The following student projects have been approved for the 2006-2007 sanofi aventis Biotech Challenge in Eastern Ontario.

Students: Jason Au
School: All Saints Catholic High School
Mentor: Dr. Dennis Bulman, Univeristy of Ottawa

Students: Emin Aboulian and Argishti Baghdasarian
School: St. Patrick’s High School
Mentor: Dr. Christine Szymanski, NRC

Bacteriology – The Phenomenons behind home remedies
Students: Maria Merziotis
School: Hillcrest High School
Mentor: Dr. Michel Gilbert, NRC

Creation of retrovirus expressing B18R gene
Students: Jessica Li and Lingling Liu
School: Lisgar Collegiate Institute
Mentor: Rob Edge, Chantal Lemay and Rhea Ferguson, University of Ottawa

Cytokine profiling of foam cells and peritoneal macrophages exposed to live Polrphyromonas gingivalis
Students: Prashanthi Baskaran
School: Elmwod School
Mentor: Dr. S. Whitman and Jessica Gage, University of Ottawa Heart Institute

Effectiveness of cytokine influence in protecting CD8+ CD127+ and CD8+ CD127- T-cells
Students: James MacLeod
School: All Saints Catholic High School
Mentor: Dr. Jonathan Angel and Dr. Angela Crawley, OHRI

Genetic modification for photosynthesis acceleration
Students: Chris Habets
School: South Carleton High School
Mentor: Doug Balchin and Dr. Bao-Luo Ma, Agriculture and AgriFood Canada

Induce symbiotic relationships between the rhizobium family of bacterium and the Agrostis genus of grass
Students: Josie Qiu, Tiffany Cheung, Jeremie Harris
School: Lisgar Collegaite Institute
Mentor: Dr. Patrick Walsh, University of Ottawa

Les bioplastiques: leurs utilites et leurs effects sur l’environnement
Students: Marie-josee Gandier and Michelle Tarabay
School: College catholique Samuel-Genest
Mentor:

L’estrogene et nos eaux
Students: Erik Selin and Caroline Weber
School: College catholique Samuel-Genest
Mentor: Dr. Vance Trudeau and Dr. kassen, University of Ottawa

Revolution dans notre assiette!
Students: Zacharie Saint-Georges
School: College catholique Samuel-Genest
Mentor: Dr. Owen Rowland, Carleton University