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I am an eighteen year old second year CEGEP student, in Health Sciences, at Marianopolis College in Montreal. While focusing on my studies I love to play sports such as rugby, badminton and I also love to swim. As such I am a lifeguard and a swimming instructor. After CEGEP, I plan on continuing to study in the Health Science field and become a doctor. However I will still be doing research on the side. Which has allowed me to win numerous awards and given me amazing opportunities such as being on the news and radio stations. I am particularly interested in the field of Nano-biotechnology. It is a new and upcoming field that has promising results in the field of medicine and pharmaceuticals. Which lead me to investigate about Polymer based Nano-carriers as drug delivery systems. I would like to continue working and researching in this field and find more advantages to this particular method of drug delivery. |
| Jude Victoria Enhancing SRD of Self-Assembling Polymeric Nanocarriers for Drug Delivery
Challenge: | Health | Category: | Senior | Region: | Montreal | City: | Saint Laurent, QC | School: | Collège Marianopolis | Abstract: | Polymers are large molecules of repeating simple chemical units. By linking a hydrophobic, water hating, and a hydrophilic, water loving, block together, an Amphiphilic Block Copolymer is created. When this polymer is dissolved into a polar liquid, it will form Micelles. These micelles have a hydrophilic exterior and a hydrophobic interior which can contain drugs and deliver them to cancer cells using stimuli responsive degradation. |
Awards | Value | Excellence Award - Senior Silver Medal Sponsor: Youth Science Canada | | Carleton University Entrance Award Senior Silver Medallist - $2,000 Entrance Award Sponsor: Carleton University | $2 000.00 | Dalhousie University Faculty of Science Entrance Scholarship Senior Silver Medallist - $2500 Entrance Scholarship Sponsor: Dalhousie University, Faculty of Science | $2 500.00 | UBC Science (Vancouver) Entrance Award Senior Silver Medallist - $2000 Entrance Scholarship Sponsor: The University of British Columbia (Vancouver) | $2 000.00 | University of Ottawa Entrance Scholarship Senior Silver Medallist - $2000 Entrance Scholarship Sponsor: University of Ottawa | $2 000.00 | Western University Scholarship Silver Medallist - $2000 Entrance Scholarship Sponsor: Western University | $2 000.00 | Total | $10 500.00 | |