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| Science is about asking questions, finding unknown paths and creating change - a notion that inspires me. Every year, millions of people get food poisoning - causing complications and negative effects to their health. One of the main reasons for this is because fungal contamination is not always visible. So this year, I worked on developing a sensor to detect fungal growth in food and the environment before visible signs are present. Furthermore, once fungal growth is detected, it could be inhibited by the release of plant volatile compounds which are effective anti-fungal agents. Aside from pursuing my research interests, I also love volunteering at the hospital and playing the piano! My advice for other students planning to do a project - think about the fact that the world's biggest problems can be solved by its smallest things. |
| Devanshi Shukla
A Biosensor for the Detection of Microbial Contamination
| Défi: | Environnement | | Catégorie: | Sénior | | Région: | Waterloo-Wellington | | Ville: | Guelph, ON | | École: | Centennial Collegiate & Vocational Institute | | Sommaire: | Many species of fungi release a microbial volatile compound called p-cymene, before the fungal growth is visible. P.putida cells were transformed with a plasmid containing a promoter that is only activated in the presence of p-cymene, which allows the transcription of a gene cluster that produces bioluminescence. Hence, if bioluminescence is produced, it serves as an indicator for fungal growth that is not yet visible. |
| Prix | Valeur | Le Prix Manning en innovation
Sénior
Sponsor: Ernest C. Manning Awards Foundation | 500,00 $ | Le Prix Manning en innovation
Sponsor: Ernest C. Manning Awards Foundation | 4 000,00 $ | Prix d'excellence scientifique « Weizmann Canada »
Sénior
Sponsor: Weizmann Canada | 4 700,00 $ | Prix d'excellence - Sénior
Médaille d'or
Sponsor: Sciences jeunesse Canada | 250,00 $ | Bourses d'admission de la Faculté des sciences de l’Université Dalhousie
Médaillé d’or, sénior - Bourse d'admission de 5 000 $
Sponsor: Université Dalhousie, Faculté des sciences | 5 000,00 $ | Prix d'admission en sciences de UBC (Vancouver)
Médaillé d’or, sénior - Bourse d'admission de 4 000 $
Sponsor: The University of British Columbia (Vancouver) | 4 000,00 $ | Bourse d'admission de l’Université du Manitoba
Médaillé d’or, sénior - Bourse d'admission de 5 000 $
Sponsor: Université du Manitoba | 5 000,00 $ | Bourse d'admission de l'Université d'Ottawa
Médaillé d’or, sénior - Bourse d'admission de 4 000 $
Sponsor: Université d'Ottawa | 4 000,00 $ | Bourse d’études de Western University
Médaillé d’or - Bourse d'admission de 4 000 $
Sponsor: Université Western | 4 000,00 $ | | Total | 31 450,00 $ | |
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