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NWSS Student Iveta Demirova a National Scholarship Finalist

NWSS student Iveta Demirova won one of the most prestigious biotechnology competitions in Canada – the Sanofi Biogenius Canada competition. School Board chair Jonina Campbell congratulates her in October, 2016. as an "inspiration for your school and for the district, and what you have accomplished is truly remarkable,” New Westminster School Board Chair Jonina Campbell said
Last fall, NWSS Student Iveta Demirova won one of the most prestigious biotechnology competitions in Canada – the Sanofi Biogenius Canada competition. She was congratulated by School Board chair Jonina Campbell in October, 2016 as an “inspiration for your school and for the district.”

The New West Record –  New Westminster Secondary Student Iveta Demirova is up for one of country’s most prestigious undergraduate scholarships – the Loran Award.

Demirova is one of 84 finalists for the national scholarship, which recognizes character, service and leadership. The Grade 11 student has a number of accomplishments already under her belt.

Last fall, Demirova won the Sanofi Biogenius Canada competition for a research project she began in Grade 10 on HIV/AIDS immunology. Through her research, she developed an HIV-1 therapy. Read The New West Record story.