{"id":11007,"date":"2025-09-10T16:34:03","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T04:34:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesislink.aut.ac.nz\/?p=11007"},"modified":"2025-09-10T16:34:48","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T04:34:48","slug":"auts-2025-3mt-winner-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesislink.aut.ac.nz\/?p=11007","title":{"rendered":"AUT’s 2025 3MT Winner Is…"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Thanks to everyone who joined us last night for the 2025 AUT 3 Minute Thesis Finals<\/a>! Whether you joined in person or online, we hope you enjoyed the presentations and festivities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

From a talented field of 5 finalists<\/a>, we are pleased to announce the prizewinners!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Winner<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

First place went to Zahraa Ozeer<\/strong> for her exceptional presentation entitled “Reprogramming the cancer battlefield, the microbial way.” Zahraa used a sustained analogy of fortresses and invaders to describe her research investigating how bacteria could help in the immune response to PDAC (Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zahraa will go on to represent AUT at the virtual Asia-Pacific finals<\/a> hosted by the University of Queensland. Look out for her video in the Semi-Final Showcase<\/a> starting September 22nd. Congratulations Zahraa, we’re cheering you on!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Runner-up<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ankit Parikh <\/strong>secured second place for his presentation “A Portable, Drug Free Treatment for Chronic Pain Management.” The presentation described Ankit’s development and testing of a novel home-based system for managing chronic pain by electrically stimulating the vagus nerve, timed with exhalation to improve the efficacy of the treatment. Well done Ankit!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Audience Vote Award<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nisha Suresh<\/strong> won the Audience Vote award for her presentation entitled “Effects of Yoga Nidra on Nervous System and Sleep”. Nisha’s talk described her research into the use of Yoga Nidra as a treatment for insomnia, using a mix of physiological monitoring and surveys to measure participants’ experiences. Congratulations Nisha!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A huge thanks and congratulations to all the 3MT entrants and finalists for your sharing the gift of your research with us. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you missed the event, keep an eye on the 3MT website<\/a> for a recording in the coming days. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can also follow Zahraa’s progress in the Asia-Pacific finals (and vote for her for the People’s Choice award!) via the Semi-Final Showcase<\/a> and, if she progresses, the Finals Showcase<\/a>. Best of luck to you Zahraa!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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