The Food and Drug Administration Chapter of Sigma Xi
has made the following awards for projects entered in the
2008 Regional Science Fairs in the Washington, DC Metropolitan Area.

Congratulations to all!

Prince Georges Area Science Fair

• Emmanuel Ajudua
  First Prize Winner
  "Relationship Study: Vaccinium angustofolium"
  Charles Herbert Flowers High School
  
  

Montgomery Area Science Fair

• Yang Yang
  First Prize Winner
  "Synergistic Therapeutic Effects of Resveratrol and Cisplatin on BRCA1-associated Breast Cancer Cells"
  Montgomery Blair High School
  
  
• Evan Scher
  Second Prize Winner
  "Anticancer Drugs Targeting DNA Topoisomerase I"
  Sherwood High School
  
  
• Benjamin Hoffman
  Honorable Mention
  "Identification of Genes Differentially Expressed Between Non-irradiated and Irradiated Sporozites of a Live Attenuated Whole Parasite Malaria Vaccine"
  Georgetown Day School
  
  

Fairfax County Regional Science and Engineering Fair

• John Gillen
  First Prize Winner
  "Do Polycarbonate Baby Bottles Release Bisphenol A"
  Fairfax High School
  
  
• Alexandra Lee
  Second Prize Winner
  "What Causes Gas to be Produced in Canned Foods?"
  Lake Braddock Secondary School
  
  
• Bong Choi and Michael Hyon
  Honorable Mention
  "Chitosan Substitute for Antibiotics"
  Centreville High School
  
  
• Sheldon Pearce
  Honorable Mention
  "Comparison of Sport Drinks and Energy Drinks"
  Hayfield Secondary School