Southwestern Ontario

Drs. Ian Tetlow and Peter Krell, Professors, Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Guelph Electric enthusiasm High school students bring high voltage enthusiasm and creativity to the labs of University of Guelph research scientists participating in the Sanofi BioGENEius Challenge Canada (SBCC).

1. Name: Naima Raiza School: Northern Collegiate Institute, Sarnia Title: Investigating the Variables that Affect the Celliobiase Degradation of Cellulose Description: In this project, the two most abundant organic compounds on Earth, cellulose and hemicellulose, will be degraded by bacteria using cellulose-rich cotton and hemicellulose-rich wheat straw sources. The speed and efficiency of breakdown for [...]

National biotechnology research competition encourages Canadian youth to pursue future studies and careers in Canada’s $86 billion biotechnology industry London, Ontario, April 18, 2012 – Ground-breaking research by a 16-year-old Waterloo student that investigated nanocrystalline cellulose as a novel and renewable antioxidant has earned top prize in the Southwestern Ontario regional competition of the “2012 [...]

First place: $3,000 cash prize, $1,500 entrance scholarship to The University of Western Ontario and $500 entrance scholarship to the University of Waterloo. Vivienne Tam Project Title: Catch that Drug – The Biodegradable Nano-net Grade 12 Waterloo Collegiate Institute, Waterloo, ON Mentor: Dr. Michael Tam The University of Waterloo Second place: $2000 cash prize, $1,000 [...]