Ph.D. research in dance form. Winner Vitamin D Dancers

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It's nice to know our young scientists are loving sunshine. It's a pretty entertaining video!

November 20, 2008, 2:31 pm Dancing With the Scientists

By John Tierney This just in! Four researchers have won the coveted AAAS/Science Dance Contest, which rewards those brave enough to choreograph and perform their dissertations. I especially liked the winning entry in the graduate-student division by Sue Lynn Lau of the University of Sydney in Australia, whose thesis is titled, “The role of vitamin D in beta cell function.”
That may not sound like a promising project for choreography, but check out the results as the Sun dances away, producing vitamin D that goes on to bring new life to the beta cells. From the exuberantly happy finale of the dance, I have to assume that Ms. Lau’s experiments in the lab successfully demonstrated the goal of her thesis: “We hypothesize that vitamin D could improve bet-call function, and insulin secretion, thus protecting against diabetes.”
SOURCE LINK: Dancing With the Scientists - TierneyLab Blog - NYTimes.com

YOUTUBE LINK:
YouTube - The role of Vitamin D in beta-cell function

Vitamin D and Cell Function as Dance
Sue Lynn Lau has been chosen as the winner of "Dance Your Ph.D. Competition" for her choreography showcasing the role of vitamin D in beta cell function.