2023 3MT Competition

Group photo of 3MT Finals Competition winners and judges


 2023 3MT Competition

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Emily Burns

  • 1st Place

Graduate Program: Doctor of Philosophy with a major in Physiology
A Broken Immune System: The Villain in Salt-Sensitive Hypertension

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Katie Anne Fopiano

  • 2nd Place

Graduate Program: Doctor of Philosophy with a major in Physiology
Big Problem, Tiny Vessels: Understanding Diastolic Heart Failure

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Arnoneel Sinha

  • People's Choice Award

Graduate Program: Doctor of Philosophy with a major in Biostatistics
Statistical Change Point Detection for COVID-19 Case and Death Counts in Georgia

 

Katie Anne Fopiano
Graduate Program: Doctor of Philosophy with a major in Physiology
Big Problem, Tiny Vessels: Understanding Diastolic Heart Failure

Edidiong Usoro
Graduate Program: Doctor of Philosophy with a major in Biochemistry & Cancer Biology
Pushing Sluggish Hypoxic Cancers Down the Cliff of Death

Samuel Walton
Graduate Program: Doctor of Philosophy with a major in Physiology
T Cells: The Jekyll and Hyde of Salt-Sensitive Hypertension

Arnoneel Sinha
Graduate Program: Doctor of Philosophy with a major in Biostatistics
Statistical Change Point Detection for COVID-19 Case and Death Counts in Georgia

Emily Burns
Graduate Program: Doctor of Philosophy with a major in Physiology
A Broken Immune System: The Villain in Salt-Sensitive Hypertension

Marc Austin, PhD
Associate Provost & Dean of AU Online
Augusta University

Drew Dawson
Audio Producer - MCG's "The Medical Minute with Dr. Joseph Hobbs"

Russel Keen, EdD
Executive Vice President of Administration & Chief of Staff
Augusta University

Zach Kelehear, EdD
Vice Provost for Instruction
Augusta University

Jennie Montgomery
Co-Anchor, WJBF News
Channel 6; host of "Jennie"

Shannon Barwick, PhD
Assistant Professor, Cell Biology and Anatomy
Augusta University

Candice Bond, PhD
Director, Center for Writing Excellence
Augusta University

Elena Dent, PhD
Assistant Dean, The Graduate School
Augusta University

William Hamilton, MHA, MBA, EdD
Assistant Dean of Instruction and Innovation, College of Nursing
Augusta University

Regina Messer, PhD
Associate Dean, Dental College of Georgia
Augusta University

 


2021 3MT Competition

2021 3MT

(Pictured in photo front row (left to right): Dr Darren Browning, Dean Tanya Sudia, Shannon Barwick, Tim McLane, Hannah Youngblood,
Shinjini Spaulding, Dr Pamela Hayward.  Back row (left to right):  Jacob Kumro, Dean Lester Pretlow, Dr Zach Kelehear, Dr Katrina Keefer, Provost Neil MacKinnon) 

See photos from the 2021 Event >>

Congratulations Winners!

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Shannon Barwick

  • 1st Place

Graduate Program: Doctor of Philosophy with a major in Cellular Biology and Anatomy
Saving Vision: Enabling Patients to Clearly See Their Dreams

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Tim McLane

  • 2nd Place

Graduate Program: Doctor of Philosophy with a major in Applied Health Sciences
Assessing Concussion Status Through Pupillometry

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Shinjini Spaulding

  • People's Choice Award

Graduate Program: Doctor of Philosophy with a major in Physiology
Breaking the Link Between Obesity and Hypertension


Shannon Barwick
Graduate Program: Doctor of Philosophy with a major in Cellular Biology and Anatomy
Saving Vision: Enabling Patients to Clearly See Their Dreams


Jacob Kumro
Graduate Program: MD/PhD, Doctor of Philosophy with a major in Neuroscience
A Shocking Treatment for Alzheimer's Disease

Tim McLane
Graduate Program: Doctor of Philosophy with a major in Applied Health Sciences
Assessing Concussion Status Through Pupillometry

Shinjini Spaulding
Graduate Program: Doctor of Philosophy with a major in Physiology
Breaking The Link Between Obesity and Hypertension

