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The Chesapeake Bioscience Education Foundation (C-BEF), today announced the names of the three winners of the 2011 Virginia BioGENEius Challenge, co-sponsored by the Virginia Biotechnology Association (VABIO). The Challenge is a rigorous, statewide competition among high school biology students from across the Commonwealth. The winning students will now advance to the U.S. National BioGENEius Challenge and have a chance to compete at the International BioGENEius Challenge competition, which will be held June 27, at the 2011 Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) International Convention in Washington, D.C.

 

Congratulations to York High’s Venkatesan Radha, age 14, for the project: “Study of over expression of C-MET Receptor Tyrosine Kinase signaling in liver cancer.”

 

“The quality of projects submitted for the competition was outstanding. I am enthusiastic about the depth of research being conducted by these Virginia high school students,” said Dr. Martin Chapman, chairman of C-BEF and president of Indoor Biotechnologies in Charlottesville, Virginia. “Students like this will ensure that the biotechnology industry continues to provide solutions to many of today’s health challenges.”

 

Ten U.S. National finalists will be selected to join students from Canada and Australia to compete in the International BioGENEius Challenge. The Virginia, U.S. National and International BioGENEius Challenges are competitions for high school students who demonstrate an exemplary understanding of biotechnology through science research projects.