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MSMR’s 25th Annual Student Competition

January 5 – May 9, 2016

Reflecting What A Year! A Year of Science Discoveries

A Student Essay, Poster or Webpage Competition !

Our winners were announced and awarded at the MSMR Annual Meeting of Members Luncheon on June 24th at the Colonnade Hotel. They are:

Jocelyn Koelb
NH – Home School
1st Place
Middle School
Essay: Brain Organoids: An In Vitro Breakthrough
Melissa Mello
MA – Norfolk County Agricultural High School

1st Place Tie
High School

Website: Bio-Inspired Coating Repels Blood and Bacteria
Ryan LaPointe
MA – Mass. Academy of Math and Science

1st Place Tie
High School

Website: Brainprint
J’Lise Potter
CT – Science and Technology Magnet High School

2nd Place
High School

Poster: Melt Away Cataracts
Aarushi Pendharkar
MA – Mass. Academy of Math and Science

3rd Place Tie
High School

Website: Optogenetics Suppresses Tumor Growth
Tal Usvyatsky
MA – Mass. Academy of Math and Science

3rd Place Tie
High School

Poster: Discoveries in Heart Disease
Emily Wysocki
MA – Norfolk County Agricultural High School

Honorable Mention
High School

Website: Researchers Transplant Bioengineered Rat Forelimb
Heather Wing
MA – Mass. Academy of Math and Science

Honorable Mention
High School

Poster: The Cure for Obesity

Pariya Prama
CT – Science and Technology Magnet High School

Honorable Mention
High School

Poster: Modification of Leukemia Cells Into Leukemia-killing Immune Cells