David Wang
Making a Magic Herb Against SARS
A.B. Lucas S.S.
SARS-coronavirus establishes its infection via mucosal routes. To develop an oral vaccine, we generated transgenic plants expressing an antigenic region of a viral protein fused with a mucosal carrier protein. The fusion protein showed binding capacity to mucosal receptors. Thus, this novel approach has great potential for effectively preventing SARS.
| Award | Value |
|---|---|
| Bronze Medal – Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical Sciences Intermediate Sponsor: Rx&D Health Research Foundation |
$100 |
| The University of Western Ontario Scholarship Bronze Medallist – $1000 Entrance Scholarship Sponsor: University of Western Ontario |
$1000 |
| Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Award Intermediate Sponsor: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada |
$750 |
| Genome Canada Awards Intermediate – Second place Sponsor: Genome Canada |
$1000 |