Title: International Science and Engineering Fair Winners

Description:

Seven Palm Beach County students competed in the International Science and Engineering Fair in Albuquerque, New Mexico after winning at the state and local levels.  Melanie Kabinoff took third place in the Biochemistry category at the international competition.
The seven students and the titles of their projects are:
Zaki Moustafa-Dreyfoos School of the Arts
Animal Sciences category-Red Sea Fringing Coral Reefs in distress- Assessment of Recent Change-Year Three
Kile W. Alford-West Boca Raton High School
Chemistry Category-A Novel Way to Measure Surfactant at the Interface
Melanie P. Kabinoff-Park Vista High School
Biochemistry Category-Amyloid Precursor Protein- 1: Linking Protein Replacement Therapy as Treatment for Alzheimer's Disease and Melanoma- A 3 Year Study.
Shane A. Masihdas-Suncoast High School
Engineering Category-The Effectiveness of Character Recognition Using Self-Modifying Matrices
Benjamin L. Ho-Suncoast High School
Microbiology Category-Advancing Plasmid DNA Transfection with Various Chemical Enclosed within Liposomes
Prashanth Shanmugham-Suncoast High School
Microbiology Category-Confirmation of Cellular Death in Taxol Resistant Celline 2008/17/14 Treated with ONO3100
Jessica Su-Suncoast High School
Mathematics Category-Eradicating Malaria: A Selfish Approach

The week long competition allows students to meet with peers from all over the world. This year there were over 1500 students from 53 different countries. They also were treated to a question and answer session with Nobel Prize winners.

Financial Impact:
None

For Additional Information, contact:

Ann Killets
akillets@palmbeach.k12.fl.us
Nat Harrington

Vickie Middlebrooks