1999 Category Winners in
Pharmacology / Toxicology

First Place: S1308

Ebbel, Erika N. Grade 12, San Mateo County
LC/MS/MS Analysis of Phosphate Esters Isolated from Taraxacum mongolicum by Ion Exchange Column Chromatography
Advisor: Mr. Tom Woosnam
School: Crystal Springs Uplands School, Hillsborough

Second Place: S1326

Sheen, Victoria Grade 11, Orange County
Oral Immunization with Transgenic Plants: Development of a Potato Plant Cholera Vaccine and Oral Immunogenicity in Mice
Advisor: Mr. Robert Ferazzi
School: University High School, Irvine

Third Place: S1315

Kim, Hee Tai Grade 12, Fresno County
Does Selenium Have an Effect on the Metabolic Rate of the Ectothermic Organism Artemia?
Advisor: Mr. Wayne Garabedian
School: Clovis West High School, Fresno

Honorable Mention: S1328

Sunkara, Vasu A. Grade 12, San Diego County
Vitamin D Potentially Treats Cystic Fibrosis by Modulating Bax Expression
Advisor: Ms. Mary Pat Hepp
School: Bishop's (The) School, La Jolla