NAVS Humane Science Award Recipients at Intel ISEF 2002-2011
2002
Megan Hamilton, first prize: $5,000
Can Metabolite Standards Be Produced from Human Hepatic Cells for Use in Forensic Toxicology?
2003
Samantha Feingold, first prize: $5,000
Histone Protein Promotion with Trichostatin A on Gene Expression of Human Bladder and Prostrate Cancer Cells
Anna-Katrina Shedletsky, second prize: $2,000
Disease Propagation Through Connective Paths: Application of the Small World Theory to Epidemic Modelling
Nicholas Semenkovich, third prize: $1,000
Using Bioinformatics to Analyze the Effects of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms on Disease
2004
Shamita Chaudhuri, first prize: $5000
Microarray Analysis Reveals Glucocorticoid-regulated Survival Genes that Are Associated with Inhibition of Apoptosis in Breast Epithelial Cells
Lascelles Ewen Lyn-Cook, second prize: $2000
Indole-3-Carbinol Protects Normal Neuronal Cells (HCN-1) and Kills Brain Cancer Cells (SK-N) by Downregulating Clyclooxygenase-2 and Nuclear Factor KAPPA B: In vitro Analyses
Elena Leah Glassman, third prize: $1000
Brain-Computer Interface for the Muscularly Disabled
2005
Alan Ho-Yin Gee, first prize: $5000
Metastable Conformations in the Secondary Structure of the Poly(A) Signal in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type-1
Jijun Chow, second prize: $2000
Use of Homology Modeling and Molecular Docking to Map Retinoid Binding Sites on Protein Kinase C
Jeff Silpe, third prize:$1000
Evaluations of MMP and TIMP Expression in Human Pediatric Brian Tumors
2006
Charles Dyer, first prize: $5000
The Function of a Novel Apoptosis Regulating Protein, XAF-1C, in Breast Cancer Research.
Anneke Schwob, second prize: $2000
A Novel Role for Telomerase in Stem Cell Differentiation.
Anelise do Santos Klein, third prize: $1000
Animal Caring—An Educational Proposal.
2007
Carol Yoon Joo Suh, first prize: $5000
Integrated Microfluidic Device for the Development of Human Embryonic
Stem Cells
Dayan (Jack) Li, second prize: $2000
Thrombospondin-1 Switches Nitric Oxide Function from Inhibitory to Stimulatory for Gene Expression of Human Tumor Endothelial Cell Markers
Alex Ramek and Adam Fields, third prize: $1000
Detecting Cancer in Living Tissue with Single-Cell Precision
2008
Shivani Sud, first prize: $5000
Genomic Strategy to Refine Prognosis and Treatment of Early Stage Colon Cancer
Yale Stern Michaels, second prize: $2000
A Novel Smart shRNA System for Disease Diagnosis and Therapy
Sushma Kola, third prize: $1000
Overexpression of Aquaporin-1 in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
2009
Jane Suh, first prize: $5000
Microscale Platform for Determining Human Pluripotent Stem Cell Fate
Monica Chowdhury, second prize: $2000
Neural Network Modeling—An Innovative Time and Cost Efficient Approach for Anti-Cancer Drug Development
Jennifer Draiss, tied for third prize: $1000
Facial Expression and Its Relationship to Gesture in Western Lowland Gorillas
Alexander Chernyakhovsky, tied for third prize: $1000
Designing Heterologous Influenza Vaccine for New Pandemic Pathogen Emerging in Humans Infected with Avian Influenza
2010
Philip Schlenoff, first prize: $5000
Antibody-Coated Magnetic Nanoparticles: Targeting and Treating Cancer in a Dynamic Environment
Vivian Leung, second prize: $2000
Morphological and Functional Characteristics of Lower Female Genital Tract Epithelial Cell Cultures in Different Growth Conditions
Athman Adiseshan, third prize: $1000
Ethology of Friendship among Adult Male Bonnet Macaques (Macaca radiata) at Arunachala Hill, India
2011
Jayanth Krishman , first prize: $5000
Regulatory Signatures of Cancer Cell Lines Inferred from Gene Expression Data
Abraham Killanin and Evan Schneider, second prize (shared between team members): $2000
The Effects of Gold and Platinum Nanoparticles on Dental Pulp Stem Cell Growth and Differentiation
Neal Pathak, third prize, $1000
Polyfunctionalized Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes as Novel Scaffolds for Multimodal Tumor-Targeted Therapy and Biological Imaging
NAVS Humane Science Award Recipients at the Illinois Junior Academy of Science State Fair
2006
Julian Terrell Otis, first prize: $500
The Effects of Opioids on Chemokine Production
Andrew Bevis, second prize: $200
Raf-Kinase Inhibitor Protein Induces Cell Proliferation in PC-3 Prostate Cancer Cells
Mariana Aviles, third prize: $100
The Effects of TGF-Beta on SZP Production
2007
Allen Jiang, first prize: $500
The Role of PAK on Cx43 Dephosphorylation
Ekaterina Khramtsova, second prize: $200
Proteasome Inhibitors in Cancer
Katie Rosman and Becky Daniel, third prize (shared between team members): $100
Man’s Best Friend? The Search for MRSA in Dog Owners and Their Dogs
2008
Jimmy Liu and Hyunjii Cho, first prize: $500 each
The Detection of Differences between Normal and Cancerous Stem Cells
John Mussman, second prize: $200
Computer-Aided Diagnosis of Gastric Cancer
Sushma Kola, third prize: $100
Overexpression of Aquaporin-1 in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
2010
Qadija Qadri, first prize: $500
EphB4 Amplification: Effect on Tumor Proteins
Jonathan Dean Loucks, second prize: $200
Predicting Secondary Protein Structure: An Analysis of Ab initio and Homology Based Modeling
Robin David and Julia Lechowicz, third prize: $100 each
p53 as a Prognostic Tool in Determining the Aggressiveness of Cancer
2011
Areen Pitaktong, first prize: $500
The Role of MAN2A2 Expression in Glioma Proliferation and Invasivity
Alicia Walker, second prize: $200
The Epigenetic Role of RANKL in Osteoporosis
Damiana Andonova, third prize: $100
The Effect of Hormone Therapies on the Apoptosis of Ovarian Cancer Cells