Winners of 2016 Dongrun-Yau Science Award (Biology)



Gold Award

The Affiliated High School of South China Normal University

Thesis Title:The Neural Mechanism of Pitch Recognition

and a Bionic Explore 

Member: Shun Li

Tutor:Jie Tang, Ye Liu




Sliver Award

The High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China

Thesis Title:Pitcher Development in Nepenthes x ventrata

Member: Yibing Du, Xiao Liu

Tutor:Feng Li




Bronze Award
The Affiliated High School of South China Normal University

Thesis Title:Research, Innovation and Development of

 Multi-functional Protective Clothes for Hemodialysis

Member: Yuhan Li

Tutor:Enyin Lai, Tao Xia

Hangzhou Green-Town Yuhua School

Thesis Title:Evolution Talks: Flagellation Pattern and Fitness in Bacteria

Member: Risheng Yang

Tutor:Min Yu, Haichun Gao



The First Middle School of Karamay

Thesis Title:Primary Investigation on Antimicrobial Effect of 

the Extract of Wild Artemisia dracunculus L. Grown in Xinjiang

Member: Zixuan Guo

Tutor:Shanshan Song





Honorable Mentions

Beijing National Day School

Thesis Title:The Impact of City Noise on Call Structure of

Magpie (Pica pica) and Azure-winged Magpie (Cyanopica cyanus)

Member: Jianing Fang, Yunan Yan, Wanzheng Zheng

Tutor:Xiangmei Dou

The High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China

Thesis Title:Research and suggestion on the bacterial carrying and

cleaning on the surface of mobile phone

Member: Rui Deng, Zhenyue Zhang

Tutor:Yun Li



No.2 High School of East China Normal University

Thesis Title:The effect of cactus Optunia on bronchial asthma 

Member: Jing Zhu

Tutor:Weiyi Lou

Chongqing Nankai Middle School

Thesis Title:Effects of different concentrations of PM2.5 on cardiac

structure and function

Member: Lingke Yuan

Tutor:Shengbin Chen



Guangzhou No.6 Middle School

Thesis Title:The Effect of Aluminum on the Nitrogen Fixation of

Crocosphaera watsonii

Member: Yiping Lu, Qilan Wu, Xiaotong Bi

Tutor:Jianling Song




Finalist Awards

The King’s Academy

Thesis Title:The Ability of Elemene and Sulforaphane to

Reverse the Resistance of MCF7R

Member: Kaiyi Jiang

Tutor:Susan Reynolds

The High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China

Thesis Title:Efficacy of acute caffeine consumption on visual attention

and shortterm memory in Chinese high school students: a randomized

controlled trial 

Member: Yiran Xu, Xuanyu Zhou

Tutor:Chen Wang



No.2 High School of East China Normal University

Thesis Title:Initial Search of the Species Diversity of Land

snails in Sheshan Mountain, Shanghai and the Response Mechanism

in the Various Environments

Member: Yijie Zhu

Tutor:Weibo Wang

Oak Park High School

Thesis Title:Blood Based Cancer Diagnosis Using Methylation Data from

Circulating Cell-free DNA

Member: Carol Kaile Sun

Tutor:Wenyuan Li, Xianghong Jasmine Zhou