SUBR Special Awards for Excellence in Biomedical Research - ISEF Fair 2011

(May 12, 2011, Raleigh, NC) States United for Biomedical Research (SUBR) is pleased to announce the winners of its 2011 Special Awards for Excellence in Biomedical Research for the top biomedical projects that best demonstrate the goal of advancing human and/or veterinary medicine. Society for Science & the Public, in partnership with the Intel Foundation, announced awards at the Intel ISEF 2011 Special Awards Ceremony on Thursday, May 12, 2011, in Los Angeles, CA. SUBR Vice President Paula Johnson (Southwest Association for Education in Biomedical Research) and SUBR associate Vernard Henley (University of Arkansas at Little Rock) judged student entries and presented the awards to the winning students. Student winners are ninth through twelfth graders who earned the right to compete by winning top prize at a local, regional, state or national science fair. Intel ISEF 2012 will be held May 13-18, 2012, in Pittsburgh, PA.

First Place Award - $2,000 Jasmine S.R.

Paul R. Wharton High School

Tampa, FL

Monocytic Gene Cell Therapy: Potential Treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease In addition, Ms. Carmen Austin, Jasmine’s teacher, will receive a $1,000 grant.

Second Place Awards - $1,000 each Casey A. The Davidson Academy of Nevada Reno, NV

The Effects of Cage Naturality on the Scientific Viability of Mouse Models in Relation to Stress and Cognition

Christopher D.-L.

Winter Springs High School

Winter Springs, FL

The Effects of Zinc Gluconate and Two Other Divalent Cationic Compounds on Olfactory Function

Third Place Award - $500

Daniel K.

Lynbrook Senior High School

Lynbrook, NY

A Novel Approach to the Analysis of Circadian Biology Using Scale Invariance of Multiple Coupled Oscillations

About SUBR: States United for Biomedical Research (SUBR) is a national nonprofit consortium of state-based associations and local affiliates that have joined forces to increase public appreciation for the value of biomedical research, including the vital role that animals play. www.statesforbiomed.org

Contact: Faith Wolfe, Executive Director, SUBR, 919.785.1304x204, subr@statesforbiomed.org