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Microbiology Graduate Students Receive Recognition at Three Minute Thesis Competition

In the 2023 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition organized by the Graduate School, Harita Sistu, Ph.D. student, microbiology, was named the 3MT runner-up for her presentation “Tiny Organism Solving Big Problems by Converting Waste to Energy.” The audience voted Briana Kubik, Ph.D. student, microbiology, as the People’s Choice recipient for her presentation “Deep-sea Microorganisms and the Search for Life Beyond Earth.” Sistu and Kubik are both part of Professor James Holden’s lab.

Microbiology Graduate Students Receive Recognition at Three Minute Thesis Competition
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