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2004 Ottawa PIR Essay Winners
"Pathways to Discovery"

Partners in Research (in conjunction with our co-sponsors) is pleased to announce the winners* of the 2004 Essay Contest for the Greater Ottawa Area. The theme of the contest was "The Scientific Journey: Pathways to Discovery" with an emphasis on the role of biomedical research in Canadian society.

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Winners (Secondary School level only)
Grade	Award	Name	Essay Title
9	1st	Adel Farah	Xenotransplantation: Could Having a Heart of a Pig be a New Fashion Trend?
9	2nd	Faduma Jama	GMF: Genetically Modified Foods or Greatly Misguided Farmers?
9	3rd	Julie McNamara	Cloning: Unethical or Perfectly Legitimate?
10	1st	Sherley Mérise	Le Clonage dans toutes ses couleurs
10	2nd	Noel Gabriel	L'éthique du clonage
11	1st	Ghadi Antoun, Andrew O'Reilly, and Marisa Rossi	L'embryon : Vie humaine ou outil scientifique?
11	2nd	Rima Azzi and Nancy Maltez	L'utilisation des tissue foetaux : un dilemma éthique
12	1st	Elizabeth Bragg, Caroline Debruin, and Briar Teron	Human Health Benefits of Transgenic Research
12	2nd	Justine McLeod	Cellules souches : un moyen justifié
12	3rd	Arlynn Bélizaire	La Technologie appliqué à la medicine : cure ou menace?
All	Grand Prize, Secondary Level: The Chris Hadfield Prize Presented to: Elizabeth Bragg, Caroline Debruin, and Briar Teron for their essay entitled Human Health Benefits of Transgenic Research

 

Thank you to all the students who submitted essays!

The contest will be held once again for the 2004-2005 school year. Please check back for details this fall!

* 1st, 2nd and 3rd place prizes are not always awarded in each grade category. Prizes may be withheld in some levels depending on submissions.