Chapter 363: A Big Splash

Lu Chen knew three of the five judges.

They were Cao Zhiying, Cheng Guowen, and Li Yao.

The other two judges were professors at the senior level of the Second Hospital's Department of Cardiology, and they all had outstanding achievements in the field of scientific research.

The first doctoral thesis proposal went smoothly.

As a mentor, Cao Zhiying asked a few questions.

The doctoral student answered them fluently.

After the five people finished grading, Sun Guoguo counted the results.

After everyone finished the thesis proposal, the scores were announced uniformly.

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The second person to propose the thesis was a doctoral fellow of Lu Chen.

He had met him several times at dinner parties, but he was not very familiar with him.

Doctoral students mostly stayed in the laboratory and rarely went to the clinic.

Doctoral thesis proposals are relatively complicated. In addition to the need to use English for the thesis proposal, the five judges will ask relevant questions.

The content of the questions includes the idea of ​​the experiment, feasibility, and expected results.

Lu Chen's fellow student also performed well.

Although there were some flaws in the experimental design, overall it has met the requirements of a doctoral thesis.

Because the previous thesis proposals were relatively smooth, everyone was slightly relieved.

However, when the third doctoral student defended his thesis, he was full of loopholes and even argued on the stage.

This doctoral student was a student of Cheng Guowen.

His face was dark throughout the whole process.

"It's okay if you didn't do well, but don't quibble on the stage. The more you say, the more mistakes you make!" Cheng Peng whispered on the side, "It seems that C will appear."

In Lu Chen's opinion, the thesis proposal of the doctoral student on the stage was not bad, but his quibbling made him lose a lot of impression.

After the thesis proposal of the third doctoral student, everyone began to get nervous again.

The following doctoral students made some mistakes more or less.

As for whether they can pass this defense, they will wait until the defense is over and the final results are announced.

Because there are not many doctoral students, including working doctoral students, there are only twelve people in total.

At about ten o'clock in the morning, all the doctoral thesis proposals were completed.

Next, it is the highlight of this thesis proposal, the thesis proposal of the master's students.

There are a total of thirty-five master's students in the Department of Cardiology this year.

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The first person to come on stage was Gu Xinyue!

He walked up to the podium, looked around, opened his PPT, and began his thesis proposal.

The thesis proposal for a master's degree is much simpler than that for a doctorate degree.

Lu Chen listened carefully to Gu Xinyue's thesis proposal, which was relatively novel and the experimental design was also very complete.

"Director Cao, your student is not bad." Cheng Guowen smiled and said to Cao Zhiying on the side, "Although it is not as good as the previous doctoral thesis proposal, it is already a very good thesis proposal for a master's degree."

"Director Cheng, you are too kind. There are still many problems and there is still room for improvement." Cao Zhiying nodded slightly.

As Gu Xinyue ranked first in the major, Cao Zhiying had some impression of him.

The five judges began to score, and Gu Xinyue walked off the stage.

"Hey, I think Gu Xinyue is okay!" Ke Yue whispered, "He can answer some of the questions Director Cao asked just now."

"Well, he should be able to pass." Lu Chen nodded.

Old Gu, apart from being a little cold, has excellent business ability.

If it weren't for Gu Xinyue's cooperation with him, Jinghua Medical University wouldn't have won the championship in the clinical skills competition.

The second person to appear was a girl.

Lu Chen had seen her several times, but he was not very familiar with her.

Ten minutes later, the girl finished her topic.

"Let me ask a question." Cao Zhiying frowned, "I see that you only wrote that you used SPSS software for statistics, but didn't write what specific statistical methods you used. Can you tell me about it?"

"Ah... this..." The girl was slightly stunned, then lowered her head, and her voice was octaves lower, "Director, I don't know."

"Don't know?" Cao Zhiying raised his eyebrows.

"You don't even know what statistical methods to use. Did you do this experimental design yourself?" Cao Zhiying continued.

"Yes, I did it myself, and borrowed some methods from others." The girl whispered.

"Borrowed? You don't even understand it yourself. Can your experiment produce real results?" Cao Zhiying's voice was not loud, but every word hit the girl's heart.

After Cao Zhiying finished speaking, everyone began to score.

The girl's expression was extremely bitter, and she was even about to cry.

"Ah." Cheng Peng shook his head slightly, "I heard that every year there are girls crying on the stage. These directors are really cruel!"

"But Director Cao is right. The choice of statistical methods is one of the most important parts of scientific research." Lu Chen said in a deep voice, "If you can't even figure this out, then this experiment has no meaning. Just rushing to the stage with the idea of ​​muddling through, you should have expected this result."

"Alas, I'd better worry about myself." Cheng Peng smiled bitterly.

The next few master's students had a smooth process of opening their thesis.

But when it was the judges' turn to ask questions, they all got stuck.

"Your two comparison groups have different treatment methods and other baseline conditions. How can you ensure that the experimental results are meaningful?"

"Retrospective analysis, you are looking through the cases, right? There are too many limitations. You can't control various variables. The design of this experiment is problematic."

"What kind of statistical method is your survival analysis? It can't just be a simple comparison of data, you need to come up with a specific statistical method!"

...

Every question asked by the five judges made everyone's heart tremble.

The graduate students below have just been enrolled for a few months.

It's really difficult for them to answer these questions.

The next person to go on stage is He Sirong!

She wore a formal dress, with a faint smile on her face, and walked slowly to the podium.

"Hello, teachers. My name is He Sirong, a research student of Professor Lin Cui in the eighth area of ​​​​cardiac. This time, my opening report is cd200 limist monopoiesis and monocyte recruitment in atherosclerosis..."

It's actually an opening report in English!

For a doctor, an opening report in English is quite normal.

But for or, it's a bit high-end.

He Sirong is also the first master's student to use English as the opening topic so far.

The five judges were a little surprised and paid more attention to the girl in front of them.

The graduate students present were even more astonished.

"Oh my god, He Sirong is still working on this thing, and she wrote the thesis in English. This really adds a lot of points to her!" Cheng Peng couldn't help but admire.

Lu Chen was also quite surprised. He knew that He Sirong had strong scientific research ability, but it was quite amazing that she could write the thesis report in English.

"Using hypercholesterolemic apoe/mice, we demonstrate that whole-body cd200 deficiency augments atheroscle..."

Ten minutes later, the thesis report was over.

Cao Zhiying nodded with great satisfaction, "Please briefly talk about the experimental method."

"Okay, Director Cao." He Sirong nodded, "I found that cd200r signaling controls the activation of monocytes and macrophages through the phosphorylation of the inhibitory factor STAT1..."

He Sirong answered all the five judges' questions fluently.

"Very good, your basic research is relatively novel, and the entire experimental method design is very reasonable." Cao Zhiying commented, "If you can get a positive result in the end, you can publish a 3-5 point SCI paper, there will be no problem!"

Everyone present was surprised when they heard it.

A 3-5 point SCI paper, a paper with this impact factor, is enough for a doctoral graduate.

He Sirong stole the show in this opening report.

She looked around at everyone present, found Lu Chen's position, and then smiled triumphantly.