2015 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.

2015 CCS 3MT competition details

CCS 3MT took place on August 4 2015. Congratulations to Shanzana Khan who won the competition and to Ashlee Conway as runner up. Well done to all participants.

Participants

	Andrew Guy Thesis title: Assessing disordered proteins in Plasmodium falciparum and their importance as targets of protective humoral immunigy against symptomatic malaria Department: Burnet Institute
	Dominik Draxler Thesis title: The plasminogen activation system in traumatic brain injury Department: Australian Centre for Blood Diseases
	Waled Shihata Thesis title: Pathophysiological effects of high intraluminal pressure on cardiovascular disease Department: Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute
	Shanzana Khan Thesis title: The influence of Y chromosome lineage in vascular function, inflammation and blood pressure regulation Department: Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute
	Ashlee Conway Thesis title: The characterisation of red cell mutants identified in an ENU mutagenesis screen Department: Australian Centre for Blood Diseases
	Paddy Dempsey Thesis title: Breaking Up Prolonged Sitting: Implications for Prevention & Management of Type 2 Diabetes. Department: Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes  Institute

CCS 3MT Prizes

Winner - $300 - Shanzana Khan
Runner up - $200 - Ashlee Conway
People’s choice award - $100 - Ashlee Conway (Sponsored by Monash Postgraduate Association)

Judging Panel

Prof Jennifer Wilkinson-Berka (Chair)
A/Prof Rebecca Ritchie
Dr Gavin Lambert  
Dr Sebastian Dworkin
Prof Rob Medcalf
Presentation of prizes by Prof Stephen Jane  (MC)

Key dates

• CCS 3MT: Tuesday 4 August 2015 1-2pm, AMREP lecture theatre, ground floor, AMREP building
• FMNHS 3MT Final: Friday 21 August 2015, 1-2.30pm Venue: 16 Rainforest Walk/Science Lecture Theatre S3, Building 25, Clayton Campus
• Monash University 3MT Final: Friday 16 September
• Trans-Tasman Final, University of Queensland: Friday 2 October

3MT Final Prizes

• 1st place: $5000
• Runner up: $2000
• People's choice award: $1000
• MPA encouragement award: $250

3MT Archive

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• 2013
• 2012