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Bountiful recognizes 17-year-old Nev Bowden for glioblastoma research and international science competitions
Summary
The Bountiful City Council honored Nev Bowden, 17, who described gene-editing research on glioblastoma that she said produced a 92.4% tumor reduction in lab mice and noted her three consecutive years competing at the international science level.
The Bountiful City Council on Sept. 9 recognized 17-year-old Nev Bowden for her science research and national and international competition successes.
Nev Bowden told the council she began science projects at age 13 after encouragement from teachers and a voluntary mentor, Dr. David Gillespie. Bowden said she has competed at the international level for three consecutive years and described current work as an internship in neuropathology at the Huntsman Cancer Institute.
“I am now 17, and I have competed at the international level for three consecutive years,” Bowden said. She told the council her lab experiments on glioblastoma use gene-editing to target a protein on tumor cells; testing in lab mice, she said, “showed a 92.4% reduction from a normal tumor.”
Bowden described mentors, teachers and local programs that supported her: a science teacher at Mill Creek Junior High who named her student of the month, another teacher who encouraged entry in the school science fair, and her neighbor and mentor, Dr. David Gillespie, who offered to mentor her work.
Council members and community members in the chamber praised Bowden’s accomplishments and invited her to pose for photographs with her mentors and family. The mayor (unnamed in the record) described her achievements as “impressive” and commended the local mentorship that supported her development.
Bowden said her work is ongoing and that she plans to continue competing and conducting research. The council’s recognition was verbal; no formal award or resolution was recorded on the meeting agenda.
The council meeting record shows Bowden’s remarks and the council’s recognition occurred during the public portion of the agenda.
