Debra Kriger / en Ontario-wide Three Minute Thesis win for 茄子直播's Daiva Nielsen /news/ontario-wide-three-minute-thesis-win-u-ts-daiva-nielsen <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Ontario-wide Three Minute Thesis win for 茄子直播's Daiva Nielsen </span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>sgupta</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2014-04-28T07:10:45-04:00" title="Monday, April 28, 2014 - 07:10" class="datetime">Mon, 04/28/2014 - 07:10</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Cutline</div> <div class="field__item">From left, second-place finisher at 茄子直播 finals Joseph Bondy-Denomy, Dean Brian Corman and provincial winner Daiva Nielsen</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-reporters field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/authors-reporters/lily-yee-sloan" hreflang="en">Lily Yee-Sloan</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/authors-reporters/debra-kriger" hreflang="en">Debra Kriger</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-legacy field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Author legacy</div> <div class="field__item">Lily Yee-Sloan and Debra Kriger</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-story-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/features" hreflang="en">Features</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-subheadline field--type-string-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Subheadline</div> <div class="field__item">Nutritional Sciences PhD defends university's winning title</div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>A speedy lecture on nutritional sciences took the cake: doctoral candidate <strong>Daiva Nielsen</strong> and her brief research round-up won the 2014 Three Minute Thesis (3MT庐) Provincial Championship, successfully defending 茄子直播's title in Ontario.</p> <p>鈥淭he entire experience has been wonderful,鈥 said Nielsen.&nbsp;</p> <p>Her three-minute research presentation probed the question: Do Dietary Recommendations Based on Genetics Change Eating Behaviour? Nielsen took home the $1,000 top prize, gained valuable recognition, and earned 茄子直播 one of 11 spots in the upcoming National 3MT庐 competition.</p> <p>A PhD candidate in nutritional sciences, Nielsen was one of 19 finalists competing in the province鈥檚 second annual 3MT庐 held at McMaster University on April 24. The School of Graduate Studies congratulates Nielsen on defending the University of Toronto鈥檚 2013 championship title. <a href="http://news.utoronto.ca/fully-completely-defending-thesis-three-minutes"><em>(Read more about 茄子直播's 2013 win)</em></a></p> <p>"I spent a lot of time focusing my overall goal," Nielsen said after qualifying for the provincial championship. "I looked at the bigger picture and thought about the most important point to get across."&nbsp;</p> <p>The annual 3MT庐 challenges graduate students to present their complex research in an engaging, accessible, and compelling talk. Nielsen鈥檚 winning presentation showcased her research on genes and personalized nutrition; it also exhibited her stellar communication skills.</p> <p>Nielsen started her 3MT庐 journey in March at the 茄子直播-wide competition hosted by the School of Graduate Studies. She placed first in the tough competition against 44 other 茄子直播 doctoral candidates, landing her a $1,000 prize and a spot in the Ontario competition.&nbsp;<a href="http://news.utoronto.ca/talented-speaker-will-defend-u-ts-title-three-minute-thesis-competition"><em>(Read more about the University of Toronto-wide qualifying competition)</em></a></p> <p>At the provincial finals, Nielsen was one of 19 finalists from universities across Ontario. The competition was tight, but the judges selected Nielsen鈥檚 presentation to take home first place.</p> <p><strong>Brian Corman</strong>, dean of graduate studies and vice-provost of graduate education travelled to McMaster to support Nielsen. 鈥淚 enjoyed our victory. I was there because I think the event has real value and importance.</p> <p>鈥淭he 3MT庐 is a forum for showcasing the great research being done by our graduate students. It also reminds our students that it is important to be able to explain that research to the non-specialist public so that they can appreciate the fine results of the research they help support.</p> <p>鈥淭he event itself is a lot of fun, seeing the range of student research being done across the universities in Ontario."<br> <br> The top 5 winners from the Ontario provincial finals will compete for the Anglophone national 3MT庐 title in a virtual event using recorded footage from the provincial finals.</p> <p>Competing with Nielsen from Ontario will be Leslie Nash from Brock University, Muhammad Ali Naqvi from Ryerson University, Joseph Donohue from Western University, and Yasina Somani from the University of Windsor.</p> <p>Eleven finalists from Canada鈥檚 three regional competitions鈥擶estern, Eastern, and Ontario鈥攙ie for the first ever Anglophone National 3MT庐 title in May. A national francophone competition will also be held in May.<a href="http://cags.ca/3mt.php#.U15x8fldXSh"> (<em>Read more about the national title)</em></a></p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-home-page-banner field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">News home page banner</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-picpath field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">picpath</div> <div class="field__item">sites/default/files/2014-04-14-three-minute-thesis-deanwithnielsen_0.jpg</div> </div> Mon, 28 Apr 2014 11:10:45 +0000 sgupta 6077 at