The proposal must be submitted on-line at www.sanofibiotalentchallenge.ca . The proposal must be 1200 words or less and should be in the following format:
Proposal Title: (scientifically informative title)
– The title should touch on what is being accomplished in the investigation and what question is trying to be answered?
Introduction:
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Attention: Donna Parker
BioAlberta
314 Capital Place
9707-110 Street
Edmonton, AB T5K 2L9
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Where do you start?
1. Have an idea of what interests you in the biotechnology field. Spend some time investigating your topic of interest, what questions do you have, what would you like to look into further?
2. Find out what research is being done in Calgary, is there a lab doing research that [...]

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SABC 2009 Calgary Finals WINNERS
Annie Wang and Julie Xu of Sir Winston Churchill High School won the $2,000 first place prize with a study about “Co-culture of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Prevotella ssp. In Agar Spheres.” Dr. Mike Surette and Dr. Tyler Field, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary mentored this [...]

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The famous example of Alexander Fleming’s mouldy petri dish teaches us that even a failed experiment has the potential to deliver something new and exciting.
Seventeen-year-old Julie Xu and her friend Annie Wang, 18, will vouch for that following their win in the Calgary regional judging of this year’s Sanofi-Aventis BioTalent Challenge.
For while [...]

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Calgary SABC Important Dates and Information:
Interim Meeting: Mandetory – Friday February 26th. 4:30pm-8:00pm
Location: UofC Health Sciences rm G743.
Information: This is a mandetory SABC meeting. We will have a guest speaker for an Elevator Pitch workshop followed by 5 min power point presentations from each team on their work to date. [...]

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2008 Competition Results
The 2008 Calgary regional competition, held on April 23 at the University of Calgary, Health Research Innovation Centre (HRIC) Atrium, resulted in the following five top teams:
1st Place
Liz Meng of Sir Winston Churchill High School won the $2,500 first place prize with a study about “The enhanced freeze-thaw survival rate of human embryonic [...]

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Generating Osteoblasts from Murine Embryonic Stem Cell
by Emily Cooley
Murine embryonic stem cells were induced to differentiate into osteoblasts in the presence of vitamin D3, �-glycerophosphate and ascorbic acid after 30 days in culture. This was confirmed through immunocytochemistry, von kossa staining and calcium assays. RNA collected during 10 specific time points during the 30 day [...]

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