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2005-06 London PIR Essay Winners
"Pathways to Discovery"

Partners in Research - in partnership with our co-sponsors  - is pleased to announce the winners* of our 2005-06 Essay Contest for Secondary and Elementary school students in the Greater London Area: “Pathways to Discovery: The Role of Biomedical Research in Canadian Society.”

Thank you to all the students who submitted essays!

 

(Grand Prize winners are in bold)

 

Elementary-Level Winners

 

Grade 5

1st place ($ 150) – Nolan Ross, Jack Chambers P.S.

2nd place ($ 100) – Bridget Hart, Ryerson P.S.

3rd place ($ 50) – Franco Quan, Jack Chambers P.S.

 

Grade 6:

1st place ($ 150) – Josh Jadischke, Byron Northview P.S.

2nd place ($ 100) – Alicia Johnson, Southdale P.S.

3rd Place ($ 50) – Brittany Pullman, Southdale P.S.

 

Grade 7:

Tie 1st place ($ 150) – Kathryn Koivu, Port Stanley P.S.

Tie 1st place ($ 100) – Ariana Malthaner, Port Stanley P.S.

3rd place ($ 50) – Kelsey Valentine, D.M. Sutherland P.S.

 

Grade 8:

1st place ($ 150) – Dat Le, St. Anne Catholic E.S.

2nd place ($ 100) – Nathan Law, Princess Anne French Immersion P.S.

3rd place ($ 50) – Jerrica Gilbert, Parkhill-West Williams P.S.

 

 

Secondary-Level Winners

(Essays available for download are in Microsoft Word .doc format) 

Grade 9:

1st Place ($ 150) – Monica Stein, In Vitro Fertilization

2nd Place ($ 100) – Michelle Stevens, What are Stem Cells and How Could They Help Regenerative Medicine?

3rd Place ($ 50) – Ronalee Gutland, The Development of New Drugs for the Market

 

Grade 10: 

1st Place ($ 150) – Haley Fallowfield, Should Biotech and Pharmaceutical Companies be Allowed to Patent Genes?

2nd Place ($ 100) – Carol-Anne Wyseman, Multiple Sclerosis

3rd Place ($ 50) – Brandon Harbour, Robotic Impact on Canadian Medicine

 

Grade 11:

1st Place ($ 150) – Ian Good, The Fight for a Better Tomorrow: The Ethical Battles Facing Stem Cell Research

2nd Place ($ 100) – Courtney Geerlinks, Calcium Deficiencies in the Body

3rd Place ($ 50) – Kelly Vondervoort, Robotic Surgery in the World of Medicine

Grade 12:

1st Place ($ 150) – Marija Ivanovski, The Impact of Animal Research on Life

2nd Place ($ 100) – Adam Miettinen, GFP Expression in Transgenic Plants and Its Importance

3rd Place ($ 50) – Jordan Robinson, Controlling the Uncontrollable

The contest will be held once again for the 2006-2007 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.