| Cody ONeil, Derek Ling
BLASTing Influenza Viruses
| Division: | Biotechnology | | Category: | Junior | | Region: | Central Okanagan | | City: | Kelowna, BC | | School: | Dr. Knox Middle School | | Abstract: | The effectiveness of a flu vaccine can be evaluated by comparing the similarities of DNA sequences of the viruses used in the vaccine with the most commonly discovered flu viruses during the year. The program, BLAST, allows us to get the information that we need to achieve that. |
| Awards | Value | The University of Western Ontario Scholarship
Silver Medallist - $1500 Entrance Scholarship
Sponsor: University of Western Ontario | $1 500.00 | Silver Medal - Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Junior
Sponsor: Rx&D Health Research Foundation | $700.00 | | Total | $2 200.00 | |
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