At the end of an impressive competition, Theresa Ten Eyck from the Department of Biology took home the top prize. The 2015 Threesis champion decided to compete in the GSAS Threesis Academic Challenge, “because communicating science in a concise, accessible manner is such a valuable yet difficult skill. I thought that going through the process would hone my communication skills, and it did!”
Theresa conducts her valuable research in the Genomics lab at NYU’s Center for Genomics and Systems Biology, which she described in her winning Threesis presentation: “I am using the oyster mushroom to degrade oil contamination in soil from a New York City community garden. I was really blown away by the potential power of mushrooms to degrade all sorts of contaminants. I also want to show people how easy it is to do, empowering people to improve their own environment.” As the 2015 Threesis Champion, Theresa will travel to Germany this fall to compete as the wild card and present her research at the Falling Walls Lab Finale in Berlin. Congratulations, Theresa, and good luck at the Falling Walls this fall! We know you will represent the GSAS community well.
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