Hannah Youngblood
Graduate Program: Doctor of Philosophy with a major in Cellular Biology and Anatomy
Traffic Jams and Tunnel Vision

  • Katrina Keefer, MPA
    Executive Vice President for Health Affairs & CEO
    Augusta University Health System 

    Zach Kelehear, EdD
    Vice Provost for Instruction
    Augusta University

    Neil MacKinnon, PhD
    Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs & Provost
    Augusta University

    Lester Pretlow, PhD
    Dean, College of Allied Health Sciences
    Augusta University

    Tanya Sudia, PhD, RN, FAAN
    Dean, College of Nursing
    Augusta University

  • David Bulla, PhD
    Professor and Chair
    Department of Communication
    Augusta University
  • Quentin Davis, PhD
    Professor and CURS director
    Department of Psychological Sciences
    Augusta University
  • Krishnan Dhandapani, PhD
    Professor
    Department of Neurosurgery
    Augusta University
  • Patricia Schoenlein, PhD
    Associate Professor
    Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy
    Augusta University

2020 3MT Competition

Congratulations Winners!

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Cassandra Derella

  • 1st Place & People's Choice

Graduate Program: Doctor of Philosophy with a major in Physiology 
Sirtuin‐1: The Powerhouse of the Mitochondria 

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Bhaumik Pandya

  • 2nd Place

Graduate Program: Doctor of Philosophy with a major in Biochemistry & Cancer Biology
Cancer: A War Yet to Be Conquered


  • Caryn Bird
    Graduate Program: Doctor of Philosophy with a major in Molecular Medicine
    Allowing the Immune System to Respond to Cancer

  • Helen Kaiser
    Graduate Program: Doctor of Philosophy with a major in Cellular Biology & Anatomy 
    Aging Stronger, Not Just Longer
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  • Jessica Dillard-Wright
    Graduate Program: Doctor of Philosophy with a major in Nursing 
    Cassandra Radical Feminist Nurses Network: Feminism, Nursing, and a History of the Present

  • Sarah Ray 

    Graduate Program: Doctor of Philosophy with a major in Physiology 
    Unclogging the Kidney’s Pipes to Prevent Acute Kidney Injury
  • David Bulla, PhD
    Interim Chair and Professor, Department of Communications
    Augusta University
  • Gretchen Caughman, PhD
    Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
    Provost, Augusta University
  • Jorge Cortes, PhD
    Director, Georgia Cancer Center 
    Professor, Department of Medicine
  • Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar in Cancer
    Augusta University
  • Jack Evans
    Vice President, Communications & Marketing
    Augusta University
  • Jennie Montgomery
    News Anchor
    WJBF News
  • Karyn Nixon
    Director of Military Initiatives, Economic Development Specialist
    Augusta University
  • Deborah Richardson, PhD
    Associate Dean, College of Science and Mathematics
    Professor, Department of Psychological Sciences 
    Augusta University
  • Don Weber
    Director of Workforce Support Activity
    NSA Georgia 
  • Quentin (Julia) Davis, PhD
    Director, Center for Undergraduate Research and Scholarship
    Associate Professor, Department of Psychological Sciences
    Augusta University 
  • Krishnan Dhandapani,PhD
    Professor, Department of Neuroscience
    Augusta University 
  • Regina Messer, PhD
    Assistant Dean, Dental College of Georgia 
    Professor, Department of Oral Biology and Diagnostic Sciences 
    Augusta University 
  •  
  • Daniel Routh
    Lecturer, Department of Communications
    Augusta University 
  • Maria Eugenia Sabbatini, PhD
    Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences
    Augusta University

2019 3MT Competition

3MT Winners with Judges

The 2019 3MT Competition featured on the news!  View the WJBF news story.

See the more photos from the 2019 Event >>> 

Congratulations Winners!

