Assabet Valley Biotech Students Advance to WPI Science Fair

After the Science Fair in Biotechnology on Feb. 25, these seven projects by nine students are going on to the Worcester Regional Science & Engineering Fair on March 7 at WPI. 

The judges who volunteered at Assabet Valley were Jason Newcom, PhD and Michele Heffernan, PhD, both from Sunovion Pharmaceuticals in Marlborough; Nancy Degon, the Chair of the Worcester Regional Fair; Mary Lucchese; Carolyn Madzar; Carlos Davis; and Ryan McCabe, all Assabet staff members.

Tiani Araujo, Marlborough, Saying Bye to Dry Skin: Knowing Which Moisturizers Work; Kilian Pierce, Marlborough, Planaria Regeneration; Jayson Rego, West Boylston, Hormonal; Alexander McMahon, Hudson, and Kayla Curtis, Berlin, Do 99.9% Cleaners Actually do the Job?; Nicole Zwicker, Berlin, and Stephanie Quinlan, Clinton, Branded; Rebecca Araujo, Marlborough, Ridding the World of Red Tide: Affects pH Has on Alga Blooms; and Jennifer Moore, Hudson, Drop to the Top.

Submitted by Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School.