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2003 London PIR Essay Winners
"Pathways to Discovery"

Partners in Research - in partnership with The Child Health Research Institute, Let’s Talk Science, and The University of Western Ontario - is pleased to announce the winners of our 2003 Essay Contest for Secondary and Elementary school students in the Greater London Area: “Pathways to Discovery: The Role of Biomedical Research in Canadian Society.”

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Elementary School Winners
Grade	Award	Name	School	Essay Title
8	1st place	Sarah Fisher	London Community Hebrew Day School	"How Children's Health Research is Helping Children Live With HIV"
8	2nd place	Melissa Kamphuis	Northdale Central P.S.	"ADD Research and Youth"
8	3rd place	Katie Scott	Northdale Central P.S.	"Teen Acne"
7	1st place	Torin Humphrey	Nicholas Wilson P.S.	"Muscular Dystrophy"
7	2nd place	Dina Teodoro	Arthur Stringer P.S.	"Kids' Diabetes"
7	3rd place	Roxanne Keatings	Arthur Stringer P.S.	"Juvenile Diabetes"
6	1st place	Nikhita Singh	University Heights P.S.	"The Victory Over Polio"
6	2nd place	Srdjan Perko	Northbrae P.S.	"The Role of Biomedical Research: Leukemia"
6	3rd place	Sofia Farah	Al Taqwa Islamic School	"Artificial Limbs"
5	1st place	Andrea Stewart*	Princess Anne French Immersion P.S.	"Dr. Banting, Dogs and the Discovery of Insulin"
5	2nd place	Bridget Gatschene	Nicholas Wilson P.S.	"Not Enough Nutrition"
5	3rd place	Jacob Sandler	London Community Hebrew Day School	"Type 1 Diabetes: What's Being Done"
(All)	*Grand Prize, Elementary Level: The C.H.R.I. Essay Contest Prize Presented to: Andrea Stewart (Princess Anne French Immersion P.S.) for her essay "Dr. Banting, Dogs and the Discovery of Insulin"

 

Secondary School Winners
Grade	Award	Name	School	Essay Title
12	3rd place	Katherine Webster	East Elgin Secondary	"Experimentation with Laboratory Animals"
11	1st place (tie)	Janine Harper	H.B. Beal Secondary	"Gene Patenting: Help or Hindrance?"
	1st place (tie)	Pencilla Lang*	A.B. Lucas Secondary	"Who Owns You?"
	3rd place	Emily Todd	H.B. Beal Secondary	"Artificial Human Chromosomes"
10	3rd place (tie)	Shauna Van Lierop	Saunders Secondary	"Chris' Battle with Tracheal Stenosis"
	3rd place (tie)	Brittany McCutcheon	H.B. Beal Secondary	"The Many Possibilities of Xenotransplantation"
9	3rd place	Roba Obaisi	Al Taqwa Islamic School	"Substance Abuse"
(All)	*Grand Prize, Secondary Level: The Andrew W. MacFarlane Prize. Presented on behalf of Partners in Research by Mrs. Betty Seldon-MacFarlane, to Pencilla Lang (A.B. Lucas Secondary School) for her essay "Who Owns You?"

 

Thank you to all the students who submitted essays!

The contest will be held once again for the 2003-2004 school year. Please check back for details.

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Our London Essay Contest Partners:

		The Child Health Research Institute is a collaborative venture by the Children’s Health Foundation, The University of Western Ontario’s Department of Paediatrics, and the Children’s Hospital of Western Ontario. The primary goal of the CHRI is to create an academic research centre that will improve children’s health care by addressing relevant questions about the causes, cures and long term effects of children’s diseases and disabilities, and by evaluating new therapies for infants and children. The Children’s Health Foundation is proud to fund the CHRI and to share in its mission.
		Let’s Talk Science is a national, registered, not-for-profit organization working to improve Science literacy in Canada. With over ten years of experience researching, developing, and delivering innovative science programs and resources for children, educators, and community group leaders, Let’s Talk Science is dedicated to empowering young Canadians through Science education.
		The University of Western Ontario ranks among the top research intensive universities in Canada. Western has been home to scholars and students since 1878 and is now the third largest university in the province. Research is an integral part of the University’s mission and external support for research projects totals approximately $102.5 million per year.