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    CVM 3-Minute Thesis competition winners move on to St. Paul campus contest

Two graduate students will represent the College of Veterinary Medicine at the upcoming St. Paul Campus Science in Seconds competition in October.

Dr. Emily Coffey and Dr. Moumita Das* earned their spot in the competition at the CVM Three-Minute Thesis (TMT) event, held virtually on Sept. 27. Competitors were required to present their thesis work in three minutes or less in a manner that is compelling, engaging, and can be understood by an intelligent audience with no background in the research area. 

Coffey, who is advised by Dr. Eva Furrow, took first among the Comparative and Molecular Biosciences Graduate Program participants at the CVM event. Her research investigates the microbial populations of the urinary tract in dogs and cats, both in health and in the context of various disease states. 

Emily Coffey

Das, who is advised by Dr. Andres Perez, took second among Veterinary Medicine Graduate Program participants. Her current research focuses are risk analysis of zoonotic disease, one health, and food safety.

Both will represent CVM and vie against peers from the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences and the College of Biological Sciences for a chance to compete in the University-level Three-Minute Thesis.

Moumita Das

The St. Paul Campus Science in Seconds event will be held from 3–5 p.m. on Oct. 17 in seminar room 105 of the Cargill Building. The event also will be broadcast via Zoom. 

Participants of CVM’s TMT event were:

Comparative and Molecular Biosciences Graduate Program

Veterinary Medicine Graduate Program

*Albert Canturri was originally voted as the first place winner for the VMED program. Due to scheduling conflicts, Das will now represent the VMED program at this event.