Junior Symposium

The Junior Symposium was sponsored by the American Peptide Society and University of Minnesota President Mark G. Yudof. For a photo gallery of scenes from the Junior Symposium, see much of disks 18 through 24, and/or use the photo pages search engine, reached by clicking here and type in "junior" or the full first or last name of your favorite junior scientist.

Presenter Age High School Abstract

Jaclyn M. Bailey 17 Belle Plaine Senior High School, Belle Plaine, MN An Investigation of Zinc Binding to Glutamate Dehydrogenase

Deborah A. Barany 10 Parkview Center School, Roseville, MN Amino Acids, and More!!!!

Michael J. Barany 12 Parkview Center School, Roseville, MN Mass Spectrometry and Atomic/Molecular Weights

Donna M. Bartyzal 17 Belle Plaine Senior High School, Belle Plaine, MN The Effect of Surface Proteins on Cancer Cell Motility

Jessica A. Burtness 15 Coon Rapids High School, Coon Rapids, MN All Amino Acids Equally Efficacious in Providing Nitrogen as a Nutrient for S. Cerevisae?

Kelly C. Chang 13 Twin Grove Junior High School, Buffalo Grove, IL Acidity, Buffers, and Bean Growth

Nicole Landreville 14 St. Michael's School, West St. Paul, MN The Nature of Denaturing

Balint Otvos 17 Methacton High School, Norristown, PA Novel Ways to Fight Bacteria

Justin A. Palmen 17 Mayo High School, Rochester, MN Nerve Growth Factor Protects Nerve Cells from Oxidative Stress Injury

Zhang Pan 18 Century High School, Rochester, MN Investigation of Centrosome Separation in Living Cells

Melissa A. Rosemeier 18 Belle Plaine Senior High School, Belle Plaine, MN Genomics Analysis to Give Potential Structure-Function Relationships of Cytomegaloviris ORF ul18

Stephen Schwartz 16 Winona Senior High School, Winona, MN Investigating the Heterogeneity of Outer Surface Protein in Borrelia Burgdorferi

Presenter	Age	High School	Abstract
Jaclyn M. Bailey	17	Belle Plaine Senior High School, Belle Plaine, MN	An Investigation of Zinc Binding to Glutamate Dehydrogenase
Deborah A. Barany	10	Parkview Center School, Roseville, MN	Amino Acids, and More!!!!
Michael J. Barany	12	Parkview Center School, Roseville, MN	Mass Spectrometry and Atomic/Molecular Weights
Donna M. Bartyzal	17	Belle Plaine Senior High School, Belle Plaine, MN	The Effect of Surface Proteins on Cancer Cell Motility
Jessica A. Burtness	15	Coon Rapids High School, Coon Rapids, MN	All Amino Acids Equally Efficacious in Providing Nitrogen as a Nutrient for S. Cerevisae?
Kelly C. Chang	13	Twin Grove Junior High School, Buffalo Grove, IL	Acidity, Buffers, and Bean Growth
Nicole Landreville	14	St. Michael's School, West St. Paul, MN	The Nature of Denaturing
Balint Otvos	17	Methacton High School, Norristown, PA	Novel Ways to Fight Bacteria
Justin A. Palmen	17	Mayo High School, Rochester, MN	Nerve Growth Factor Protects Nerve Cells from Oxidative Stress Injury
Zhang Pan	18	Century High School, Rochester, MN	Investigation of Centrosome Separation in Living Cells
Melissa A. Rosemeier	18	Belle Plaine Senior High School, Belle Plaine, MN	Genomics Analysis to Give Potential Structure-Function Relationships of Cytomegaloviris ORF ul18
Stephen Schwartz	16	Winona Senior High School, Winona, MN	Investigating the Heterogeneity of Outer Surface Protein in Borrelia Burgdorferi

To encourage the peptide scientists of the 21^st century, a Junior Symposium will be held in concert with the first formal poster session. The Junior Symposium is intended for young scientists of ages 10-18 (middle and high school), who may either be family members accompanying regular Symposium participants, or prize-winning students invited from local area schools. Presented work should be in the standard poster format, and cover some aspect of peptide-related science as defined in the broadest possible terms. All Junior Symposium participants will have an opportunity to visit with an American Peptide Society "V.I.P." and receive a Certificate of Recognition. If a member of your family wishes to contribute to this new event, she or he should fill out a registration form and write a one-page letter stating name, address and other contact information (matching registration form to the extent appropriate), age, and a brief description of the science to be presented, and mail them together to the Junior Peptide Symposium Committee, c/o 16^th American Peptide Symposium, University of Minnesota, P.O. Box 64780, St. Paul, MN 55164-0780, U.S.A. Letters and accompanying registration forms should be received by April 20, 1999, and will be answered with further information and instructions.

Family members, ages 10-18, who are contributing a poster presentation to the Junior Symposium, will receive complimentary registration (no fee charged). Registration includes admission to scientific sessions, posters, and exhibits, as well as all conference material. A Proceedings volume and participation in social events are not included.