I am Vraj Shroff, a researcher from Niles West High School. My topic of research for this year is Cancer and Antioxidants. While I am interested in Biology, I love Physics and Math too. With that, I am also vice president of Chemistry Club at Niles West High School. Moreover, being a varsity debater, I like to discuss various opinions on scientific issues. This habit drove me to this research.

          The topic of oxidative stress has become very controversial lately. Oxidative stress causes aging and cancer. However, some plant extracts express amazing characteristics of antioxidants which can counter this stress. Thus, this experiment focuses on exploring the characteristics of antioxidants in regards to find a treatment for cancer.