The Honors Division of the Greater St. Louis Science Fair is a qualifying Division for the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF).

The Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF) is the world's largest pre-college celebration of science. Held annually in May, the Intel ISEF brings together nearly 1,500 students from more than 40 nations to compete for scholarships, tuition grants, internships, scientific field trips and the grand prize: a $50,000 college scholarship. Science Service founded the ISEF in 1950 and is very proud to have Intel as the title sponsor of this prestigious, international competition.

The 2008 Greater St. Louis Science Fair, Honors Division Winners

Winners

1st Place William Sun - Parkway Central - Junior Project Title:  A NOVEL SMALL MOLECULE INHIBITOR REVEALS ESSENTIAL ROLES FOR GBF1 IN INTRACELLULAR TRANSPORT Award:  $3,000 Scholarship William is now qualified to compete at the International Science & Engineering Fair in Atlanta in May and will receive an all-expense-paid trip to this event.

2nd Place David Levary - Parkway Central - Senior Project Title:  A NOVEL APPROACH TO PROTEIN ENGINEERING USING MULTIVALENT CELL SURFACE INTERACTIONS Award:  $2,000 Scholarship David is now qualified to compete at the International Science & Engineering Fair in Atlanta in May and will receive an all-expense-paid trip to this event

3rd Place Elizabeth Qin - Parkway Central - Senior Project Title:  IMMUNOLOGICAL MARKING OF GALACTOSYLCERAMIDASE IN THE LOCALIZATION OF ENZYME ACTIVITY IN KRABBE'S DISEASE Award:  $2,000 Scholarship

Finalists

All Finalists receive a $1,000 Scholarship

Ifrah Ahmed - Parkway South - Senior Project Title: MN9D CELLS UPREGULATE SYNAPTOTAGMIN IV EXPRESSION IN RESPONSE TO FORSKOLIN STIMULATION

Joan Michelle Bauer - Cor Jesu - Senior Project Title: THE EFFECTS OF SODIUM CHLORIDE ON BENTHIC INVERTEBRATES

Jacquelyn Hoermann - Rockwood Summit - Senior Project Title: DISTRIBUTION OF AUTISTIC TRAITS IN THE GENERAL POPULATION

Olivia Monroe - Rockwood Summit - Senior Project Title: WHICH ENRICHMENT DEVICE ELICITS MORE INTEREST FROM MANNED WOLVES IN CAPTIVITY

Ashlei Peterson - Rockwood Summit - Senior Project Title: THE PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF BREAST CANCER ON WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN

Marilyn Piccirillo - Parkway West - Junior Project Title: TRENDS IN COMMUNITY-ONSET ClOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE ASSOCIATED DISEASE