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Congratulations to all the participants and award winners of the 2020 Lister Family Engaged Science 3-Minute Thesis Competition!

Published: 2 December 2020

On Wednesday November 25th, 2020, 9 passionate Macdonald campus graduate students each presented their thesis research in 3 minutes. With only one non-animated slide for visual support, each competitor walked us through the complexity of their research and the impact their work will have. Over 60 people attended the event and engaged in an incredible Q&A session with the competitors, while our astute panel of judges had the challenging task of identifying the most outstanding presentations among the 9 memorable presentations that were given that afternoon.

Congratulations to all the participants and award winners of the 2020 Lister Family Engaged Science 3-Minute Thesis Competition!

1st Place & People's Choice: Mikhaela Neelin, MSc student (Natural Resource Sciences - Dr. Humpries) - Beaver invasion: the geographic expansion of the North American beaver in Nunavik

2nd Place: Ana Madrigal, PhD candidate (Institute of Parasitology - Dr. Lopes) Parasites to the rescue: a novel treatment for rheumatoid arthritis.

3rd Place: Meryem Talbo, PhD candidate (School of Human Nutrition - Dr. Brazeau) - Hypoglycemia in diabetes: a path to conquer the fear.

Memorable presentations were given by Nadia Facciola, MSc student, Natural Resource Sciences; Tinusha Ghimire, MSc student, Agricultural Economics, Natural Resource Sciences; Haley Land-Miller, MSc student, Natural Resource Sciences; Daniel Moses, MSc student, Institute of Parasitology; Dare Oloruntoba, MSc student, Bioresource Engineering; and Mojtaba Rostamighadi, PhD candidate, Institute of Parasitology.

Many thanks to our Judges: Dr. Micheline Ayoub; Lead Scientist in Agriculture, My Intelligent Machines; Dr. Ian Strachan; Associate Dean (Graduate Education); and Anikka Swaby, MSc student, School of Human Nutrition.