Sanofi BioGENEius Challenge Canada (SBCC), Celebrating 20 years

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Manitoba 2014 Projects

December 20, 2013
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Sanofi BioGENEius Challenge Canada Alumni: Interview with Daisy Liu

November 28, 2013

A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to interview Daisy Liu, a four-year SBCC participant, via an email conversation. Daisy participated in the SBCC in each year of high school (2010-2013), winning second place at a national science fair competition in 2011. She says the SBCC helped her realize her potential and has given […]

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Lastest News about SBCC

July 3, 2013

Dear Friends, Partners and Supporters: On behalf of the Board of Directors of Bioscience Education Canada (BEC), I am writing to advise you that BEC has decided not to continue as the national program manager for the Sanofi BioGENEius Challenge Canada (SBCC). As you may know, the future of the SBCC program has been somewhat […]

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Congratulations to Ella Thompson, Manitoba SBCC winner in both 2012 and 2013, awarded a prestigious four-year, $60,000 University of Manitoba Schulich Leader scholarship.

June 19, 2013

Ella placed 4th in Ottawa in 2012 but was unable to attend the 2013 nationals due to her participation in the world public speaking championships in South Africa. Manitoba this year was represented in Ottawa by 2nd place provincial winner Daniel Huang, who placed 5th nationally. Congratulations to Ella Thompson, Manitoba SBCC winner in both […]

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Discovered: a potential new tactic to fight the world’s deadliest brain cancer

April 5, 2013

Manitoba, Daniel Huang, 16, Grade 11, St. John’s Ravenscourt School in Winnipeg With treatment, the average survival of patients diagnosed with the Glioblastoma (GBM) form of brain cancer is just 15 months. Without treatment, it is 4.5 months. Daniel Huang, a Grade 11 student at St. John’s Ravenscourt School in Winnipeg, investigated today’s treatments to […]

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Discovery About Alzheimer’s Disease Wins Grade 12 Winnipeg Scientist Entry to National Finals of the Sanofi BioGENEius Challenge Canada

March 22, 2013

“Celebrating 20 years of inspiring young scientists” National biotechnology research competition encourages Canadian youth to pursue studies and careers in Canada’s $87 billion biotechnology industry. Winnipeg, Manitoba, March 22, 2013 - Innovative research by a Grade 12 Winnipeg student that could lead to more effective understanding and treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease has earned top prize […]

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Turning Manitoba teens into lab rats, SBCC Mentor Profiles, Yvonne Myal, Dilantha Fernando, Manitoba

March 15, 2013

Yvonne Myal, Dilantha Fernando, University of Manitoba Turning Manitoba teens into lab rats Manitoba has its share of rink rats – kids who love hockey. But Manitoba has developed some amazing lab rats too — high school students who have developed promising new ideas for treating cancer and HIV-AIDS, improving agricultural crops and more thanks […]

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Winnipeg’s triple crown winner in high school science driven by memories of a childhood friend, SBCC Alumni Profiles, Ted Paranjothy, Julie Daet, Manitoba

March 10, 2013

Ted Paranjothy, [email protected], 204-269-5669 Julie Daet, [email protected], 204-803-8963 Winnipeg’s triple crown winner in high school science driven by memories of a childhood friend When he was five years old, Winnipeg’s Ted Paranjothy watched a friend suffer through chemotherapy and eventually succumb to leukaemia. The emotional anguish experienced by everyone touched by that event left a […]

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SBCC 2013 Manitoba Project Titles and Descriptions

January 18, 2013

1) Name: Dennis Drewnik Sisler High School Gr 10 Title: Identification of essential seed genes in oilseeds Description: Genetically modified genes within oilseeds to create a better seeds that can feed and maintain a growing population 2) Names: Chelsea Zu & Oliver Wang Fort Richmond Collegiate Gr 10 Title: Biofoam from chemicals from tree bark […]

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Manitoba, Winnipeg teen modifies soil bacteria to yield 36% more volume of ingredient for eco-friendly bio-plastic

April 25, 2012

The end of cheap oil also means the end of low-cost plastics. So, a Winnipeg student’s method to make a low-cost bio-plastic could be a very timely discovery. Nearly all plastics today are derived from petroleum and “there is an urgent need to find alternatives,” says 16-year old Ella Thomson, a Grade 11 student at […]

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