The American Society of Pharmacognosy

OUTREACH ACTIVITIES

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International Science and Engineering Fair, Phoenix, AZ, May 8-13, 2005

Two special cash awards ($500 each) were given for projects involving the study of natural products that are in any relevant category areas including biochemistry, botany, chemistry, medicine, microbiology and zoology. For information on the Intel ISEF, see www.sciserv.org/isef

The recipients of this year's awards went to:

Iddoshe Haile Hirpa, duPont Manual Magnet High School, Louisville, Kentucky

Influence of the Green Tea Polyphenol EGCG on Macrophage Inflammatory Function

Abigail Marie Hines, Orchard Day School, Fort Wayne, Indiana

A Comparison of Herbs and Bti as Larvicides on Culex pipiens and Their Effect on Daphnia magna, Year Two

Congratulations to the recipients of our 2005 awards!

Judges are needed for the ASP Awards at the next Intel ISEF, May 7 to 12, 2006 in Indianapolis, IN. If you are interested in joining the ASP judging team, contact Roy Okuda.

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Previous Recipients of the ASP Awards at Intel ISEF:

Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, Portland, OR, May 9 to 14, 2004.

Daniel Shing-shun Tse, David H. Hickman High School, Columbia, Missouri.

The Effect of Plant Polyphenols Ameliorating Oxidative Stress in NGF-Beta Differentiated PC-12 Cells

Amanda Momilaniho'olehua Garcia, Kamehameha High School, Honolulu, Hawaii

Kukaepua'a: The Anti-Inflammatory Properties of Digitaria ciliaris, Phase 3--Targeting Protein Kinase-C Dependent Processes

International Science and Engineering Fair, Cleveland, OH, May 11-17, 2003

Kumkum Sarkar, Roanoke Valley Governors School for Science and Technology, Roanoke, Virginia

Effects of Momordica charantia and Curcuma longa Extracts on Normal and Cancerous Breast Cells

Thomas Edgar Cleveland, Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts, Natchitoches, Louisiana

The Identification of Antimicrobial Volatile Compounds and Their Effects on Representative Species of Medically and Agriculturally Important Fungi