Overview
An Academic Research Forum Focused on Research Productivity, Career Development, and Community-Building for Junior Faculty, Fellows, Postdoctoral Researchers, and PhD Students located in North America and Internationally.
The Neurofibromatosis Young Investigators’ Forum (NFYIF) is a highly competitive research and professional development forum which strives to encourage, promote, and empower Young Investigators to forge collegial connections and acquire the necessary skills and relationships to increase their research productivity and catalyze their career trajectory in neurofibromatosis. Through our partnership with the Children’s Tumor Foundation (CTF), we will also incorporate the patient/caregiver voice and invite patients to present their stories and personal NF journeys at the meeting.
Call for Abstracts
Submission Deadline
Monday, September 8, 2025
Eligibility
North American and internationally-based Junior Faculty, Fellows, Postdoctoral Researchers, and PhD students (MDs, DOs, PhDs, and PhD students) involved in neurofibromatosis research.
Junior Faculty (Instructors or Assistant Professors)
- Clinician Scientist (MD/DO +/- PhD in active patient care and conducting any lab-based or clinical research in neurofibromatosis)
- Research Scientist (MD/DO and/or PhD conducting full time lab-based research in neurofibromatosis)
Fellows, Doctoral Students/Trainees and Postdoctoral Researchers (Must be enrolled in an ACGME-accredited fellowship program or have completed a PhD program within the past 5 years)
- Clinical Fellow (MD/DO +/- PhD conducting any clinical or lab-based research in neurofibromatosis)
- PhD Postdoctoral Researcher (PhD conducting lab-based research in neurofibromatosis)
- PhD Students/Trainees (conducting lab-based research in neurofibromatosis)
All work must be unpublished original research in an area related to neurofibromatosis. Please note: publication of research as an abstract alone does not preclude eligibility; however, an abstract will not be accepted if it has been published as a full manuscript before September 8, 2025.
Abstracts to be presented at future medical meetings are eligible for submission.
Abstract Policies & Procedures
- Only one abstract submission per Young Investigator will be accepted.
- Abstracts must conform to the abstract preparation instructions. Those that do not will be rejected.
- Only original work completed by the Young Investigator will be accepted.
- Abstract submissions from past Young Investigators are both allowed and encouraged.
- All accepted abstracts will be published in an electronic program to be provided to all attendees. The publication of electronic handout materials will not preclude publication or presentation elsewhere.
Selection Process
Submission deadline is Monday, September 8, 2025 at 11:59 PM ET
- Expert Faculty Judges will review and score all submissions.
- Authors of the abstracts selected for presentation at the Forum will be expected to present their research according to their status at the time the research was completed (i.e., if research was conducted during fellowship training, it will be presented in the Fellows category).
- All presentations will be podium format and will consist of an 8-minute formal presentation with PowerPoint slides and a 7-minute question-answer period (15 minutes total).
Educational Partners
Supported by independent educational grants from Alexion and SpringWorks Therapeutics.