Schuylerville High School Independent Science Research students, Olivia Crowley and Alexa Prouty, have submitted their research papers to the Regeneron Science Talent Search, the nation’s oldest and most prestigious science competition for high school seniors. The competition provides an important forum for student research that is recognized and reviewed by a national jury of professional scientists. Alumni have made extraordinary contributions to science and have earned many of the world’s most distinguished science and math honors, including thirteen Nobel Prizes.
Annually, more than 2,000 high school seniors from around the country accept the challenge of conducting independent science, math or engineering research, and complete an entry for the Regeneron Science Talent Search.
The competition recognizes 300 student scholars and their schools each year and invites 40 student finalists to Washington, D.C. to participate in final judging. Finalists will have their research on display to the public and meet with notable scientists and government leaders. Olivia Crowley and Alexa Prouty’s research papers are linked below. Their work is a three-year project, conducted under the guidance of Schuylerville High School teacher David Conneally.
Olivia Crowley
- The Effect of Fibronectin Extra Domain A on the Proliferation of Triple Negative Breast Cancer Cell Lines
- Mentor: Dr. Anthony Ambesi
- Purpose of Study:
- To examine if in vitro treatment of breast cancer cells with recombinant Fibronectin EDA (FnEDA) suppresses cell proliferation
- To determine if the suppression result in response to FnEDA was Toll-like receptor 5 (TLR5)
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Alexa Prouty
- Simple Harmonic Relationship of AtomTones Translated from their Spectral Lines
- Mentor: Professor Jill Linz of Skidmore College
- Purpose of Study:
- To investigate the relation between harmonic structure inherent in most physical aspects of nature and the atom tones translated from their spectral lines.
About Independent Science Research
Independent Science Research is a course that begins sophomore year. Participants choose and explore a topic of interest using the scientific method as a guiding foundation. Students contact scientists and authors of articles they have studied to build relationships, and eventually choose an appropriate mentor to guide them throughout the program. Students also have the opportunity to earn college credit through the University at Albany. Anyone interested in enrolling should contact their school counselor for more information.