2019 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 Asia-Pacific 3MT competition, which will be held in Queensland at the University of Queensland.
2019 CCS 3MT competition details
The School's annual Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition took place on 27 May, pitting seven brave young researchers against each other in a bid to explain their research in plain English, and in only three minutes. The competition is a wonderful opportunity to practice sharing complex but vital research with a lay audience.
Congratulations are due to all contestants for stepping up to the mark, but in particular the following winners:
- First place: Lakshanie Wickramasinghe (Immunology) - Lungs, Eyes and Wonder, baby.
- Second place: Akshita Rana (ACBD) - Stroke, heart attack and a 'smart' little antibody: A tale unfolds
- People's Choice: Hattapark (Jeff) Dejakaisay (Neuroscience) - Potential Role of Glutamate in the pathogenesis of Acquired Epilepsy in Alzheimer's Disease.
Lakshanie represented CCS at the Faculty competition on June 17.
For more information on the 3MT competition, including the Faculty and Monash 3MT finals, see here.
Participants
 | Ms Rosie Latimer Supervisors: A/Prof Catriona Bradshaw, Dr Lenka Vodstrcil, Prof Christopher Fairley Thesis title: Mycoplasma genitalium- the new STI on the block Department: MSHC |
 | Dr Jillian Lau Supervisors: Dr James McMahon, Prof Sharon Lewin Thesis title: Antiviral treatment interruptions in HIV cure research Department: Medicine |
 | Ms Akshita Rana Supervisors: A/Prof Christoph Hagemeyer, Dr Erik Westein Thesis title: Stroke, heart attack and a 'smart' little antibody: A tale unfolds Department: ACBD |
 | Mr Hattapark Dejakaisay Supervisors: Prof Patrick Kwan, A/Prof Nigel Jones Thesis title: Potential Role of Glutamate in the pathogenesis of Acquired Epilepsy in Alzheimer's Disease Department: Neuroscience |
 | Ms Lakshanie Wickramasinghe Supervisors: A/Prof Margaret Hibbs, Dr Evelyn Tsantikos Thesis title: Lungs, Eyes and Wonder, baby. Department: Immunology |
 | Mr Feng Yan Supervisors: Prof David Curtis, Dr Nick Wong, A/Prof David Powell Thesis title: Unveil leukaemia stem cell signature use bioinformatics approach Department: ACBD |
 | Mr Sourabh Mehta Supervisors: Prof Karlheinz Peter, Prof Alex Bobik Thesis title: Surgical strike on atherosclerosis Department: Baker |