| Biography |
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| I am a grade 11 student in beautiful Cranbrook, B.C. This is my fourth and last CWSF, as next year I will be honoured to be an exchange student in northern Thailand! This summer I will be working as a lifeguard and camp counsellor, And I will also be teaching survival! My hobbies include downhill skiing, coaching elementary basketball, playing rugby, and parkour. |
| Rory Smith
Targeted Oxidation: A New Method for Local Chemotherapeutic Medicine
| Challenge: | Health | | Category: | Senior | | Region: | East Kootenay | | City: | Cranbrook, BC | | School: | Mount Baker Secondary | | Abstract: | Building off previous research on delivering drugs directly to the targeted tissue, a novel active agent was explored through investigation of feasibility and experimentation. Targeted oxidation of a malignant cell’s nucleus was investigated by nanoparticle delivery. The drug model is comprised of DiBenzyl Peroxide (BOP), for its aromatic radical properties, which is absorbed into 5 nm gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) and microencapsulated inside a liposome. |
| Awards | Value | Excellence Award - Senior
Bronze Medal
Sponsor: Youth Science Canada | | Carleton University Entrance Award
Senior Bronze Medallist - $1,000 Entrance Award
Sponsor: Carleton University | $1 000.00 | University of Ottawa Entrance Scholarship
Senior Bronze Medallist - $1000 Entrance Scholarship
Sponsor: University of Ottawa | $1 000.00 | Western University Scholarship
Bronze Medallist - $1000 Entrance Scholarship
Sponsor: Western University | $1 000.00 | | Total | $3 000.00 | |
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