| Harry Zhou DNA Damage Induced Cell Death in Breast Cancer Cells That Differ in p53 Status
Division: | Biotechnology | Category: | Senior | Region: | Calgary Youth | City: | Calgary, AB | School: | Western Canada Senior High School | Abstract: | I investigate the effect of p53 status on breast tumor cell survival after exposure to IR, and how inactivation of p53, ATM or DNA-PK contributes to radiotoxicity in breast tumor cells. I found that inhibition of p53 or DNA-PK sensitized p53 wild-type MCF7 cells to IR but had no effect on p53 mutant MDA-MB-231 cells; inhibition of ATM sensitized both cell lines to IR. |
Awards | Value | Petro-Canada Peer Innovation Award - Senior Western Canada Sponsor: Petro-Canada | $200.00 | 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 | $1 500.00 | |