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2013 Special Award Winners
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$200  (4705) Discovery of Novel Claudin 1 Transcripts in Human Breast Cancer
    Student: Che Eun (Sandy) Lee
    School: St Mary's Academy
Adhir Bagchi Memorial Award for Excellence in Health Science
Plaque + $100  (3710) Effects of Folic Acid on Senescence and Migration of HeLa Cells
    Student: Abhishek Chakraborty
    School: Acadia Junior High
ASM International Award
Plaque and Gift Card - First  (2410) Active Metals
    Students: Sarah Gazze , Karol Velandia
    School: Acadia Junior High
Plaque and Gift Card - Second
  (1807) Which Material Conducts Heat the Fastest
    Student: Erik Bakke
    School: Linden Christian School
Manitoba Association for Medical Laboratory Science Award
Certificate and $100  (2704) Can Cell lysis affect the development of diseases?
    Students: Bea Mariz Bernardo , Kailani Joy Pagtakhan
    School: St Mary's Academy
  (4702) Lactate: a physiological inhibitor of histone deacetylases in colorectal cancer cells?
    Student: Ashley Bell
    School: Fort Richmond Collegiate
  (1717) WHY WASH HANDS
    Student: Arusha Raban
    School: Ecole JB Mitchell
  (3302) To Kill Or Not To Kill...Bacteria
    Students: Sonya Alvarez , Juliette Nishimwe
    School: St Boniface Diocesan
Canadian Institute of Food Science and Technology, MB Section Award
($100 cash)  (1711) "Handy Solutions" to Fight Germs
    Student: Rohan Sethi
    School: St Maurice School
Manitoba Food Processors Association Award
($100 cash)  (3505) The Effect Of Cooking Methods on Vitamin C
    Students: Cynthia Merlyn James , Manisha Jose
    School: Acadia Junior High
Labels Unlimited Award
($100 cash)  (1513) Food colouring Fun
    Student: Shiana Sagar
    School: St Gerard School
Peak of the Market Award
($100 cash)  (1712) Which Plastic bag is best to use for vegetables?
    Students: Justin Opida , John Tadoy
    School: Holy Cross
Granny's Poultry Cooperative Ltd Award
Certificate and $100  (4401) The Anti-Diabetic Activity of Rosemary through the Inhibition of α-Glucosidase
    Student: Dareen El-Sayed
    School: Kelvin High School
Food Development Centre Award
Certificate ($100 cash)  (1510) Can You Taste The Difference?
    Student: Sophie Janzen
    School: Linden Christian School
Canada Compound Western Limited Award
Certificate ($100 cash)  (4401) The Anti-Diabetic Activity of Rosemary through the Inhibition of α-Glucosidase
    Student: Dareen El-Sayed
    School: Kelvin High School
University of Manitoba Department of Food Science Award
Certificate ($100 cash)  (3501) The Effects of Different Sugar Concentrations on Sinigrin Degradation by Pediococcus Pentosaceus
    Students: Breanna Belisle , Vicky Zhang
    School: Fort Richmond Collegiate
University of Manitoba Department of Human Nutritional Sciences Award
Certificate ($100 cash)  (1719) Vitamin C and its Effect on Immune System Function
    Student: Abdullah Rashid
    School: Van Wallegham
Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation Award
Certificate and Cash ($75 cash)  (3904) Testing Water Quality At Little Saskatchewan First Nation Borne By The Flooding Of Spring 2011.
    Student: Tara Brass
    School: Little Saskatchewan School
Certificate and Cash ($100 cash)
  (4902) An A'Peeling Way to Filter Water: The Banana Peel Water Filter
    Student: Keisha Mendoza
    School: Sisler High School
Certificate and Cash ($50 cash)
  (2904) Manitoba Waters
    Student: Raquel Klutskow
    School: St. Aidan's Christian School
Certificate and Cash ($35 cash)
  (1906) Carp - The Disposable Fish
    Student: Fionn Forbes
    School: Strathmillan
Gourmet Baker Inc. Special Award
Certificate ($100 cash)  (1508) Healthy Cookie Challenge
    Student: Camilla Kacsmar
    School: Ecole JB Mitchell
General Mills Award
Certificate ($100 cash)  (1724) Super Foods.. in disguise?!
