Under the Coverslip: Where science becomes art
Winners announced and the beauty of science celebrated in this years Under the Coverslip competition.
Now in its twenty-second year, Under the Coverslip once again showcased research from universities across Australia in a showstopping exhibition.
Ben Czapla, co-chair of the Anatomy and Physiology Students' Society (APSS) who organise the event, said imaging can be powerful for science.
It helps us analyse our work but has much greater impacts on those around us. Imaging has been a huge part of my scientific life and my analysis work has relied on it. When I see my images, I think ‘analysis’ and when my friends see the same images they see how beautiful science can be.
Image: "Grass Fields at Midnight" by Alexa Prawdiuk, Department of Anatomy and Physiology
This years winners included four entries from the Department of Anatomy & Physiology (DAP) and Department of Microbiology & Immunology (DMI):
- Third place-getter was Alexa Rheann Prawdiuk, Medical Student and PhD Candidate in the Mazzone Lab, DAP who recently featured in the School's DAP micro-documentary series, In the Lab.
- Best Video went to "Getting on my nerves" by Chris Karagiannis, PhD Student in the Gregorevic Lab, also from DAP.
- Jennifer Habel, PhD candidate in the Kedzierska Laboratory Group, DMI, took Best Title for "The Hungry Caterpillar" and People's Choice Award for her entry entitled "The Scream".
The School’s Biological Optical Microscopy Platform (BOMP) and Melbourne Histology Platform who both provide critical research services to the University, were major sponsors of the competition.
Judges included Head of School, Prof Jenny Wilkinson-Berka, Prof Matt Watt, Rohan Long, Dr Shane Cheung and Dr Gabriela Segal Wasserman from BOMP.
Please join us in congratulating all the winning entries!
The 2022 winners
First
"Trace the Rainbow"
Anna van Koeverden, Department of Optometry & Vision Science, UniMelb
Second
"Trans-species"
Craig James, Fine Arts, Curtin University
Third
"Grass Fields at Midnight"
Alexa Prawdiuk, Department of Anatomy and Physiology, School of Biomedical Sciences, UniMelb
Best Video
"Getting on my nerves"
Chris Karagiannis, Department of Anatomy and Physiology, School of Biomedical Sciences, UniMelb
Best Title
"The Hungry Caterpillar"
Jennifer Habel, Department of Microbiology & Immunology, School of Biomedical Sciences, UniMelb
People’s Choice
"The Scream"
Jennifer Habel, Department of Microbiology & Immunology, School of Biomedical Sciences, UniMelb
