Students at the Toronto SBCC 2012 decided they were going to change the world. Let’s see how they are doing it!

Toronto, Students modify Baker’s yeast to create an novel environment to test brain-related medications

Depression, anxiety, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and other forms of mood disorder represent a very large portion of all drug prescriptions. The mystery of how these drugs work intrigued two Toronto-area Northern Secondary School students, who decided to try creating an artificial environment to test the effects of different brain-related medications. Alexander Tigert and Daniel [...]

Two GTA Grade 12 Students Win Regional Science Award for New Method of testing treatments for depression and anxiety at the 2012 Sanofi BioGENEius Challenge Canada

Collaboration between industry, government and education has potential to stimulate commercialization in the biotechnology industry Toronto, ON, April 20, 2012 – Innovative research by two 17-year-old Toronto students that could lead to better treatment of depression and anxiety has earned the top prize in the Greater Toronto Area competition of the “2012 Sanofi BioGENEius Challenge [...]

Lecture and Workshop Series for Secondary School Teachers

Here is a chance for your students to hear about some of the research that is being done in Southern Ontario and to participate in laboratory or computer workshops. Register your classes for 2 lectures and 1 workshop. Bioscience Education Canada once again is offering a free lecture and workshop series for high school students. [...]

2011 Greater Toronto: Toronto student “hacks” supercomputer network to find cure for CF

While many high school students can navigate computers with ease, not many can say they’re had a major success using the Canadian SCINET supercomputing network. In fact, Marshall Zhang, 16, a Grade 11 student at Richmond Hill’s Bayview Secondary School, this year used the massive computer system to find a new and potentially effective drug [...]

Merck “Exploring Minds” Bioscience Lectures and Workshops, April 19th and 20th at Ryerson University

With the generous support of Merck & Co., Bioscience Education Canada is proud to partner with Ryerson University to present this free series of bioscience lectures and workshops for high school students. BEC also appreciates the participation of personnel from eight institutions of research or post-secondary education. The Lecture and Workshop Series take place on [...]

SABC 2011 Greater Toronto

2011 Winners of the Sanofi Aventis BioTalent Challenge (Toronto) First Place Winner Marshall Zhang (Bayview Secondary School) Mentors: Dr. Christine Bear, (Hospital for Sick Children) and Steven V. Molinski, (University of Toronto) “Determining a potential basis for mechanisms of action of small molecules in the rescue of Delta F508-CFTR” Second Place Alexander Tigert and Zelun [...]

SABC Greater Toronto 2010

The Sanofi Aventis BioTalent Challenge for the Greater Toronto region is coordinated by the Bioscience Education Canada. ————————————————————————————————————– The 2010 Biotechnology Initiative Lectures and Merck Frosst ‘Exploring Minds’ Workshops Once again, the TBI Explore Biotechnology lectures and Merck Frosst Exploring Minds workshops, held concurrently with the SABC competition, will be available free of charge, to [...]

Student opens door to new diagnosis and early treatment of child heart disease

Greater Toronto SABC finalist Colin Carter has long been intrigued by the human immune system. And this year’s competition gave him the opportunity to conduct leading-edge research at Toronto’s famed Hospital for Sick Children on a challenging auto-immune disease called Kawasaki Disease. In auto-immune diseases, the body attacks itself because it can’t tell the difference [...]

Research on childhood autoimmune disease wins Grade 12 Toronto Student $2500, scholarships and entry to National Biotech Competition

For release: Thursday, April 8, 2010 Innovative research that could lead to an improved treatment for a childhood autoimmune disease has earned a 17-year-old student from Northern Secondary School the first place prize in the 2010 Sanofi-Aventis BioTalent Challenge (SABC) in the Greater Toronto region. Grade 12 student Colin Carter won the $2500 cash prize [...]