• The trainee's supervisor must hold a full- time faculty appointment with the University of Toronto, and must be conducting diabetes research.
• The trainee's supervisor must also be a registered member* of the BBDC at the time of abstract submission. (*Faculty who are new to the field of diabetes research and are not members of the BBDC can request free membership by contacting the Centre prior to submitting an abstract. For more information, please see the Membership section of this website.)
• The abstract must be directly related to an area of diabetes research.
• The trainee must be first author and must have made the major contribution to the work presented. If two trainees are co-first authors, both trainees will be considered. If the abstract is selected to receive a prize, then the value of one prize will be split equally between the trainees.
• Abstract must have been written within the last year.
• Trainees cannot submit an abstract which received a prize in a previous BBDC Annual Trainee Awards competition.

1. Provide a cover page with the following information:
   • Trainee's name, complete mailing address, phone number, and e-mail address
   • Indicate if the trainee is an undergraduate student, graduate student or postdoctoral fellow
   • Supervisor's name, departmental affiliation, complete mailing address, phone number, and e-mail address
   • Title of the abstract and names of all authors
2. Provide one (1) copy of the abstract which includes the title and authors' names. FORMAT: Abstract must be single spaced and no more than 500 words in length. Type size must not be smaller than 12 point. Leave 1-inch margins on all sides. Trainees are encouraged to make full use of the space, providing an introduction/rationale, methods, results and discussion.
3. Provide three (3) "blind" copies of the same abstract with the title only. Do not include any authors' names or departmental affiliation on the four "blind" copies.
4. Provide a letter of support from the trainee's supervisor indicating trainee's role in the work presented in the abstract. The trainee must be first author, and must have made the major contribution to the work presented.

Items 1 to 4 must be submitted together to:
Banting and Best Diabetes Centre
Located at the Toronto General Hospital
200 Elizabeth Street
Max Bell Research Centre, 4th Floor, Room 4R402 Research 2
Toronto, Ontario M5G 2C4

4 p.m., Tuesday, January 29, 2008.
Late or incomplete submissions will not be considered.

For further information contact the Banting and Best Diabetes Centre:
Phone: (416) 978-4656 . Fax: (416) 978-4108
E-mail: diabetes.bbdc@utoronto.ca