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Suffolk County Community College’s (SCCC) STEP Students Participated in the 2016 Step Statewide Student Research Poster Competition and the Long Island STEM Diversity Summit Student Research Poster Competition

March 18-20, 2016 Albany, NY & April 1, 2016, Farmingdale State College

A Suffolk County Community College’s (SCCC) STEP student’s research poster and accompanying oral presentation was well received at the 2016 Step Statewide Student Research Poster Competition (March 18-20, 2016, Albany, NY) and the Long Island STEM Diversity Summit Student Research Poster Competition (April 1, 2016 Farmingdale State College). Paola Henriquez (11th grade, Brentwood High School), participated in the STEP poster research competition, Biological Sciences – Senior Division, for her project, The Comparison of the Efficiency of Different Commercial Mouthwashes on Oral Bacteria. Paola was awarded third place at the Long Island STEM Diversity Summit.This research explored using competing mouthwashes, more specifically those that contained essential oils. Paola was mentored by SCCC Professor Adriana Pinkas-Sarafova, Ph.D. (Biology).

Source: Suffolk County Community College STEP