2003-04 Toronto PIR Essay Winners
"Pathways to Discovery"
Partners in Research is pleased to announce the
winners* of the 2003-04 Essay Contest for the Greater Toronto 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.
Winners (Secondary School level
only)
|
|
Grade
|
Award
|
Name
|
School
|
Essay Title
|
| 9 |
1st |
Arthur Ho |
Zion Heights Junior High |
The Consequences of
Xenotransplantation |
| 10 |
1st |
Yikang Lin |
Windfields Junior High School |
Gene Therapy: The Future of Medicine |
| 11 |
1st |
Evan Jones |
Northern Secondary School |
Animal Drug Trials in a Contemporary
World |
| 12 |
1st |
Lyle Gordon |
Northern Secondary School |
Gene Therapy for use in Disease
Treatment |
|
(All)
|
*Grand Prize, Secondary Level: The
June Callwood Prize
Presented to Aurthr Ho (Grade
9, Zion Heights Junior High) for his essay
The Consequences of
Xenotransplantation
|
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.
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