Lillian Yu, A very impressive student!

This story is so impressive that I thought the whole thing needed to be borrowed from The View.

"Congratulations

Lillian Yu, a senior at RHHS, has been named a national semifinalist in the Siemens Math, Science, and Technology Competition. The competition, which recognizes remarkable talent in high school students, is funded by the Siemens Foundation and allows competitors the chance to achieve national recognition.
Yu’s project, Identification of 7SL RNA as a Key Co-Factor for the Antiviral Cytidine Deaminase APOBEC3G, examines the protein APOBEC3G in humans and its ability to effectively inhibit HIV reproduction. She discovered that 7SL RNA acts like a “Trojan Horse” to allow APOBEC3G to enter the HIV virus and inhibit its reproduction. Yu believes these findings could lead to drug treatments for AIDS. The project also has implications for the understanding of human evolution. Yu completed her project during her mentorship under Dr. Xiaofang Yu at Johns Hopkins School of Public Health."

(Source: The View).
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