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

Brian Krug
Project Title: Catechin’s anti-angiogenic effects in epithelial ovarian cancer
Grade 11
John F. Ross CVI, Guelph, Ontario

Mentor:
Dr. Jim Petrik
The University of Guelph

2nd place:
$2000 cash prize, $1,000 entrance scholarship to The University of Western Ontario, $500 entrance scholarship to the University of Waterloo and scholarship to Wilfrid Laurier University

Grace Wang
Project Title: Discovering the Role of ERK5 in Inhibiting Breast Cancer Cell Migration and Invasion
Grade 10
A.B. Lucas Secondary School, London, Ontario

Mentor:
Dr. Chandan Chakraborty
The University of Western Ontario

3rd place:
$1,250 cash prize, $1,000 entrance scholarship to The University of Western Ontario, $500 entrance scholarship to the University of Waterloo and scholarship to Wilfrid Laurier University

Linda Zhu and Jessica Zou
Project Title: Engineering of LEA Genes to Investigate Enhanced Salt Tolerance
Grades 12 and 11
Centennial Collegiate Vocational Institute, Guelph, Ontario

Mentor:
Dr. Steven Rothestein
The University of Guelph

4th place:
$750 cash prize, $1,000 entrance scholarship to The University of Western Ontario, $500 entrance scholarship to the University of Waterloo and scholarship to Wilfrid Laurier University

Nykole Crevits
Project title: Evaluation of Methylene Blue and Related Compounds for the Treatment of Huntington’s Disease
Grade 12
Parkside Collegiate Institute, St. Thomas, Ontario

Mentor:
Dr. Robert Cumming
The University of Western Ontario

5th place:
$500 cash prize, $1,000 entrance scholarship to The University of Western Ontario, $500 entrance scholarship to the University of Waterloo and scholarship to Wilfrid Laurier University

Jenny Tian and Leslie Bothwell
Project title: Relation of Total Resistant Starch Concentration in Potatoes
Grade 12
Centennial Collegiate and Vocational Institute, Guelph, Ontario

Mentor:
Dr. Rickey Yada
The University of Guelph

Award of Distinction Commercial Potential:
Sponsored by Ontario Centres of Excellence

Grace Wang
Project Title: Discovering the Role of ERK5 in Inhibiting Breast Cancer Cell Migration and Invasion
Grade 10
A.B. Lucas Secondary School, London, Ontario

Mentor:
Dr. Chandan Chakraborty
The University of Western Ontario

Award of Distinction Poster Display:

Tony Kwon
Project title: Allium sativum as a Potential Antimicrobial Against Group A Streptococcal Infections
Grade 12
A.B. Lucas Secondary School, London, Ontario

Mentor:
Dr. John McCormick
The University of Western Ontario

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