Saturday, April 2, 2011
Three teens have made it through the first round of one of the most prestigious high school science competitions in the country.
Students Kayla Dowell from Manhattan, Megan Haghnegahdar from Shawnee, and Megan Smith from Lenexa were named finalists today in the Kansas BioGENEius Challenge. They will go on to compete May 5 th for the opportunity to advance to the U.S. National BioGENEius Challenge.
These students, along with four finalists from the Greater Kansas City State Science and Engineering Fair, will present their research May 5th to the KansasBio Board ofDirectors
. Ultimately, only three winners out of the seven finalists will be selected to go on to compete in the U.S. National BioGENEius Challenge in Washington, D.C. in June.
Ten U.S. National finalists will be selected to join students from Canada and Australia to compete in the International BioGENEius Challenge. The U.S. National and International BioGENEius Challenges are competitions for high school students who demonstrate an exemplary understanding of biotechnology through science research projects.
Kayla Dowell, Manhattan, is a junior home schooled at the Germann Hills Christian School. Her project title is Using Near-infrared Spectroscopy to Detect the Anti-malarial Artemisinin In Plant Extracts;
Megan Haghnegahdar, Shawnee, is a senior at Shawnee Mission West High School. Her project title is Impact of fluoroquinolone induced resistance on the intrinsic expression of P-glycoprotein phenotype on corneal epithelial cells; and
Megan Smith, Lenexa, is a junior at Shawnee Mission West High School. Her project title is The Effect of Glucose and Sucrose as Dietary Additives on the Lifespan Of Wild-Type and GAPDH Mutant C. Elegans.
The International BioGENEius Challenge is organized by the Biotechnology Institute, the national organization dedicated to biotechnology education, and sponsored by Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of sanofi-aventis, a leading global pharmaceutical company, and Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson.
At the Local, U.S. National and International competitions, students are evaluated on the quality of their research and display, as well as on their responses to questions relating to their scientific knowledge and potential commercial applications of their research.
“For more than 15 years, the aim of the International BioGENEius Challenge has been to engage, excite and educate students about biotechnology and its immense potential for solving human health, food and environmental problems,” said Tom Wiggans, Chairman of the Board of the Biotechnology Institute. “By highlighting the amazing research of these students, we hope to encourage other students to consider pursuing a career in biotechnology.”
The International BioGENEius Challenge emerged from the Aventis Biotech Challenge and BioGENEius Award, which both owe their beginnings to the first BIO International Convention in 1994. Today, the initiative has grown to national and international prominence.
Sanofi Pasteur has supported the BioGENEius Challenge since its inception. In addition to Sanofi Pasteur and Janssen, additional support for the BioGENEius Challenge is provided by International Sponsors Genentech and Amgen and U.S. National Sponsors Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inspire Pharmaceuticals and Sangamo BioSciences.
Three teens have made it through the first round of one of the most prestigious high school science competitions in the country.
Students Kayla Dowell from Manhattan, Megan Haghnegahdar from Shawnee, and Megan Smith from Lenexa were named finalists today in the Kansas BioGENEius Challenge. They will go on to compete May 5 th for the opportunity to advance to the U.S. National BioGENEius Challenge.
These students, along with four finalists from the Greater Kansas City State Science and Engineering Fair, will present their research May 5th to the KansasBio Board of
Ten U.S. National finalists will be selected to join students from Canada and Australia to compete in the International BioGENEius Challenge. The U.S. National and International BioGENEius Challenges are competitions for high school students who demonstrate an exemplary understanding of biotechnology through science research projects.
Kayla Dowell, Manhattan, is a junior home schooled at the Germann Hills Christian School. Her project title is Using Near-infrared Spectroscopy to Detect the Anti-malarial Artemisinin In Plant Extracts;
Megan Haghnegahdar, Shawnee, is a senior at Shawnee Mission West High School. Her project title is Impact of fluoroquinolone induced resistance on the intrinsic expression of P-glycoprotein phenotype on corneal epithelial cells; and
Megan Smith, Lenexa, is a junior at Shawnee Mission West High School. Her project title is The Effect of Glucose and Sucrose as Dietary Additives on the Lifespan Of Wild-Type and GAPDH Mutant C. Elegans.
The International BioGENEius Challenge is organized by the Biotechnology Institute, the national organization dedicated to biotechnology education, and sponsored by Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of sanofi-aventis, a leading global pharmaceutical company, and Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson.
At the Local, U.S. National and International competitions, students are evaluated on the quality of their research and display, as well as on their responses to questions relating to their scientific knowledge and potential commercial applications of their research.
“For more than 15 years, the aim of the International BioGENEius Challenge has been to engage, excite and educate students about biotechnology and its immense potential for solving human health, food and environmental problems,” said Tom Wiggans, Chairman of the Board of the Biotechnology Institute. “By highlighting the amazing research of these students, we hope to encourage other students to consider pursuing a career in biotechnology.”
The International BioGENEius Challenge emerged from the Aventis Biotech Challenge and BioGENEius Award, which both owe their beginnings to the first BIO International Convention in 1994. Today, the initiative has grown to national and international prominence.
Sanofi Pasteur has supported the BioGENEius Challenge since its inception. In addition to Sanofi Pasteur and Janssen, additional support for the BioGENEius Challenge is provided by International Sponsors Genentech and Amgen and U.S. National Sponsors Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inspire Pharmaceuticals and Sangamo BioSciences.
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