Top 10 Finalists from JoVE’s Film Your Research Contest
Our first ever international video contest, attracted early career researchers from hundreds of institutions around the world, to submit a two-minute video featuring their research projects. The competition was fierce; several great entries demonstrated cool scientific research in diverse fields.
Here we present the top ten videos which scored the highest and announced as finalists for the popular choice award. We encourage our readers to share their favorite videos from the list on social media using the hashtag #FilmYourResearch and tagging @JoVEJournal. To skip down to 15 of our favorite videos that weren't finalists, click here.
Using an AFM to Scan Nanoscale DNA Circuits
By Simon Vecchioni
First Prize Winner
NASA Graduate Researcher
Columbia University, USA
Translating Science to Hope
By Marie-Ève Wedge
Second Prize Winner
Graduate Researcher
University of Ottawa, Canada
Into thin Air
By Marc Berger
Third Prize Winner
Principal Investigator
Paracelsus Medical University, Austria
A Point-of-Care Biosensor for Disease Diagnostics
By Taylor Mabe
Popular Choice Award Winner
Graduate Researcher
University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA
How to Isolate Magnetotactic Bacteria
By Ceth Parker
Graduate Researcher
University of Akron, USA
A Tool for Farmers to Detect Mastitis
Luca Manzardo
Graduate Researcher
University of Padova, Italy
Citizen Science in the Salish Sea
By Stefania Gorgopa
Graduate Researcher
University of Victoria, Canada
How to Fight Corrosion With Nanotechnology?
By Maido Merisalu
Researcher
University of Tartu, Estonia
Novel Wound Assessment
By Emily Lewis
Postdoctoral Researcher
Sheffield Hallam University, UK
Resolving Landscape Carbon Fluxes
Jackie Webb
Graduate Researcher
Southern Cross University, Australia
Top 15 Critically-Acclaimed Videos from JoVE’s Film Your Research Contest
Here we present the critically acclaimed videos from the contest, selected by our jury, among hundreds of applications. We encourage our readers to share their favorite videos from the list on social media using the hashtag #FilmYourResearch and tagging @JoVEJournal.
Cell Free System: How to Use
By Saimrunali Dadigala
Undergraduate Researcher
Boston University, USA
Identifying Your Backyard
By Aaron Fairweather
Graduate Researcher
University of Guelph, Canada
Time and Motion
By Katrina Stime
Graduate Researcher
University of Washington School of Medicine, USA
Co-design - A Case Example of Brussels Sprouts
By Amy Chan
Postdoctoral Researcher
UCL School of Pharmacy, London
TickBot: How to kill ticks and make friends
By Alexis White
Graduate Researcher
Old Dominion University, USA
Story on Bacterial Cellulose
By Anna May-Masnou
Postdoctoral Researcher
Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona, Spain
Studying the Mechanisms of Food Allergy
By Roopali Chaudhary
Postdoctoral Researcher
McMaster University, Canada
Life in Color: Photochromism All Around Us
By Natalia Shustova
Assistant Professor
University of South Carolina, USA
Western Blot Buddies and the Journey for Answers
By Sheera Rosenbaum
Graduate Researcher
Thomas Jefferson University, USA
One Simple Trick to Avoid the Jab Science Rap
By Jonathan Wei
Graduate Researcher
University of Queensland, Australia
SPAD Meter to Measure Chlorophyll Content
By Shuresh Ghimire
Graduate Researcher
Washington State University, USA
Eyevolution: Looking Beyond Short-Sightedness
By Philip Turnbull
Postdoctoral Researcher
University of Auckland, New Zealand
Summer Soil Sampling in the South
By Phoebe Ferguson
Undergraduate Researcher
Furman University, USA
A Tool to Prevent Coral leaching!
By Alejandro Tagliafico
Graduate Researcher
Southern Cross University, Australia
DNA: Repairing the Damage
By Nicole Nunez
Graduate Researcher
University of California, USA
Congratulations to all these early career scientists for showcasing their research via these cool videos!
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