Amy-Jayne Hutchings Wins Prestigious Manning Award for Innovation

Amy-Jayne Hutchings, a high school senior in Ottawa, is one of 2 Team Ontario participants awarded a prestigious Manning Award for Innovation (see also, success story for Alyson Bell).

Every year since 1982, the Ernest C. Manning Award Foundation has recognized Canadians who developed and successfully marketed a new concept, process or procedure. In addition, through its Young Canadian Program, the foundation recognizes up-and-coming inventors at the high school level. The award-winning students this year were selected at the Canada Wide Science Fair in May.

Amy-Jayne was one of over 40 students who proudly showcased their projects at Youth Science Ontario’s Showcase event on June 8^th. The winning project, titled “The Efficacy of RA, PDGF, and BMP-4 to Instruct Adult NSPC Differentiation Another ”, looks at the ability of adult stem cells in a lab dish to produce different types of nervous system cells, and is “part of cutting edge research in the push to find a cure for spinal cord injuries.”

Amy-Jayne was presented her Manning  Award along with her fellow award winning inventors on September 17^th, 2010, in Ottawa. Congratulations, Amy-Jayne!

To read the Globe and Mail article featuring Amy-Jayne’s story, click here:   http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/your-business/business-categories/innovation/bright-minds-win-innovation-awards/article1710084/