Avineet Sekhon, Synapse Youth Profile

Future

Avineet Sekhon
High-school Student
St-John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

• 2007 Will volunteer at Janeway Children's Hospital
• 2006 First time at science fair - wins gold at regionals, then bronze at national
• 2005-2006 Followed by CBC for TV documentary on life as a teen
• 2004 Places third in public speaking competition

Present

Dr. Geoffrey Maksym
Associate Professor
School of Biomedical Engineering
Dalhousie University

• 2006 Commercializes new measurement tool for asthma with Canadian company SCIREQ Inc.
• 1997 At Harvard, pursues post-doctoral research into understanding asthma
• 1991 Starts grad school at McGill University, using engineering skills to treat respiratory disease
• 1986 Creates a boat model for stormy weather and wins local science fair

The Future - It's yours to change

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• Finding a cure for cancer?
• Helping paralyzed people walk again?
• Keeping your family healthy for a long, long time?
• Still working on it?

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