Since 2017, the Lister Family Engaged Science Initiative has supported the Lister Family Engaged Science Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition.
Macdonald Campus graduate student competitors present their research in 3 minutes to a non-specialist audience with one non-animated slide (Competition Rules). Thanks to the generous support of the Lister Family Engaged Science Initiative the following prizes will be offered at our 2024 competition: First place - $900; Second place - $600; Third place - $350; People’s Choice Award - $300.
Wednesday November 27, 2024
Order of Proceedings
4:00 PM - Welcome and Introductions
4:10 PM - 3MT Presentations
5:00 PM - Judges Retire to Deliberate / Q&A with Contestants
5:15 PM - Announcement of the Winners
5:30 PM - Thanks & End of the Event
Location: Centennial Centre Ballroom (2nd floor) or join us for the livestream (link will be available shortly)!
Contact: ingrid.chiraz [at] mcgill.ca
We are proud to announce that our event has been awarded Gold Sustainable Event certification by the McGill Sustainable Events program run by the McGill Office of Sustainability.
Event Moderator:
Dr. Alice Cherestes
Associate Dean (Academic)
Director of OSAS
Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
Judge:
Dr. Jean-Benoit Charron
Associate Dean
(Graduate Education)
Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
Judge:
Dr. Katherine Pagnucco
Professor
(Biology Department)
John Abbott College
Judge:
Mehtab Singh
PhD candidate, Plant Science
& 1st place Winner of the 2023 Lister Family Engaged Science 3MT Competition
Competitors:
Samantha Dizon
MSc student
Natural Resource Sciences
Bee-Lining for Wild Pollinator Conservation on Cranberry Farms
Supervisor: Dr. Jessica Gillung
Deniz Dutton
MSc student
Natural Resource Sciences
What’s a World Without Wheat?
Supervisor: Dr. Cynthia Kallenbach
Ferial Hamdi
MSc student
School of Human Nutrition
Caroline Hunziker
MSc student
School of Human Nutrition
How Would You Like Your Loved One to Feel While Receiving Healthcare?
Supervisor: Dr. Treena Delormier
Larsen Iorgovits
MSc student
Institute of Parasitology
You Can Hide, but You Can’t Run: A Tale on Antigenic Variation
Supervisor: Dr. Igor Cestari
Yi Jin
PhD candidate
School of Human Nutrition
Moooo-Ving Toward Better Health: Can Dairy Influence Diabetes Risk?
Supervisor: Dr. Stéphanie Chevalier
Preet Manchanda
PhD candidate
Plant Science
Searching for "Bob The Builder" of the Plant Leaf
Supervisor: Dr. Anja Geitmann
Ekua Manful
MSc student
School of Human Nutrition
Children’s Vision: A Future Without Diabetes
Supervisor: Dr. Treena Delormier
Maxime Prieur
MSc student
School of Human Nutrition
Is Your Blood Sugar in RED?
Supervisor: Dr. Anne-Sophie Brazeau
Amanda Round
MSc student
Natural Resource Sciences
The Codfather: Decoding Survival
Supervisor: Dr. Denis Roy