Congratulations to the 2024 Pitt Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) Competition Winners!
FIRST PLACE
Melaina Jacoby
School of Public Health
"To Evade or Not to Evade: How Encephalitic Alphaviruses Engage the Immune System During Early Viral Infection"
RUNNERS-UP
Ande Marini
Swanson School of Engineering
"Attractive Treat for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
Catherine Phelps
School of Medicine
"Exercise and the Microbiome Fight Back Against Melanoma
PEOPLE'S CHOICE
Nadine Robert
School of Dental Medicine
" How do cells recognize and respond to phosphate (Pi)?"
School Competition Winners' Presentations
- Prerna Dodeja - School of Pharmacy
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Prerna Dodeja
School of Pharmacy
"Personalizing the Dosing Regiment of 17-OHPC for Prevention of Preterm Birth" - Maher Khan - School of Computing and Information
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Maher Khan
School of Computing and Information
"Simplifying the Deployment of Intrusion-Tolerant Systems by Leveraging Cloud Resources" - Joy Do Kyung Kim - School of Nursing
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Joy Do Kyung Kim
School of Nursing
"Two Approaches to NP Integration into Primary Care" - Laras Susanti - School of Law
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Laras Susanti
School of Law
"Constitutional Court Addressing on Minority Groups' Rights: A Case Study from Indonesia" - Si Wang - Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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Si Wang
Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
"Searching for the Fifth Force"
Judges
For the 2024 competition, our judging panel was composed of three individuals who have accomplished and diversified backgrounds, including two Pitt alumni. The judges were:
- Aaron Brenner, Associate University Librarian for Research and Learning, University of Pittsburgh
- Brendan Connolly, PhD, Swanson School of Engineering Alum and Vice President of Steelmaking Technology, Ellwood Quality Steels
- Tom Link, Katz Graduate School of Business Alum and Chief Development Officer for the Urban Redevelopment Authority