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| My name is Simran Singh and I am a grade 7 student at Bishop Hamilton Montessori School. I enjoy a different variety of sports including badminton, swimming and taekwondo. I have been doing taekwondo since I was seven, and currently obtain a black stripe. I have always had a passion for science, specifically neurology. In my school, I had ranked 1st place at the science fair, and 1st place at the Ottawa Regional Science Fair. I was also awarded the "Future Leader in Science" award at Parliament Hill by the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada. In this project, I have created a novel diagnostic method for Parkinson's disease. It is hoped that this project will advance the future diagnostic tools for Parkinson's disease. In the future, I would like to pursue neurosurgery and become a neurological surgeon. My advice to students who are thinking of doing a science project is: if you have a passion for something that seems impossible to do, go for it, because you never know that it may just be possible. |
| Simran Singh
The Development of a Novel Diagnostic Method for Parkinson’s Disease
| Défi: | Santé | | Catégorie: | Junior | | Région: | Ottawa | | Ville: | Ottawa, ON | | École: | Bishop Hamilton Private | | Sommaire: | This project introduces a novel method for the detection of Parkinson's disease. A procedure was established to create an aptamer-based method for the detection of alpha-synuclein, a protein that accumulates and forms plaque in multiple neurodegenerative disorders. Using an aptamer that is bound to a fluorescent tag, alpha-synuclein was detected in mice brain tissue. This method shows great promise in the future disease detection. |
| Prix | Valeur | Prix Jeunesse innovante
Junior
Sponsor: La Fondation Gwyn Morgan et Patricia Trottier | 500,00 $ | Prix d'excellence - Junior
Médaille d'or
Sponsor: Sciences jeunesse Canada | | Bourse d’études de Western University
Médaillé d’or - Bourse d'admission de 4 000 $
Sponsor: Université Western | 4 000,00 $ | | Total | 4 500,00 $ | |
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