    Student: Lailalyn Ariola
    School: Prairie Rose Elementary
Viterra Food Processing Award
Certificate ($100 cash)  (4201) Plant Pathogens vs. Crops: Fighting disease causing genes with resistance genes
    Student: Ashali Wanigasekara
    School: Fort Richmond Collegiate
Richardson Centre for Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals Award
Certificate ($100 cash)  (3701) Ellagic Acid Selectively Inhibits Cardiotoxic Effects of Chemotherapy Drug Doxorubicin
    Student: Abhinav Dhingra
    School: Fort Richmond Collegiate
  (2401) The Nature of Macromolecules (Natural VS Processed)
    Student: Kaitlyn Claire Mendoza
    School: Stanley Knowles
Jet Label Award
Certificate and $100  (3506) Testing the Efficacy and Integrity of Commercial Probiotic Yogurt
    Students: Ann Ding , Mengjie Qu
    School: Fort Richmond Collegiate
Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of the Province of Manitoba Award
Junior Geoscience  (2901) Rocks versus Minerals
    Student: Emily Grant
    School: Holy Ghost School
Intermediate ($175 cash)
  (3208) Microalgae Biofuel, the Realistic Alternative to Petrol
    Student: Niraj Ballam Nagaraj
    School: Steinback Regional High Scool
  (3401) Water to Fuel - The Fuel Cycle of the Future
    Student: Abhiram Santhosh
    School: Kelvin High School
  (3206) Can Mucilage Really Act as a Filter for Water?
    Students: Kanchini Ratnayaka , Rushika Khatkar
    School: Acadia Junior High
Junior ($160 cash)
  (2601) Christmas Light Efficence
    Student: Paul Wertepny
    School: Holy Ghost School
  (2902) Soil Stability
    Student: Grace Slivinski
    School: Holy Ghost School
  (2806) Reaping Radiation
    Student: Katherine Burley
    School: Balmoral Hall School
  (2609) Building a Low-cost Hydraulic Animatron
    Student: Dirk Page
    School: Ecole Romeo Dallaire
  (2608) Effect of Blade Angle on Wind Turbine Efficiency
    Student: Tooba Razi
    School: Acadia Junior High
  (2603) M.I.C
    Student: Matthew Hewlett
    School: Ecole Charleswood School
  (2903) The All-Natural Egg Oven
    Student: Angelique Pangilinan
    School: Holy Cross
  (2604) Building a Low-cost Semimicro Balance
    Student: Mackenzie Wong
    School: Grant Park High School
Elementary ($140 cash)
  (1909) Flash Freeze Desalination To Create Drinking Water From Seawater
    Student: Jack Mickelthwate
    School: Brock Corydon
  (1605) Creation of Fog
    Student: Mercedes Ward
    School: Matheson Island School
  (1603) Garbage Energy
    Student: Clarissa Nitafan
    School: Holy Ghost School
  (1606) Caution Thin Ice - Snowmobile Rescue System
    Student: Samara McKay
    School: Athlone School
Special Engineering Related Award
($100 cash)  (1910) The Quicksand Question
    Students: Janelle Nuwabiine , Galli Kubari
    School: St Gerard School
Special Engineering Related Award
($200 cash)  (4902) An A'Peeling Way to Filter Water: The Banana Peel Water Filter
    Student: Keisha Mendoza
    School: Sisler High School
Special Engineering Related Award
Kid-netic Energy, Science, and Engineering Enrollment  (1807) Which Material Conducts Heat the Fastest
    Student: Erik Bakke
    School: Linden Christian School
Special Engineering Related Award
($100 cash)  (2902) Soil Stability
    Student: Grace Slivinski
    School: Holy Ghost School
Analytical Sciences Award
Cash and Plaque  (4706) Intravaginal Nanomedicine for the Targeted Delivery of an Anti-HIV Drug to Immune Cells
    Student: Deborah Chan
    School: Fort Richmond Collegiate
  (4401) The Anti-Diabetic Activity of Rosemary through the Inhibition of α-Glucosidase
    Student: Dareen El-Sayed
    School: Kelvin High School
