A Biomedical Science PhD candidate is Griffith University’s 2017 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Champion.
Heidi Walkden won the judges over with her presentation encapsulating her research work into how bacteria penetrates the brain’s Central Nervous System by invading peripheral nerves.
A PhD candidate in Neuroscience and Microbiology, Heidi impressed the judging panel with her ability to distill a complex body of research and outcomes into a coherent and understandable three minute summation.
Senior DVC (Research) Professor Ned Pankurst with 3MT winner Heidi Walkden and Judges Chair Professor Sue Berners-Price
“I was really stunned at winning because there was so many great presentations and incredible research being articulated.”
Working with both Menzies Health Institute of Queensland and Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery, Heidi completed her undergraduate with honors degree in Biomedical Science at QUT before moving to Griffith to begin her doctorate.
Director of Griffith’s Graduate Research School Dr Sharon Saunders praised all thirteen finalists saying the competition is now