A grade 11 student from Vincent Massey Secondary School has won a major national science competition.
Tasnia Nabil received top honours at the Sanofi Biogenius Canada competition in Ottawa.
Her research focused on cancer therapy.
As heard on the Afternoon News, Nabil told listeners about her research.
"It injects these nano particles and these are bio compatible which means that they won't actually pose any harm to the body," says Nabil. "These are injected into a tumour and then there's an external alternating magnetic field and that controls nano particles and that creates friction, which creates heat and that heat can destroy the cancer cells but it won't affect the healthy cells."
Nabil says she's excited her work was recognized.
"This really gives me more motivation," she says. "If I'm able to do this then I feel I can do anything and it really drives me to continue pursuing whatever dreams I have."
The 16-year-old received a $5,000 cash prize and will compete in the 2017 International BioGeneius Challenge in San Diego in June.