2024 Three Minute Postdoctoral (3MP) Competition

 The Faculty of Graduate studies is proud to announce it is hosting the 2nd annual Three Minute Postdoctoral Speaking Competition (3MP) on September 20, 2024.  

This competition challenges the presenters to explain their research in just 3 minutes, using only one slide. A panel of 3 judges will evaluate participants on clarity, engagement and impact, while the audience will also have a chance to vote for their favourite presentation both in person and online via the live stream link.

The eight postdoctoral challengers ready to captivate the audience with their three-minute presentation this year are: 

• Daniel Zogona – Food Science, Bioactive compounds in cereals and their potential health benefits. 
• Titus Olukitibi – Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Immune markers associated with the natural clearance of HPV 
• Kaustav Day – Electrical and Computer Engineering, Stability analysis of controller hardware-in-loop electro-magnetic transient simulations. 
• Minoo Dabiri Golchin – Occupational Therapy, An overlooked human right: Play 
• Abhay Srivastava – Physiology and Pathophysiology,  Nanotechnology can direct cellular fuel burn and fight inflammation!!! 
• Carmine Slipski – Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases,  Development of a rapid saliva test for detection of oral health
• Illia Roskoshnyi – Law, Legal technological unemployment in the age of AI 
• Nicola Gasparre – Food Science, Green technology for upcycling protein industry co-products into high value food ingredients 

Mark Your Calendars -This competition is open to students, faculty, and members of the public to attend and promises to be both informative and inspiring, offering a rare glimpse into the future of research across multiple disciplines. “This is a great opportunity to learn about the work our postdoctoral fellows are pursing at UM””, says Dr. Kelley Main, dean of the faculty of graduate studies, “I hope to see our community come out to support these students in this competition.”

Location: Bannatyne Campus, Theatre B, Basic Medical Science Building 

Date: September 20, 2024

Time: 1:00pm – 3:00pm 

Please register to attend here: https://forms.office.com/r/h9JXQUMpvv 

Submitted by FGS