3 minutes to conquer the public with science – Corriere.it

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 shape Fame Factory, an international talent show for science publishing born in 2005 in Cheltenham, United Kingdom. The Aaeronavale Pavilion of the National Museum of Science and Technology “Leonardo da Vinci” hosted Milan’s selection for the competition on May 26.

Platform

to win the podium Valentina Favasori, A passionate paraglider and researcher at the San Raffaele Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy, telling the audience 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 Studies Elena Barroso, who runs the 400m in track and field and spoke about bone regeneration and the future of research in the field. They will be the ones to access the main training classes, scheduled for the summer, and participate in the competition’s national final.

The other winners

Besides the first two places, the third is also ranked Andrea Pianettia doctoral student in nanotechnology at the University of Milan-Bicocca, with a talk on quantum dots and quantum computers, and a public favourite.Francesca DonnalugaPhD student at Politecnico di Milano where she studies the complex relationship between the gut bacterial flora and the brain.

organizers

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

If you want to stay up to date with news from Milan and Lombardy, sign up for free to the Corriere Milano newsletter. It arrives every Saturday in your mailbox at 7 am. its enough
click here.