The Intel ISEF fair is the world's largest pre-college celebration of science. Now more than 50 years old, this fair is the world's only science project competition for students in the ninth through twelfth grades.
The 2009 fair was held in May in Reno, Nevada. AACC was represented by Nancy Fleming, MS, MT and Sallie Moore, MT. They served as special awards judges for the AACC-sponsored awards. AACC extends a hearty thank you to these individuals for volunteering their time for this event.
Both judges have expressed their experience as enjoyable, and one commented, “I LOVED doing it! It was so invigorating to see how enthusiastic the students were about their research.”
The awards for this program were funded by a generous gift from Genzyme to the Van Slyke Foundation, which enables the prizes to be as follows: first, second and third place prizes of $1,500, $1,000 and $500, respectively, and two Honorable Mention prizes at $250 each.
This year one of our winners, Angeli Dy was featured on Inquire.net. To read the article, please click here.
First Place
“The Effect of Superoxide on ApoB Degradation and Cardiovascular Health”
Josh Adam Elkind, 18
Yorktown High School, Yorktown Heights, New York
Second Place
“Study of the Cytotoxicity against Human Lung (A549) and Colon (HCT 116) Carcinomas, Antioxidant and Antibacterial Potentials of Milkfish (Chanos chanos Forsskal) Bile”
Angeli Joyce Yap Dy, 14
Capiz National High School, Roxas, Capiz, Philippines
Third Place
“Development of Anti-HIV Test Kit by Using Immunochromatographic Strip Test Technique”
Chakkrit Jaidee, 17
Maeprikwitraya School, Maeprik, Lampang, Thailand
Honarable Mentions
“Annona muricata: A New Way to Fight Chronic Myeloid Luekemia”
Rochelle Lee Gotay, 15
Colegio Maria Auxiliadora, Carolina, Puerto Rico
“Development of a Urine Test for the Early Detection of Cancer”
Janet Song, 17, and Benjamine Paul Song, 15
Methacton High School, Eagleville, Pennsylvania