Silvana Duran Ortiz, doctoral student in Biological Sciences and Molecular and Cellular Biology, took first place at the Ohio University’s third annual 3 Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition on Feb. 21.
Her presentation was on “Can we extend life- and health-span by decreasing growth hormone action?” Her adviser is Dr. John Kopchick, Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Ortiz also won the People’s Choice Award for doctoral student presentation.
Silvana Duran-Ortiz (photo by Evan Leonard)
Eight graduate students demonstrated their research communication skills during Ohio University’s third annual 3 Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition Feb. 21. Three students took home honors in the contest, which challenges students to describe their theses to the general public in just three minutes with only one slide as a visual aid.
Silvana Duran-Ortiz presenting at the 3-Minute Thesis competition (photo by Evan Leonard)
The event was sponsored by the Graduate College to help students learn to effectively present their work to audiences outside of their area of specialization. The 3MT® competition, developed by The University of Queensland in 2008, is held at more than 600 universities and institutions in 63 countries, according to the 3MT® website.
The judges of the competition were Steve Patterson, mayor, City of Athens; Kelee Riesbeck , director of content, University Advancement; Elizabeth Sayrs, interim executive vice-president and provost; and Joseph Shields, vice president for research and dean, Graduate College.
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