  (1408) Isolation of Organic Compounds from Garlic
    Student: Zeyad Mohamed
    School: Victor Mager
  (4402) Water Quality: Retention Ponds
    Student: Charmaine Agsalud
    School: Sisler High School
CSBE/SCGAB Biosystems Engineering Award
Certificate, T-shirt and $200 ($100 cash)  (2608) Effect of Blade Angle on Wind Turbine Efficiency
    Student: Tooba Razi
    School: Acadia Junior High
Women's Health Research Foundation of Canada Award
($50 cash)  (4705) Discovery of Novel Claudin 1 Transcripts in Human Breast Cancer
    Student: Che Eun (Sandy) Lee
    School: St Mary's Academy
  (1733) Optical illusions
    Students: Jasmeen Grewal , Aimtoj Dhaliwal
    School: Holy Ghost School
  (2710) The Effects of Physical Activity on the Female Brain
    Students: Stephanie Knysh , Kate George
    School: St Mary's Academy
  (3507) Frustration Ahead
    Students: Magdalina Buratchuk , Ula Graves
    School: St Boniface Diocesan
Manitoba Innovation, Energy, and Mines Award
Lepidolite Carving  (1809) Les temperatures des huiles
    Student: Jordan Braun
    School: Ecole Bannnatyne
Royal Astronomical Society of Canada Astronomy Award
Certificate and student membership ($50 cash)  (2808) It's only rocket science!
    Student: Daniel Wilson
    School: Acadia Junior High
Asim K. Roy Memorial Award
($300 cash)  (3303) Urban Eco-Friendly Weed Management
    Students: Alice Su , Katherine Li
    School: Fort Richmond Collegiate
WISE Award
Enrollment in WISE Kidnetic Camp  (1606) Caution Thin Ice - Snowmobile Rescue System
    Student: Samara McKay
    School: Athlone School
Enrolment in WISE Summer Camp
  (3206) Can Mucilage Really Act as a Filter for Water?
    Students: Kanchini Ratnayaka , Rushika Khatkar
    School: Acadia Junior High
  (3904) Testing Water Quality At Little Saskatchewan First Nation Borne By The Flooding Of Spring 2011.
    Student: Tara Brass
    School: Little Saskatchewan School
  (3502) Can the Big 5 Test Predict Belbin's Team Roles?
    Student: Amanda Wong
    School: Grant Park High School
  (4902) An A'Peeling Way to Filter Water: The Banana Peel Water Filter
    Student: Keisha Mendoza
    School: Sisler High School
Save OUr Lake Award
0.5 day trip on the research vessel Namao ($100 cash)  (1919) The Environmental Impacts of Farming Practices
    Students: Phoebe Crate , Chanel Hart
    School: Charles Sinclair School
  (1918) Rocks Rock !
    Students: Kaylyn Crate , Alayna Sanderson
    School: Charles Sinclair School
  (1920) Water Pollution
    Students: Chloe Bird , Halle Cochrane
    School: Charles Sinclair School
  (1917) Peat Moss
    Students: Nathaniel Murdock , Madison Asham
    School: Charles Sinclair School
  (1921) Delta Marsh
    Student: Holly Murdock
    School: Charles Sinclair School
$150 + 1/2 day cruise
  (2909) How Do Sunscreen And Lysol Affect The Growth Of Algae?
    Students: Wynonna Mendoza , Alexandra Skwarchuk
    School: Ecole River Heights
The Winnipeg Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience Award
Certificate and $150  (4701) The Increase in Mitochondrial Dysfunction with the Progression of Alzheimer’s Disease
    Student: Ella Thomson
    School: Balmoral Hall School
Certificate and $250
  (2707) Thirsty?
    Student: Mohamed Hassan
    School: Alhijra Islamic School
Certificate and $50
  (1102) Effects of age and gender on short term memory
    Student: Speranza Albensi
    School: Beautiful Savior Lutheran School
APS Science Fair Award
Certificate, t-shirt, physiological researcher lapel pin, resource packet and book for teacher  (4701) The Increase in Mitochondrial Dysfunction with the Progression of Alzheimer’s Disease
    Student: Ella Thomson
    School: Balmoral Hall School