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5-minute home kidney health test wins three uni awards-By Rhea Nath Source:Indianlink Imagine summarising a 100,000 word thesis in just three minutes, compiling years of research for an audience with no scientific background. For Sumedha Prabhu from one of the 900 universities taking part in the competition, the ‘3 Minute Thesis’ (3MT) came as a welcome challenge. The PhD student came out on top at Macquarie University, winning three awards for her unique diagnostic device for kidney healthcare from home.  “My project came in third place in the School of Engineering, but I won the People’s Choice Award from the Faculty of Science and Engineering, and the university,” she told Indian Link excitedly. “There was a lot of competition and it feels great for my work to be recognized.” Created with her thesis advisor Prof. Subhas Mukhopadhyay, Sumedha’s smart sensing device utilises one drop of blood to detect a patient’s creatinine levels, and sends ...