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Mohamed Meghil

  • 1st Place

Graduate Program: Doctor of Philosophy with a major in Oral Biology & Maxillofacial Pathology
An Initial Step for Solving the Mystery of Gum Disease

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Lynn Tran

  • 2nd Place

Graduate Program: Doctor of Philosophy with a major  in Genomic Medicine
Personalizing Uterine Cancer Treatment

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Sean Naughton

  • People's Choice

Graduate Program: Doctor of Philosophy with a major in Pharmacology
Treating the Hidden Danger: Neurotoxins


  • Mahmoud Abdelbary
    Graduate Program: Doctor of Philosophy with a major in Physiology
    Controlling Cell Death as an Additional Strategy to Control Hypertension
  • Caryn Bird
    Graduate Program: Doctor of Philosophy with a major in Molecular Medicine
    A New Approach for Hard to Treat Cancers
     
  • Sampa Ghoshal-Gupta 
    Graduate Program: Master of Public Health 
    Risk Assessment of Nickel in Our Environment: A Secondary Data Analysis
  • Helen Kaiser
    Graduate Program: Doctor of Philosophy with a major in Cell Biology & Anatomy 
    Aging Stronger, Not Just Longer.
  • Huiping Lin
    Graduate Program: Doctor of Philosophy with a major in Vascular Biology
    White Blood Cells Drinking Problem behind Atherosclerosis
  • Soumya Navneet
    Graduate Program: Doctor of Philosophy with a major in Cellular Biology & Anatomy
    A Sight for Sore Eyes
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  • Linah Shahoumi
    Graduate Program: Doctor of Philosophy with a major in Oral Biology & Maxillofacial Pathology
    A Smart Way to Combat Cancer
  • Gretchen Caughman, PhD
    Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
    Provost, Augusta University
  • Jack Evans
    Vice President, Communications & Marketing
    Augusta University
  • Jennie Montgomery
    News Anchor
    WJBF News
  • Karyn Nixon
    Director of Military Initiatives, Economic Development Specialist
    Augusta University
  • Don Weber
    Director of Workforce Support Activity
    NSA Georgia 
  • Krishnan Dhandapani,PhD
    Associate Professor
    Department of Neuroscience
    Augusta University 

  • Folami Powell, PhD
    Assistant Professor
    Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
    Augusta University

  • Raghavan Raju, PhD
    Professor
    Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology
    Augusta University 

  • Maria Eugenia Sabbatini, PhD
    Assistant Professor 
    Department  of Biological Sciences
    Augusta University 

  • Debra. Van Tuyll, PhD
    Professor
    Department of Communications
    Augusta University 


2018 3MT Competition

3MT Winners with Judges

The 2018 3MT Competition made the news!  View the WJBF new story

 See the photos from the 2018 Event >>> 

Congratulations Winners!

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Grace Fox

  • 1st Place

Graduate Program: Doctor of Philosophy with a major in Neuroscience
Putting the Brakes on PTSD

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Mohammed Ibrahim

  • 2nd Place

Graduate Program: Doctor of Philosophy with a major in Biochemistry and Cancer Biology
IMC as a Culprit of Colitis Associated Cancer

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Khaled Elmasry

  • People's Choice

Graduate Program: Doctor of Philosophy with a major in Cell Biology and Anatomy
New Target for Prevention of Diabetic Eye Complications

