2004 aventis international
BioGENEIus Challenge

June 5-7, 2004
San Francisco, CA

 

Congratulations to the finalists of the
2004 Aventis International BioGENEius Challenge!

 

First Place, $7,500.00:

Shamsher Singh Samra
Clovis West High School
Fresno, CA

Characterization of Mus81/Mms4’s Role in Homologous DNA Repair During S-Phase Mitotic Cellular Division

 

Second Place, $5,000.00:

Srilakshmi M. Raj
Lexington High School
Lexington, MA

Linkage disequilibria and haplotype structure of four SNPs of the Interleukin-1 gene cluster in seven South Asian populations

 

Third Place, $2,500.00:

Ho Sueng Ryu
Pacific Grove High School
Pacific Grove, CA

An Algorithmic Approach to DNA-based Data Storage and Error Correction

 

Honorable Mention, $1,000.00:

Jud Kilbourn
Desert Mountain High School
Scottsdale, AZ

Molecular analysis of alpha B-crystallin in human malignant glioma cell populations