2002-03 London PIR Essay Winners
"Pathways to Discovery"
Partners in Research - in partnership with our
co-sponsors - is pleased to announce the winners* of our
2002-03 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
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Grade
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Award
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Name
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School
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Essay Title
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8
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1st place
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Sarah Fisher
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London Community Hebrew Day School
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"How
Children's Health Research is Helping Children Live With HIV"
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8
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2nd place
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Melissa Kamphuis
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Northdale Central P.S.
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"ADD Research and Youth"
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8
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3rd place
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Katie Scott
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Northdale Central P.S.
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"Teen Acne"
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7
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1st place
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Torin Humphrey
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Nicholas Wilson P.S.
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"Muscular Dystrophy"
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7
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2nd place
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Dina Teodoro
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Arthur Stringer P.S.
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"Kids' Diabetes"
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7
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3rd place
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Roxanne Keatings
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Arthur Stringer P.S.
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"Juvenile Diabetes"
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6
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1st place
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Nikhita Singh
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University Heights P.S.
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"The Victory Over Polio"
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6
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2nd place
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Srdjan Perko
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Northbrae P.S.
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"The Role of Biomedical Research: Leukemia"
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6
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3rd place
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Sofia Farah
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Al Taqwa Islamic School
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"Artificial Limbs"
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5
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1st place
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Andrea Stewart*
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Princess Anne French Immersion P.S.
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"Dr. Banting, Dogs and the
Discovery of Insulin"
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5
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2nd place
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Bridget Gatschene
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Nicholas Wilson P.S.
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"Not Enough Nutrition"
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5
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3rd place
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Jacob Sandler
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London Community Hebrew Day School
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"Type 1 Diabetes: What's Being Done"
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(All)
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*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"
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Grade
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Award
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Name
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School
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Essay Title
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12
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3rd place
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Katherine Webster
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East Elgin Secondary
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"Experimentation with Laboratory Animals"
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11
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1st place (tie)
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Janine Harper
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H.B. Beal Secondary
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"Gene Patenting: Help or Hindrance?"
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1st place (tie)
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Pencilla Lang
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A.B. Lucas Secondary
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"Who Owns
You?"
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|
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3rd place
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Emily Todd
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H.B. Beal Secondary
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"Artificial Human Chromosomes"
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10
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3rd place (tie)
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Shauna Van Lierop
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Saunders Secondary
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"Chris' Battle with Tracheal Stenosis"
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3rd place (tie)
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Brittany McCutcheon
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H.B. Beal Secondary
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"The Many Possibilities of Xenotransplantation"
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9
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3rd place
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Roba Obaisi
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Al Taqwa Islamic School
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"Substance Abuse"
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(All)
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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?"
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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.
* 1st, 2nd and 3rd place prizes are not always
awarded in each grade category. Prizes may be withheld in some levels
depending on submissions.
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