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2021 UC Davis Teen biotech blog challenge

In April 2020, the Pleasant Grove High School Biomedical Academy participated for the first time in the annual Teen Biotech Blogging Challenge sponsored by University of California at Davis. The UC Davis Biotechnology Program supports public science literacy and STEAM education that combines scientific knowledge, creative writing and design. Students submitted a blog entry (500-750 words, 3 key terms) and an original, student-designed media element (e.g., photo, figure or infographic with caption) for judging in one of the following categories:

Agricultural Biotechnology and Food Science
Computational Biology and Genomics
Drug Discovery and Biomanufacturing
Environmental Biotechnology and Planetary Health
Molecular Tools: Nanobiotechnology, Synthetic Biology and Genetic Engineering
Regenerative Medicine and Biomedical Engineering

Congratulations to the following students who received the following placements and honors:

Agricultural Biotechnology and Food Science

Second Place - "Rewriting Our Foods' Blueprints" by Samuel Kim
Third Place - "GMO's Today" by Benjamin Hoang
Honorable Mention - "Global Impact of GMO's" by Ryan Smith

Computational Biology and Genomics

Third Place - "Designer Babies: Less Natural, More Selection" by Vanessa Dang

Drug Discovery and Biomanufacturing

Second Place (Tie) - "Using Bacteriophages to Treat Drug-resistant Bacterial Infections" by Esther Guo
Third Place - "It Is Time We Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases" by Nikole Su

Environmental Biotechnology and Planetary Health

Second Place - "Biomass and Biofuel Conversions" by Bella Delmundo
Third Place - "Bioremediation: Is It Worth It?" by Jessica Ho
Honorable Mention - "Ethanol: A Desirable or Destructive Energy?" by Shaila Prasad

Molecular Tools: Nanobiotechnology, Synthetic Biology and Genetic Engineering

Second Place - " Genome Editing: The Answers in Our DNA" by Darren Van
Honorable Mention - "The Applications and Consequences of CRISPR Cas-9" by Eleanor White
Honorable Mention - "The COVID Vaccine Ingredients: mRNA and Nanotechnology" by Ryan Ho

Regenerative Medicine and Biomedical Engineering

Second Place - "Synthetic Organs: The Future of Regenerative Medicine" by Christine Nguyen
Third Place - "The Economic Impact of Synthetic Organs" by Kayla Hoang

For the full description of the TBBC and results, go to the following link: https://biotech.ucdavis.edu/teen-biotech-challenge

Dignity Health & EGUSD Partnership Video

https://www.dropbox.com/s/c9qll89kw04j5gv/BioMedical%20Academy%20Pathway_Final.mp4?dl=0

2020-2021 Outstanding Biomedical academy student athletes

Congratulations to all of our student athletes who were able to compete and finish their seasons during this pandemically challenged year. Below is a list of athletes and coaches who were given recognition by the Delta League for excellence in their particular discipline. Athletes will receive all-league patches and championship teams will receive banners. Please note: not all sports recognized all-league awards as not all sports had the opportunity to compete in a full league season.

Delta League Women's Golf All-League Spring 2021

Ingrid Yee (11th grade)

Delta League Softball All-League Spring 2021

Kaylee Heath (11th grade)

Delta League Swimming and Diving All-League Spring 2021

Marco Ristic (11th grade)

Delta League Women's Volleyball All-League Spring 2021

Reese Dunn (12th grade)