2013 CCS Three minute thesis competition
Central Clinical School HDR students regularly compete in the "Three Minute Thesis" competition (3MT), offered in every Australian university. The CCS 3 Minute Thesis Competition is an opportunity for HDR students to convey the relevance and importance of their research in just 3 minutes. It is an excellent opportunity to achieve a higher profile for research students and their work. The Monash 3MT finalist will then be invited to represent Monash University at the transnational final, which will be held at the University of Western Sydney.
CCS 2013 3MT competition details
The 17 July CCS 3MT Competition was very successful, with nine excellent presentations on a tremendous variety of research ranging from working with patients to laboratory based research elaborating fundamental mechanisms. Dr Kathryn Hackman (Medicine/AIRmed & affiliated with the Alfred Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes) was the winner & Ms Jodie Abramovich (Immunology/AIRmed) and Dr Kirk Kee (Medicine/AIRmed) were tied runners-up. Kathryn (pictured, right, with Jodie on left) will go on to compete in the Faculty heat on Thursday, 25th July 1.00 pm, Lecture Theatre M3, Bldg 13A, Clayton campus.
Participants
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Ms Jodie Abramovitch (Runner up) Topic: Influence of food processing on the humoral and cellular immune response to shared and unique allergens of Australasian crustacean species Supervisors: Professor Jennifer Rolland and Professor Robyn O'Hehir Department: Immunology/AIRMed |
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Ms Elyse Di Marco Topic: The interaction between Nox‐derived ROS and angiotensin II in diabetes‐accelerated atherosclerosis Supervisors: Professor Karin Jandeleit-Dahm and Dr Stephen Gray Department: Medicine |
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Mr Brendan Elsworth Topic: Characterisation of the malaria export complex Supervisors: Professor Brendan Crabb and Dr Paul Gilson Department: Burnet Institute/Central Clinical School |
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Dr Kathryn Hackman (Winner) Topic: Is diabetes management the key to long term survival after lung transplant? Supervisors: Professor Leon Bach and Professor Greg Snell Department: Medicine/AIRMed |
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Ms Elisha Horat Topic: The NFkB1 transcription factor in autoimmune disease Main supervisor: Dr Raffi Gugasyan Department: Immunology |
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Dr Kirk Kee (Runner-up) Topic: The effects of heart failure on the lung Supervisors: Professor Matthew Naughton and Associate Professor Bruce Thomson Department: Medicine/AIRMed |
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Ms Kai Syin Lee Topic: Analysis of inositol compounds as a novel therapeutic intervention in squamous cell carcinoma Supervisors: Professor Stephen Jane and Dr Charbel Darido Department: Medicine |
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Mr Aaron McClelland Topic: miR-21 in Diabetic Nephropathy: a pleiotropic and multifaceted pathological factor Main supervisor: Professor Mark Cooper Department: BakerIDI Institute |
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Ms Natasha K Tuano Topic: SETting the scene for smooth muscle differentiation Supervisors: Dr Jun Okabe and Associate Professor Assam El-Osta Department: BakerIDI Institute/Medicine-Alfred |