The Food and Drug Administration Chapter of Sigma Xi has made the following awards for projects entered in the 2000 Regional Science Fairs in the Washington, DC Metropolitan Area.

Congratulations to all!


Fairfax County Regional Science and Engineering Fair

Philip Rha
First Place Winner
Thomas Jefferson High School
"Complementation of a KPSM Mutant in Campylobacter jejuni Strain 81-176"

Tori Hogan
Honorable Mention
Langley High School
"The Amplification of Oncogenesis in Soft Tissue Tumor Using MicroArray Technology"


Prince George's County Science Fair

Kate Reynolds
First Place Winner
Bowie High School
"Does Caffeine Affect our Reflexes?"

Erin Kane
Honorable Mention
Eleanor Roosevelt High School
"The Discovery of HIV-1 Integrase Inhibitors"

David Gold
Honorable Mention
Eleanor Roosevelt High School
"The Diversification of ß-Lymphocytes in Baby Rabbit Appendix"

Aatifa Khan and Alicia Hines
Honorable Mention
Eleanor Roosevelt High School
"Gram Negative Resistance to Antimicrobial Therapy"


Montgomery Area Science Fair

Joshua Levy
First Place Winner
Quince Orchard High School
"MtCLIC: A p53 and TNF-a Regulated Mitrochondrial Chloride Channel Involved in Apoptosis"


Northern Virginia Regional Science and Engineering Fair

Nalan Frazer and Katie Rutter
First Place Winner
Yorktown High School
"The Effect of Dietary Antioxidant Supplements on Behavior and Biochemical Changes in Black Mice"


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