[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 15 (Tuesday, February 2, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E124]
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        HONORING LORI YING, INTEL SCIENCE TALENT SEARCH FINALIST

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                         HON. CAROLYN McCARTHY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 2, 2010

  Mrs. McCARTHY of New York. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize 
my constituent Lori Ying and congratulate her as she is named a 
finalist in the Intel Science Talent Search 2010. The Intel Science 
Talent Search is America's most prestigious science competition for 
high school seniors. Lori is one of only 40 finalists nationwide.
  Lori's project, ``Female Mating Patterns and Mate Quality in the 
Dengue Vector Mosquito, Aedes aegypti,'' studied whether or not 
mosquitoes that are genetically altered not to carry diseases like 
malaria and dengue fever can be viable mates for normal female 
mosquitoes.
  As a student at South Side High School, Lori has participated in 
numerous science research programs including Columbia University's 
Summer High School Program, Cornell University Science Research Program 
and the Intel Science Talent Search. In addition, Lori is a member of 
the engineering club, the forensics club, the environmental and social 
awareness club and the Science Olympiads. She has been recognized by 
the National Honor Society, National Art Honor Society, National 
Foreign Language Society, and the National Science Honor Society.
  As a senior member of the Education and Labor Committee, I am truly 
impressed by Lori's accomplishments. I am pleased to see that Lori 
values not only her education, but also service and volunteerism within 
her community. In her spare time, Lori is a volunteer for the Rockville 
Centre Public Library, where she writes book reviews for the library's 
Web site and reads books to children; the Big Chief School and Camp, 
where she works with 2nd graders over the summer and South Side High 
School Summer School, where she helps to teach third graders 
mathematics.
  Madam Speaker, it is with pride and admiration I offer my 
congratulations to Lori Ying and commend her dedication to education 
and science.

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