Medical Society Honors Science Fair Winners

Congratulations to high school and middle school students who were recognized for their outstanding entries in the Health and Medicine category of the Greater St. Louis Science Fair May 1-4 at Queeny Park. The Medical Society annually supports this category of the Science Fair. Cash awards and gift cards to the winners are provided by the Medical Society’s charitable foundation, the St. Louis Society for Medical and Scientific Education (SLSMSE). SLMMS members also serve as judges for the Health and Medicine category. Thanks to the following SLMMS members who served as judges this year: Harvey Cantor, MD; William Fogarty, MD; Helen Gelhot, MD; Ralph Graff, MD; Ravi Johar, MD; Mary Klix, MD; and Ravi Shitut, MD. Science Fair entrants create experiments using the scientific method to prove or disprove a hypothesis.

Winners for 2013 and their awards are:

Honors Division
Hannah Wiedner
Parkway Central High School
“Pseudo-Estrogen Bisphenol A Alters Normal Drosophila Development”

11th Grade
Amanda Blattel and Sarah Marx
St. Joseph Academy
“Fountain of Youth”

10th Grade
Ariana O’Shea
St. Joseph Academy
“Tooth Drink or Not Tooth Drink”

9th Grade
Jill Herbert
Ursuline Academy
“Affect of Temperature on Heart Rate While Running”

8th Grade
Mallory Nickelson and Abby Gettemeier
St. Bridget School
“Music to My Memory”

7th Grade
Julia Fendelman
Epstein Hebrew Academy
“Balancing Act”

6th Grade
Audrey Stanard
St. Alban Roe School
“The Impact of Music on Concentration”