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Alberta, Lighting a way to better treatments of cancer and other diseases
New ways to develop better medications for cancer and other diseases is an important ongoing medical objective. Andy Le and Nikola Victorov, Grade 11 students at Edmonton’s Old Scona Academic High School, focused on just such a process. Says Andy: “We were looking at cell death and how a specific protein (called ‘JunB’), which is [...]
Discovery of a diagnostic assay to monitor cell death in lymphoma cells could lead to an extremely useful tool for many researchers
Grade 11 Edmonton Scientists Win Entry to the National Finals of the 2012 Sanofi BioGENEius Challenge Canada. National biotechnology research competition encourages Canadian youth to pursue future studies and careers in Canada’s $86 billion biotechnology industry. Edmonton, AB, April 20, 2012 – Ground-breaking research by two 16 year-old Edmonton students which focused on providing researchers [...]
And the Edmonton Winners Are…..
1st Place: Nikola Viktorov & Andy Le are grade 11 students from Old Scona Academic High School who won the $2000 first place prize with a study titled “Detecting the Caspase Cleavage of the JunB Protein.” Nik & Andy worked under the supervision of Dr. Robert Ingham from the Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology at [...]
Important Resources
Interim Meeting: Interim Meeting Handout Dr. Cox’s Presentation Radient Elevator Pitch
Presentation Tips
Here are some helpful resources as you prepare for your presentations for the competition. Remember that you only have 10 minutes for your oral presentation and 1 minute for your elevator pitch. Oral presentation tips Elevator pitch description Scientifically speaking Giving an Effective Poster Presentation
SBCC 2012: Important Dates
Edmonton Regional Competition: April 18, 2012 Maple Leaf Room Lister Hall, University of Alberta Agenda Map Lister Centre Abstract Deadline: April 12, 2012 emailed to Anna Interim Meeting: February 15, 2012 4:30-7:30 pm E2-001 ETLC Building University of Alberta ETLC Building Online Biosafety Course Deadline: December 12, 2011 Proposal Submission Deadline: Online: November 10, 2011 Hardcopy: November [...]
SBCC 2012
Are you looking for the chance to discover what scientific research is all about? With the Sanofi BioGENEius Challenge Canada you will have the opportunity to write a research proposal, carry out experiments in a lab, and compete for cash prizes. Participation in the Edmonton region is open to students currently in Grades 10, 11 and [...]
How to Get Started
1. Find an idea that interests you in the biotechnology field. Examples of ideas could come from a disease that has touched your family, news about problems plaguing the agricultural community or concern and questions about the environment. For an overview of the biotechnology field, check out the BioAlberta website. 2. Figure out what question you would [...]
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