3 minutes to conquer the audience with science

the challenge: 3 minutes to beat the jury and the audience Confrontation science topic Attractiveness, clarity and accuracy. Slides or videos are prohibited. However, props are allowed. This is the way Fame Factory, an international exhibition of talents for scientific publishing born in 2005 in Cheltenham, United Kingdom. The Aeronavale Pavilion of the National Museum of Science and Technology “Leonardo da Vinci” hosted Milan’s selection for the competition on May 26.

a program

to win the podium Valentina Favasori, Passionate glider pilot and researcher at the San Raffaele Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy, tells the public how viruses can be used to correct the DNA of cells and permanently treat certain genetic diseases, a bioengineering student at the University of Padua for studies Elena Barroso, who runs the 400m in athletics and spoke about bone regeneration and the future of research in the area. They will be the ones who will gain access to the main courses, scheduled for the summer, and will participate in the national final of the competition.

Other winners

In addition to the first two places, the third is also ranked Andrea PianettiPhD student in Nanotechnology at the University of Milan-Bicocca, with a lecture on quantum dots and quantum computers, and a favorite of the public.Francesca DonnalugaPhD student at Politecnico di Milano, where he studies the complex relationship between the gut bacterial flora and the brain.

organizers

The selection of Milan for the international competition is promoted by Vita-Salute San Raffaele University jointly with Irccs San Raffaele Hospital, Inaf – Brera Astronomical Observatory, Italian Institute of Technology – Iit, National Museum of Science and Technology Leonardo da Vinci and Milan Polytechnic..

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