Western Canada 3MT

UCalgary hosted first Western Canada 3MT competition - 2 May 2014

2 May 2014. 2:00-4:00pm (Mountain Time). Husky Oil Hall, Rozsa Centre, University of Calgary.

Many people came out or tuned-in to the live feed to watch the first Western Canada 3MT competition, where the top 3MT winners from the West competed against each other for a chance at participating in the first Canadian National competition at the end of May. A big congratulations to all the participants for their engaging talks, with big congrats going out to the three participants who will represent Western Canada at the first ever virtual event hosted by the Canadian Association for Graduate Studies (CAGS):

FIRST PLACE: Erika Dufort-Lefrancois │Thompson Rivers University │ How Tightly do Indol and LPS "hug"?: Determining a Binding Constant

SECOND PLACE: Stephanie Harvard │University of British Columbia │ Does Quality of Care Influence Health and Costs? A Study in 'Spondylo'-Arthritis

THIRD PLACE & PEOPLE’s CHOICE: Andrea Edel │ University of Manitoba │ Flaxseed: A Modern Prescription for High Blood Pressure and Cholesterol

Participation in the competition is open to Western Deans Agreement participating Universities hosting a local 3MT competition. Eligible participants are the winner of their local competition, and are Masters or PhD candidates in graduate programs eligible for Tri-Council funding.

JUDGES FOR THE WESTERN CANADA COMPETITION:

Denise Clark, Order of Canada, Associate Artist One Yellow Rabbit Theatre

Erin Collins, Award-winning National Reporter for Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Peter Garrett, President Innovate Calgary

PARTICIPANTS:

• Elaine Ori │ Athabasca University │The Influence of Health Magazine Messaging on Intention to Exercise
• Luc Roberts │University of Lethbridge │ Translating Protein Movements into Novel Antibiotics
• Amanda Black │ University of Calgary │ Concussions in Youth Ice Hockey: Prevention, Knowledge, Attitudes and Education
• Jennifer Forsythe │ UBC, Okanagan Campus │ Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi: Nature’s Biofertilizer
• Aviva Finkelstein │ Simon Fraser University │ Trace Elements in Human Skeletal Remains: Determining Place Origin Through Portable X-Ray Fluorescence (pXRF) Analysis
• Cherie Mosher │ University of Northern British Columbia │ Spatial Structure of Coastal Tailed Frog Populations in Northwestern British Columbia
• Andrea Edel │ University of Manitoba │ Flaxseed: A Modern Prescription for High Blood Pressure and Cholesterol
• Jessica Rourke │ University of Victoria │ Self-Forgiveness: Escaping your own Alcatraz
• Erika Dufort-Lefrancois │Thompson Rivers University │ How Tightly do Indol and LPS "hug"?: Determining a Binding Constant
• Greg Ekland │Trinity Western University│ In Hospital Stroke Response
• Stephanie Harvard │University of British Columbia │ Does Quality of Care Influence Health and Costs? A Study in 'Spondylo'-Arthritis
• Matthew  Turnbull │ University of Winnipeg │ In Silico Modeling of the Endogenous Retrovirus K Protease