Around every nerve cell is a fatty sheath called myelin, which gets damaged by harmful diseases like multiple sclerosis. Using lasers and sophisticated imaging technology, two 17-year-old Calgary high school students have found a novel way for medical scientists to assess that nerve damage. Western Canada and Bishop Caroll High School students Nicholas Moore and [...]

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Nicholas Moore and Debbie Wang of Western Canada and Bishop Carroll High Schools won the $2,000 first place prize with a study about “Advanced fluorescence spectroscopy of myelin using novel lipophilic probes”. Dr. Peter Stys of the Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary mentored this team, throughout their research. Representing Calgary, Nicholas and Debbie will [...]

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Here are some helpful hand outs for oral and poster presentations: please keep in mind you will be giving a 10 minute oral presentation followed by 5 minutes for questions Some Rules for Oral Presentations Elevator Pitch Description Scientifically Speaking Guidelines and Tips for Scientific Oral Presentations Elevator Pitch Workshop 2010 – Mr.Keith Scharnau’s presentation

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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: – The introduction should [...]

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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 your [...]

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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 the [...]

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