YHC Science Students win Top Prizes at Georgia Academy of Science Meeting

Young Harris College (YHC) students Veronica Pablo Raymundo and Jordan Pandolph won two top prizes at the Georgia Academy of Science annual meeting in March. Pablo Raymundo took the top talk prize in the Biomedical section of the event, while Pandolph took the top talk prize in the Chemistry section.  Raymundo’s project tested crumble beads found in turf fields. She incubated the beads in different solvents to extract any chemicals. She then tested such chemicals on donated mouse liver cells, looking for any link in a pathway that could lead to cancer. She found a link in activating a pathway that could cause cancer, but only in a solvent.  Pandolph’s project dealt with the kudzu plant. He discovered a path toward making a sustainable biofuel out of this invasive pest plant.  For more information, visit yhc.edu.