  • Alison Bridges 
    Graduate Program: Doctor of Philosophy with a major in Biochemistry & Cancer Biology
    The Trouble with Cancer Stem Cells
  • Jingwen Cai
    Graduate Program: Doctor of Philosophy with a major in Cellular Biology and Anatomy
    Gene Changes in Drainage Cells with Glaucoma
  • Khaled Elmasry
    Graduate Program: Doctor of Philosophy with a major in Cellular Biology and Anatomy
    New Target for Prevention of Diabetic Eye Complication
  • Grace Fox
    Graduate Program: Doctor of Philosophy with a major in Neuroscience
    Putting the Brakes on PTSD
  • Mohammed Ibrahim
    Graduate Program: Doctor of Philosophy with a major in Biochemistry & Cancer Biology
    IMC as a Culprit of Colitis Associated Cancer
  • Rebecca Ward
    Graduate Program: Doctor of Philosophy with a major in Physiology
    Blood Vessels in a Diabetic Brain: The Pipeline to Cognitive Impairment
  • Sawasan Elattar
    Graduate Program: Doctor of Philosophy with a major in Biochemistry & Cancer Biology
    ZAG: Potential Treatment for Cachexia? 
  • Nicole Lopez
    Graduate Program: Doctor of Philosophy with a major in Biochemistry & Cancer Biology
    Salubrinal for Sickle Cell Treatment
  • Gretchen Caughman, PhD
    Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
    Provost, Augusta University
  • Jack Evans
    Vice President, Communications & Marketing
    Augusta University
  • Angela Pringle, EdD
    Superintendent of Schools For Richmond County
  • Virendra Mahesh, PhD
    Regents Professor and Chairman 
    (1972 - 1999)
    Department of Endocrinology
    Augusta University
  • Jennie Montgomery
    News Anchor
    WJBF News
  • Simona Murph, PhD
    Principal Scientist
    Savannah River National Laboratory
  • Ralph Gillies, MD
    Professor, Department of Family Medicine
    Associate Dean, Educational Discovery Institute
  • Nevin Lambert, PhD
    Professor and Vice Chair
    Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
  • Steven Weiss, PhD
    Associate Professor
    Department of History, Anthropology and Philosophy
  • Deborah Richardson, PhD
    Professor, Department of Psychological Sciences
    Director, Faculty Development
  • Regina Messer, PhD
    Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director
    Department of Oral Biology 
  • Rick Pukis, MS
    Associate Professor
    Department of Communication


2017 3MT Competition

3MT 2017 Winners

Congratulations Winners!

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Bianca Islam

  • 1st Place & People's Choice

Graduate Program: Doctor of Philosophy with a major in Biochemistry and Cancer Biology 

Sildenafil for Colon Cancer Prevention

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Sarah Sharman

  • 2nd Place

Graduate Program: Doctor of Philosophy with a major in Biochemistry and Cancer Biology
Viagra for More Than a Good Time

  • Allison Bridges
    Graduate Program: Doctor of Philosophy with a major in Biochemistry and Cancer Biology
    FoxO as a Novel Protective Pathway in the Colon
  • G. Ryan Crislip
    Graduate Program: Doctor of Philosophy with a major in Physiology
    Novel Role of Pericytes in the Renal Medulla
  • Nicole H. Lopez
    Graduate Program: Doctor of Philosophy with a major in Biochemistry and Cancer Biology
    Drug Treatments for Sickle Cell Disease
  • Yue Pan
    Graduate Program: Doctor of Philosophy with a major in Physiology
    Markers Searching: Obesity Related Diseases
  • Robert Schleifer
    Graduate Program: Doctor of Philosophy with a major in Genomic Medicine
    Identifying Cancer Drug Resistance Genes Using Data-Mining & High-Throughput Verification
  • Lia Taylor
    Graduate Program: Doctor of Philosophy with a major in Physiology
    The Role of T Cell Activation in High Fat Diet-Induced Hypertension in Females
  • Deke Copenhaver
    Principal, Copenhaver Consulting LLC
    Former Mayer, City of Augusta

  • David Hess, MD
    Dean, MCG
    Executive Vice-President for Medical Affairs & Integration
    Chairman, Professor & Presidential Distinguished Chair
    Department of Neurology, Augusta University

  • Karla Leeper, PhD

    Executive Vice President for Strategic Communication
    Chief Marketing Officer, Augusta University
  • Shawn Vincent
    Chief Operating Officer
    Augusta University Medical Center
  • Gretchen Caughman, PhD
    Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
    Provost, Augusta University
  • Tony Lawrence
    Director, Capabilities Directorate
    National Security Agency, Fort Gordon
  • Brad Means
    Anchor, WJBF News Channel 6
    Host, "The Means Report"
  • Nevin Lambert, PhD
    Professor and Vice Chair
    Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
    Augusta University
  • Meghan McGee Lawrence, PhD
    Assistant Professor
    Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy
    Augusta University
  • Regina Messer, PhD
    Associate Professor, Graduate Program Director
    Department of Oral Biology
    Augusta University
  • Nicole Meyer, PhD
    Professor
    Department of English and World Languages
    Augusta University
  • Rick Pukis, PhD
    Associate Professor
    Department of Communication
    Augusta University
  • Scott Thorp, PhD
    Professor and Chair
    Department of Art
    Augusta University