ANZMetSoc ECR Rapid Fire Competition

What an incredible showcase of emerging metabolomics talent! Our ECRs rose to the challenge of presenting their research in just three minutes and they absolutely delivered!

Congratulations to our winners:
Best Talk: Penelope Galbraith (CSIRO, Australia) - “Edible microbiomes: surviving digestion & shaping metabolism?”

Runner-Up & People’s Choice: Chrystal Te Ohorere O'Connor (Te Whare Wānaka o Aoraki Lincoln University, Aotearoa New Zealand) - “Metabolomics Guided by Indigenous Knowledge: REIMS Analysis of Herbivory in the Medicinal Plant Kawakawa.”

Finalists: Mejait Anouar, Betty Zhang, Emily Sunnucks, Georgia Sinclair, Manthan Sharma, Maartje Cox, Michael Cowled and Yatendra Singh. 

Your presentations were engaging, inspiring and brilliantly delivered!

A huge thank you to our sponsor, SCIEX, for their continued support, and to our keynote speaker, Thusi Rupasinghe, for an insightful talk on building a happy and fulfilling research career.

Special thanks to our ECR Rapid-Fire Organising Committee: Dana Hicks (EMCR Chair), Jayden Lee Roberts, Monique Ryan, Stefan Pieczonka, and Sam Lodge; and to our judges: Dr Andrew Isaac, Dr Sam Lodge, Dr Joseph Nastasi, Dr Chris Pook, Dr Heike Schwendel and Dr Mariana Muelbert for volunteering their time and expertise.

Finally, thank you to everyone who joined us to cheer on our ECRs. Your enthusiasm made the event a true celebration of innovation and community!