UBC's 2nd Annual PostdocSLAM lives up to its name.

The judging panel of three was comprised of Vinay Kamat, Dept. of Anthropology, Stuart Bowyer of the Life Sciences Institute and Laura Cabrera from the Dept. of Neurology. Their task was to select winning presenters based on the criteria of audience engagement, effective communication technique and the clarity and comprehensibility of the material presented.


 

L to R: Christopher West (1st place),Evgeniy Panzhinskiy, Ainara Garde, Nancy Soontiens,

The fellows victorious were:

1st Place: $150 prize
Dr. Christopher West: ICORD
From Rodent to Rehab: Exercise Improves Heart Health in Spinal Cord Injury

Runners up: $50 prizes

The Phone Oximeter: A Screening Tool for Sleep Apnea in Children
 
Dr. Evgeniy Panzhinskiy: Cellular and Physiological Sciences
Diabetes and Stress
 
Dr. Nancy Soontiens: Earth and Ocean Sciences
Storm Surges in the Strait of Georgia
 
The other outstanding presenters were:
 
3-Minute Guide to Root Decomposition
 
Dr. Geetanjal Kharmate: Vancouver Prostate Centre
EXOSOMES:TheTinyBigThing!!
 
Dr. Zoe Riches: Pharmaceutical Sciences
Drug Metabolising Enzymes: The Good, the Bad, and the UGTs
 
Dr. Nichollas Scott: Centre for High Throughput Biology
Cataloging the Composition of Protein Complexes in a System Wide Manner
 
Dr. Cole Vonder Haar: Psychology
Assessing Cognitive Dysfunction in a Rodent Model of Traumatic Brain Injury
 
Dr. Yin Zhe Ma: Physics and Astronomy
What is Cosmology?

The winner of best Tweet during the event was Doug Latornell, who tweeted: “Roots decomposing,phone app for apnia, exosomes, stressed beta cells, enzymes,oh my! #postdocs#3MPS@UBCPostdoc”

Congratulations to everyone who presented and all who attended. A special thanks to the judges and to UBC's Postdoc Association (PDA) and Postdoctoral Fellows Office (PDFO) who organized and supported the event.

The UBC Postdoc Association (PDA) invites you to view posted photos of the event on their facebook page  (https://www.facebook.com/ubcpda) and to follow them on Twitter @UBCPostdoc to keep up with all PDA news and events at UBC.

For more on Postdocs at UBC.

Thursday, 22 May 2014