of images collected during the course of laboratory work which best represent the beauty of science. Images will be displayed at the Gordon Research Conference, at which time all attendees will be encouraged to rank the images, based on their aesthetic appeal. The winner will be announced at the last GRC session and will receive reimbursement for travel costs.   

Deadline for submission is Wednesday July 23, 2025, by 11:59 PM CST.  
Examples can be found here: https://www.uab.edu/medicine/cnet/training/tpin-science-photography-gallery 

Participants will be required to provide the following information:  

LAST NAME:
FIRST NAME:  
E-MAIL ADDRESS:  
LABORATORY PI: 
INSTITUTION: 
GENERAL AREA OF STUDY:
WILL YOU BE ATTENDING THE ENTIRE GRC? (Y/N)     
SOURCE OF THE IMAGE (biological material, methods for detection (e.g. antibody/probe), method for image collection): 
ADJUSTMENTS TO THE ORIGINAL FILE:   
SOFTWARE USED TO MANIPULATE THE IMAGE:   
SCIENTIFIC DESCRIPTION OF THE IMAGE (200 words or less):  
LAY DESCRIPTION OF THE IMAGE (50 words or less): 
PHOTO TITLE (LIKE AN ART TITLE: “SELF-PORTRAIT OF A MICROGLIUM” or “STARRY NIGHT” or “COTTON CANDY CLUSTERS;” it should NOT indicate the biological material or provide any scientific information):     

Guidelines for image preparation: The image should be minimally processed, upholding the standards required for scientific publication. Allowed modifications include adjustments for brightness, contrast, and maximizing color data spread, without using any additional filters or adjustments other than pseudocolors that would be expected for original and/or overlapping fluorescent channels. No scale bars are required. Please submit the image file in .jpg format at 300 dpi resolution at least 8”x8” or 8”x10” in size in RGB colorspace with the file title: “[last name]_[first name]” 

COMPLETE SUBMISSION PROCESS HERE 

Please contact Dr. Rita Cowell at ritacowell@uabmc.edu with any questions.