| Maxim Winther
Radical Eradication: Piercing the Darkness of the Neuronal Network
| Division: | Biotechnology | | Category: | Senior | | Region: | Greater Vancouver | | City: | Vancouver, BC | | School: | Kitsilano Secondary | | Abstract: | The purpose of the project was to determine if antioxidants would neutralize free radicals in living tadpole neurons. A novel method was developed to directly measure free radical concentration in vivo. Results will improve the two-photon microscopy process and help to understand disease treatments because free radicals are associated with Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and many forms of cancer. |
| Awards | Value | Merck Frosst Award
Sponsor: Merck Frosst Canada | $1 000.00 | The Actuarial Foundation of Canada Award
Senior
Sponsor: | $1 000.00 | The University of Western Ontario Scholarship
Bronze Medallist - $1000 Entrance Scholarship
Sponsor: University of Western Ontario | $1 000.00 | Bronze Medal - Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Senior
Sponsor: Rx&D Health Research Foundation | $300.00 | | Total | $3 300.00 | |
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