Prince Edward Island
2011-12 Prince Edward Island Projects
Here is a list of the 9 Projects approved for this years SBCC Competition 1. Wind Turbine Noise Stress and Immune Function – Simon Trivett, Hayley Whelan, Charlottetown Rural High School, Mentor Dr. James Johnston, NRC-INH 2. Altered Veggies – Brynn McCarthy, Mary-Lynn MacFarlane, Three Oaks High School, Mentor Dr. Chris Kirby, AAFC 3. Polyphenols [...]
BioSciencePEI launches an interactive community in PEI
BioSciencePEI ~ an interactive community was launched this past week in PEI in support of government, industry and academia to assist with the growth and development within the bioscience sector in Prince Edward Island. One of the ongoing initiatives in PEI is the Sanofi BioGENEius Challenge Canada competition. BioSciencePEI is an ideal toolset to support [...]
Application deadline extended for SBCC in PEI
Teacher and Students Please note that we have extended the SBCC application deadline from its previous date of October 28th until November 14th. We hope this will allow those who have already started their applications a bit more time to complete them and for those students still giving the program consideration a bit more time [...]
SBCC Resources for Students and Teachers 2011-12
Need a “proposal idea” these websites can help – Science Buddies and SMARTS Want to view the 2010-11 Video Presentations from the National Competition held in Ottawa last May, go here View the Proposal Writing Workshops held last year (2010-11) at Three Oaks and Charlottetown Rural High School. Thanks for the contributions of both facilitators [...]
SBCC 2012 Prince Edward Island gets underway
The Sanofi BioGENEIUS Challenge Canada in Prince Edward Island is administered by Innovation PEI (PEI Business Development Inc.) a crown agency of the Department of Innovation and Advanced Learning in the Province of PEI. How Do I Get Involved? Talk with your high school Biology or Science teacher about entering the program or contact the [...]
Identification of local fungi capable of survival on PAH's wins Grade 12 students from Summerside, entry to National BioTalent Challenge
For Immediate Release May 4, 2011 Identification of local fungi capable of survival on PAH’s wins Grade 12 students from Summerside, entry to National BioTalent Challenge Student Finals CHARLOTTETOWN, PEI — Ground-breaking research by 17 and 18-year-old Summerside, Prince Edward Island students that contributes to the global search for ways to solve PAH Contamination. PAH [...]
2011 Prince Edward Island: Students find fungus that eats oil
From giant tankers to industrial sites to your own backyard, oil spills have an adverse effect on the environment that can be deadly to almost all living things. Certain types of micro-organisms (essentially various fungi) can safely “digest” the petro-contaminants and for some years microbes have been used to remediate soil, but only on land-based [...]
Prince Edward Island SABC 2011 Final Standings
1st Place Project: Identification of Local Fungi Capable of Surviving on PAH Contaminated Soil (Mentor ~ Dr. David Overy, University of Prince Edward Island) NOTE: Will now represent PEI and advance to the SABC National event in Ottawa on May 9th and 10th The School Appreciation Award accompanies the 1st Place Prize = $2000 2nd [...]
Presentation Resources 2011
Studentguide- Rules and Regulations of the SABC Program Elevator Pitch – 2 minute presentation to get your points across Presentation Videos from the National Competition in Ottawa 2010.. Presentation-Tips-April-2011, SABC Presentation Tips for creating poster board and powerpoint presentations. Slides includes samples of things to do correctly and incorrectly. Pictures are included with the slides.
PEI Projects well underway for 2011...
8 Projects have been approved with participants representing 4 PEI high schools. Following is the list of this years projects: *Therapeutic or Toxic Properties of Compounds ~ Megan Arsenault, Brooke Drover and Caleigh Aitken, Montague Regional High School *Factors affecting sea lice settlement on Atlantic salmon ~ Alex Johnston, Colonel Gray High School *Compression Testing [...]