MJAS 2007 POSTER COMPETITION WINNERS

Awards presented at the MJAS Poster Competition at Ole Miss, October 16, 2007. These students will be given reimbursement funding after participating in the 2008 AJAS Poster Session at MIT in Boston, February 13-17, 2008.

Winners 1           Winners 2

Clyde O. Sheely Award, presented by the Mississippi Academy of Sciences, up to $1000.00 reimbursement

Asanka T. Nanayakkara – grade 11 - MSMS

Acetylcholinesterse Inhibitors from Herbs as Treatments for Alzheimer’s Disease

Biochemistry

MAS Award, presented by the Mississippi Academy of Sciences, up to $1000.00 reimbursement

Natalie Omattage – grade 12 - MSMS

Development of Biosensors for Detecting Hazardous Chemicals

Biology

Grades 11–12, Trophies, presented by MJAS

1st Place, up to $500.00 reimbursement

Xiaotian Liu – grade 12 - MSMS

Catalytic Gasoline Synthesis

Chemistry

2nd Place, up to $300.00 reimbursement

La’Mont Sutton – grade - Murrah High School

Role of tissue transglutaminase type 2 in calbindin D28k interaction with ataxin-1

Biology

3rd Place, up to $300.00 reimbursement

Sandesh Shettar - grade 12 – St. Andrew’s Episcopal School

A Demographic Analysis of Smokers Seeking Cessation Treatment at the ACT Center

Behavioral Science

Nathan Barnett – grade 12 – MSMS

Preparation of Activated 4-Cyanodithio Pentanoic Acid (CTP) and RAFT Polymerization of Free Amine Containing Polymers

Chemistry

Grades 9–10, Trophies, presented by MJAS

1st Place, up to $500.00 reimbursement

Thien Che - grade 10 – Oxford High School

Magnus Effect in Tennis

Physics

Grades 11-12, Honorable Mention Awards, presented by MJAS, $100 reimbursement

Theresa Raymond – grade 11 - Murrah High School

The Effects of REM Sleep Deprivation on Brain Development of Young Rat’s Synaptic-Plasticity

Behavioral Science

Ashley Poullard – grade 12 - Murrah High School

Capsular Serotyping of Streptococcus pneumoniae Clinical Isolates by Multiplex PCR

Biology

Christopher Campbell – grade 12 - Murrah High School

Refined Assessment of Male Sexual Behavior after Early Life Exposure to Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor Antidepressants (SSRIs)

Behavioral Science

Sumontro Sinha – grade 12, MSMS

Can Flow Control Devices Significantly Reduce Drag? A Three Year Study

Physics-Engineering

Jasmine Beal – grade 12, MSMS

Engineering the Second Nramp Gene of Ictalurus punctatus (channel catfish)

Biology

S. Weller Emmons – grade 12, MSMS

A Study of the Fundamental Properties of Film/Gel Forming Polymers

Chemistry

Boshen Liu – grade 12, MSMS

Acoustic Tone Evoked Extra-Ocular Myogenic Potentials (OVEMP) in Normal Humans

Biology

Xiaotian Liu – grade 12, MSMS

Catalytic Gasoline Synthesis

Chemistry