1st place:
$3,000 cash prize and $1,500 entrance scholarship to The University of Western Ontario

Caitlin Martin Newnham
Project Title: The development of effective Capsaicin admixtures to reduce initial pain signals from TRPV1 ion channels using Hirudo medicinalis, a novel invertebrate model for pain research
Grade 12
A.B. Lucas Secondary School, London, Ontario

Mentor:
Dr. Dwight Moulin
London Health Sciences Centre

2nd place:
$2000 cash prize and $1,000 entrance scholarship to The University of Western Ontario

Jessica Zou
Project Title: Engineering of Baculovirus for Insect Pests
Grade 10
Centennial Collegiate Vocational Institute, Guelph, Ontario

Mentor:
Dr. Peter Krell
The University of Guelph

3rd place:
$1,250 cash prize and $1,000 entrance scholarship to The University of Western Ontario

Hillary Dawkins and Susie Pan
Project Title: Extending the Operational Lifespan of Dye Sensitized Solar Cells
Grade 11
Centennial Collegiate Vocational Institute, Guelph, Ontario

Mentor:
Mr. Doug Gajic
Centennial Collegiate Vocational Institute

4th place:
$750 cash prize

Athir Zarir
Project title: Anabolic Actions of PTH: Effect of Treatment Modality on Osteoblast Differentiation and Mineralization Grade 12
Westminster Secondary School, London, Ontario

Mentor:
Dr. Patricia Watson
Lawson Health Research Institute

5th place:
$500 cash prize

Laurel Davis and Steven Shaw
Project title: Investigating the Role of Periostin in Epithelial Cell Migration during Wound Repair
Grade 12
A.B. Lucas Secondary School, London, Ontario

Mentor:
Dr. David O’Gorman
Lawson Health Research Institute

Award of Distinction – Commercial Potential:

Vivienne and Janelle Tam
Project title: The Development of Magnetic Nanoparticles for the Removal of Pharmaceutical Contaminants in Drinking Water
Grades 10 and 9 respectively
Waterloo Collegiate Institute, Waterloo, Ontario

Mentor:
Dr. Michael Tam
The University of Waterloo

Award of Distinction Poster Display:

Noorain Shethwala and Sophia Oke
Project title: Chemotherapy Drugs: Less is More
Grade 11
Centennial Collegiate Vocational Institute, Guelph, Ontario

Mentor:
Dr. Peter Krell
The University of Guelph