Melody Gavel, a master’s student from the Department of Biology, has won Carleton University’s 2019 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition. Melody is a part of the Forbes lab and Robinson lab (Environment and Climate Change Canada) and her research focuses on the impact of pesticides (neonicotinoids) on frog immune systems. Melody also won the people’s choice award at the 3MT.

We in the Biology Department would like to extend our congratulations to Melody and wish her luck at the 3MT Ontario provincial competition on April 17, 2019 at McMaster University in Hamilton!

To read more about Melody’s presentation and those of the runners-up please click here.