This video was really helpful, since I’ve never made a research poster before. I learned that posters are visual presentations of a research project. They allow you to share your findings by making it easier to tell people what you learned over the course of your research. Since the audience that will view my poster might not have a good understanding of biochemistry, it is important to remember to keep the information on my poster simple and easily understandable.
In terms of the layout of the poster, it is important that people can take away the main points of my poster without me standing there, presenting the information to them. The poster should have a logical flow and be organized. The poster should include all of the following elements: abstract, introduction, relevant literature, results, discussion/conclusion, acknowledgements, and any necessary visuals. Any visuals used should be high quality (not fuzzy or pixelated). Graphs and images are useful for enhancing the text elements of the poster without making it overwhelming to read. In addition to all of this information, there should be some blank space on the poster to make it easier to read.
I enjoyed looking at all of the posters students from previous years made; it was really cool to see the wide variety of research topics that people made posters from.