[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 87 (Thursday, June 11, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1378]
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                  TRIBUTE TO WINSTON SPENCER WATERS II

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                         HON. CAROLYN McCARTHY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 11, 2009

  Mrs. McCARTHY of New York. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize 
Winston Spencer Waters II, a senior at Elmont Memorial High School. 
Winston was named a semifinalist in the Intel Science Talent Search 
Competition, becoming the first Elmont student to be named a 
semifinalist in the competition.
  The Intel Science Talent Search is America's most prestigious science 
research competition for high school seniors. Each year 300 students 
are selected as semifinalists nationwide. Winston's project, 
``Separating the Roles of HIF-1a and HIF-2a in Tumorigenesis through 
Downregulation of HIF-2a by RNA Interference.'' This project studied 
Von Hippel Lindau, or VHL, disease which is a form of kidney cancer. 
Winston was selected as a semifinalist from over 1,000 students who 
entered projects into the competition.
  This is a remarkable achievement for Winston, for the Elmont Memorial 
High School and for the entire Elmont Community. Winston has not only 
excelled in science, but has worked hard to remain a well balanced 
student. As President of the senior class, member of the Future 
Business Leaders of America and the Math, Science and National Honor 
Societies, he has certainly been able to accomplish that goal.
  As a Member of the Committee for Education and Labor, I commend 
Winston and congratulate him for his dedication to his education. I 
would like to wish him the best of luck as he prepares to attend 
Harvard University in the fall, where he plans to study biomedical 
sciences and engineering as well as economics or finance.
  Madam Speaker, it is with pride and admiration I offer my 
congratulations and best wishes to Winston Spencer Waters II and his 
entire family.

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