Kendra McGlothen, a Ph.D. student in Neuroscience, won first place in the 2023 Rebel Grad Slam 3-Minute Thesis Competition. 

Rebel Grad Slam, an annual weeklong event hosted by the Graduate College, challenges graduate students to present their research in a condensed and compelling way using only three minutes and one presentation slide.

Preliminary and semifinal rounds, which began on Nov. 27, culminated on Dec. 1 in a final round featuring 10 students representing disciplines ranging from anthropology to biological sciences. 

Congratulations to the 2023 Rebel Grad Slam winners:

• First place: 
  • Kendra McGlothen, Neuroscience Ph.D., Predictions of the Future: Utilizing Microglial Biomarkers of Neuroinflammation to Indicate Cycles of Stress
• Second place:
  • Nasibeh Arabameri, Biological Sciences Ph.D., Inside the Bacteriopolis
• Third place: 
  • Erin Cassin, Biological Sciences Ph.D., Deconstructing Bacterial Cities to Reduce Hospital Acquired Infections
• Audience choice:
  • Erin Cassin, Biological Sciences Ph.D., Deconstructing Bacterial Cities to Reduce Hospital Acquired Infections