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| My name is Daisy Liu and I am 15 years old. I was born in China and immigrated to Canada with my family when I was 5. My interests include dance, music and also enjoy doing volunteer work in the community and through my school, Fort Richmond Collegiate, as well. I fully intend on attending university after high school which is why academics are high on my priority list but I make it a personal goal of mine to keep my life balanced. However important I believe school is, family and friends come first. I have participated in MSSS for three consecutive years and now have slowly worked my way up from a bronze medal to where I am now. My hopes on a future career involves science and medicine and that is why my experiences with MSSS and CWSF will be so invaluble and rewarding. |
| Daisy Liu
Evaluation of Snow Fungus Polysaccharides on Benzo[a]pyrene-induced DNA Damage
| Défi: | Santé | | Catégorie: | Intermédiaire | | Région: | Manitoba Schools Science Symposium | | Ville: | Winnipeg, MB | | École: | Fort Richmond Collegiate | | Sommaire: | Snow fungus has numerous health benefits including its polysaccharides possessing free radical scavenging ability. Protective effects of these polysaccharides are evaluated on Chinese hamster lung fibroblasts exposed to carcinogen benzo[a]pyrene. An alkaline and in-vitro digestion extracted polysaccharides. DNA damage was measured using single-cell electrophoresis comet assay after exposure of various treatments. Results indicated a trend showing snow fungus could protect against DNA damage. |
| Prix | Valeur | Prix d'excellence - Intermédiaire
Médaille d'argent
Sponsor: Sciences jeunesse Canada | 700,00 $ | Bourse d’études de l’Université Western Ontario
Médaillé d’argent - Bourse de début d’études de 2 000 $
Sponsor: Université Western Ontario | 2 000,00 $ | | Total | 2 700,00 $ | |
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