The Food and Drug Administration Chapter of Sigma Xi
has made the following awards for projects entered in the
2010 Regional Science Fairs in the Washington, DC Metropolitan Area.

Congratulations to all!

Montgomery Area Science Fair
Judges: Dr. Mary Shackelford, Dr. Linda Ng, Mr. Victor Ng, Dr. Theodore Carver

• Daniel Liss
  First Prize Winner
  "Food Preservation with Transformed Atmosphere Packaging (TAP): Extending the Shelf Life of Ground Beef"
  Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School
  
  
• Hongyi Xia
  Second Prize Winner
  "Determining the Effect of Modifying Gβ5 Expression Levels on Drosophila Oxidative Stress Resistance"
  Montgomery Blair High School
  
  
• Sharon Ong
  Honorable Mention
  "Screening for Mutations in Galt Gene in Patients with Age-related Cataract"
  Winston Churchill High School
  
  

Howard County Math, Science & Technology Fair
Judge: Dr. Jeff Yourick

• Anita Chandrasekaran
  First Prize Winner
  "Anti-Aging Protein SIRT-1 Promotes Metabolism by Antagonizing TXNIP"
  Atholton High School
  
  
• Anneliese Faustino
  Second Prize Winner
  "The Determination of Heavy Metals and Inorganic Contaminants in Howard County Drinking Water"
  Glenelg High School
  
  
• Tanya Kumar
  Honorable Mention
  "The Neuroprotective Potential of Mdivi-1"
  Atholton High School
  
  

DC Math, Science & Technology Fair
Judges: Dr. Ying Fan, Dr. Jeff Yourick, Mr. Douglas Chadwick

• Betlihem Ayalew
  First Prize Winner
  "The Life of a Planaria"
  Banneker High School
  
  
• Bronte Jasinski
  Second Prize Winner
  "Genotyping PTC Receptors"
  Georgetown Visitation
  
  
• Andre Hawkins
  Honorable Mention
  "The Effect of Soda Type on Teeth of Human Children"
  McKinley Technology High School
  
  
• Tunde Smith
  Honorable Mention
  "The Role of ADAM17 on Angiotensin II"
  School Without Walls
  
  

Prince Georges Area Science Fair
Judges: Dr. Rakhi Shah, Dr. Sherita McLamore

• Kelles Gordge
  First Prize Winner
  "Take a Deep Breath!"
  Great Mills High School
  
  
• Stephanie Rodrigues
  Second Prize Winner
  "The Antioxidant Power of Curry Leaves"
  Eleanor Roosevelt High School
  
  
• Ketki Chavan
  Honorable Mention
  "Fruity"
  Northwestern High School
  
  
• Amanda Spyropoulous
  Honorable Mention
  "Eat Your Vegetables"
  Northern Middle School