2009
SABC09 Manitoba: Senior Projects by Schools
SABC09 Manitoba: Intermediate Projects by Schools
SABC09 Manitoba: Junior Projects by Schools

Research on Flax Phytoestrogens Wins Grade 11 City Student Binudith Warnakulasooria Entry to National Biotech Competition
Outstanding research by a 16 year-old Winnipeg student at Fort Richmond Collegiate that could lead to improved health benefits from this common crop has [...]

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“The primary and most abundant lignin found in Linum usitatis-simium is Secoisolariciresinol,which acts as an antibiotic.,antioxidant ans cholesterol controlling agent.Secoisolariciresinol is synthesized through pinoresinol-lariciresinolreductase enzyme.
Two isoforms of this gene were isolated and cloned using the Bacterial Artificial Chromosome Library of flax M5791accession. The isoforms were 91%similar to each other in the amino acid level. [...]

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Binudith Warnakulasooriya, a grade 11 student at Fort Richmond Collegiate in Winnipeg captured Bronze at the Sanofi-Aventis BioTalent Challenge (SABC) held in Ottawa this week.
In a field of prominent student scientists from 14 regions from all across Canada Binudith placed third overall with his research into “Lignan,” a little known flax nutrient which may [...]

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Research on Flax Phytoestrogens Wins Grade 11 City Student Binudith Warnakulasooria Entry to National Biotech Competition
Outstanding research by a 16 year-old Winnipeg student at Fort Richmond Collegiate that could lead to improved health benefits from this common crop has earned the first place prize in the 2009 Sanofi-Aventis BioTalent Challenge (SABC) in the [...]

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2008
Manitoba Senior Projects 2008
Manitoba Intermediate Projects 2008
SABC08 Manitoba Regional Competition

1st Place: Beth Ferreira, Fort Richmond Collegiate, Phoca hispida: Feeding Ecology and Contaminant Uptake: Insights from Elemental Analyses of Claws; Mentor: Steve Ferguson

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Maximizing the benefits of flaxseed oil
The first step on Binudith (Bin) Warnakulasooriya’s road to discovery could never be described as “a eureka moment”. Rather, it was the moment when he picked up a bottle of flaxseed supplement capsules, glanced at the nutritional information on the label and wondered what this substance called “lignan” was. [...]

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(We have 2 groups of Junior Projects: Gr 5&6, and Gr 7&8)
Gr 7&8
Acadia Junior High Teacher Advisor Mike Sarkany
• Allen Liu “To be determined” Mentor: (To be determined)
A.A.Leach Junior High School Teacher Advisor: Mary [...]

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Acadia Junior High School, 15 Students, 11Projects, Teacher Advisors; Mike Sarkany
• Allen Liu “To be determined” Mentor: To be determined
• Andrew Alton and James Xu “To be determined” Mentor: To be determined
• Ashley Perron “TBD” Mentor: TBD
• Emily Hamonic and Imalka Nilmalgoda “TBD” Mentor TBD
• Jerry Liu “TBD” Mentor: Yaping Wang
• Katie Robinson-Hopper and Alexandra Brandon “TBD” Mentor: TBD
• Louise [...]

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Fort Richmond Collegiate, 13 Students, 10 Projects, Teacher Advisors: Kathy Crang, Troy Scott
• Aimee Bell and Kate Gong “Freshwater study” Mentor: Greg Tomy
• Beth Ferreira “Bioaccumulation of Mercury in Phoca hispida” Mentor: Steve Ferguson
• Binudith Warnakulasooria Study Pinoresinol reductase Gene at the Genomic and Expression Level to Determine it’s Role in Lignin Production [...]

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The Sanofi-Aventis BioTalent Challenge 2008/2009 for the Manitoba region is coordinated by MindSet, Manitoba Network for Science & Technology.
Its fall and young scientists thoughts turn to the 2009 SABC. We’re looking forward to another year of excellence and fun with the SABC program for Manitoba. Bob Brown is currently contacting and visiting schools to speak [...]

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