The Germantown SMART TEAM (Students Modeling A Research Topic) presented their 3D printed model and poster at the American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Conference in Chicago, on Saturday, April 12.
The topic of the presentation was Unveiling the Role of Penicillin Binding Protein 4 in Hospital-Acquired Infections: Implications for Antibiotic Resistance and Treatment Strategies. The team worked with Maya Blau, a PhD/MD student at the Medical College of Wisconsin to write an abstract, create a poster and develop a 3D model of the portein.
The Germantown SMART Team was one of 20 high schools from across the United States and Canada chosen to present their research at the conference. This was a huge accomplishment for the group as this is the first year of the program at GHS.
Members of the team that presented at the conference include; Francine Buor, Amay Desai, Janiru Herath, Madison Matuszewski, Lucy Schmitz, and Jay Ticku. Other members of the team who contributed but were not able to attend were; Uma Goradia, Cassidy Nelson, Nishi Patel, Blake Thornberry, and Jimmy Zheng. Mrs. Griffin-Wenzel, a science and engineering teacher at GHS, serves as the SMART Team advisor.