38,465 real projects from ISEF, the Canada-Wide Science Fair, JSHS, AJAS, the Calgary Youth Science Fair and the California Science & Engineering Fair — searchable by meaning, and filterable by fair, year, category and award.
CSEF · 2017
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this investigation is to determine which method of preserving fruits is the best, so consumers won#t have to waste money and throw away unnecessary food. Me…
CSEF · 2017
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to see if there is a way for people who are lactose intolerant to better digest milk with the help of lactase. Methods/Materials Pre-test your…
CSEF · 2017
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to identify genetic mutations leading to blindness in a family and to study their functional effects using cell culture models. Methods/Mate…
CSEF · 2017
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this science experiment was to determine if there were harmful bacteria in popular brands of dry, canned, and wet dog food. If dry, canned, and wet dog food a…
CSEF · 2017
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project is to identify and quantify anti-cancer alkaloids in the invasive periwinkle, Vinca major. I tested if the habitat, presence of herbivory, or anato…
CSEF · 2017
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Third Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project is to take a novel approach to breast cancer metabolomics in order to reveal biomarkers with the potential to be used in a breast cancer diagnosis t…
CSEF · 2017
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Aging-delaying interventions often prevent multiple aging-related diseases (ARDs). My recent studies have characterized EZH2-mediated H3K27me3 as the first evolutionarily co…
CSEF · 2017
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine which natural and nano-antioxidant are the most efficacious in Saccharomyces cerevisiae against oxidative stress. The natural antioxidants stud…
CSEF · 2017
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study was to identify a soluble growth factor secreted by endothelial cells, expression of which is normally suppressed by the presence of vascular end…
CSEF · 2017
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to develop a diverse library of Light-Oxygen-Voltage sensing (LOV2) domain variants that could permit for more precise protein manipulation…
CSEF · 2017
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine which remedy would work best on skunk spray (n-Butyl mercaptan) to remove it's odor from fur. Methods/Materials Synthetic fur was…
CSEF · 2017
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The Mudgett laboratory hypothesized that WRKY transcription factors bind to the tomato DH1 promoter to regulate DH1 gene expression during pathogen infection and that XopD m…
CSEF · 2017
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives/Goals My goal was to find the best environment to keep produce that usually goes bad quickly edible for long periods of time to save money, stop food waste, and help families use…
CSEF · 2017
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Circular RNAs (circRNAs) constitute a class of relatively unstudied RNAs whose function is unknown. Recently, studies have shown that circRNAs are more abundant than previou…
CSEF · 2017
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The goal of the study was to find a method to detect the onset of Huntington's disease, HD, in its earlier stage. I hypothesized that by using FLIM (Fluorescence Lifetime Im…
CSEF · 2017
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my study was to observe how Invertase changes the glucose concentration in foods when sucrose is present. Methods/Materials Tested the glucose concentration…
CSEF · 2017
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals I started doing research on the bark beetle when I found out about the blue stain fungus. Then my father asked me what stops the blue stain fungus? The answer was terpenes.…
CSEF · 2017
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine whether varying the level of acidity in a steak marinade will affect the tenderness of a boneless beef top sirloin cap steak. Met…
CSEF · 2017
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective and goal of my experiment is to see which ant-oxidant will prevent an apple from turning brown the longest. I want to see which anti-oxidants are effective in…
CSEF · 2017
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Studies say that the isoflavones cause an increase of cellular proliferation while other studies disagree and conclude that the isoflavones either have no effect on the grow…
CSEF · 2017
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to determine if ,tocotrienol, an antioxidant, will induce apoptosis. This experiment analyzed the apoptotic effects of tocotrienol on par…
CSEF · 2017
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to determine if exposing heavy cream to UV light would be a method of producing cholecalciferol, also known as vitamin D3. Methods/Materials My…
CSEF · 2017
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals This study was undertaken to prove that hypothermic conditions can be an in-vitro model of the tau hyperphosphorylation seen in Alzheimer's disease. Secondly, this study was…
CSEF · 2017
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals For my science fair project I tested three household objects (TV remote, house phone and game controller) first with hand sanitizer and a week later with antibacterial soap…
CSEF · 2017
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology First Award
Objectives/Goals To study the molecular mechanisms of cartilage regeneration. Specifically, I am interested to model a medical treatment called prolotherapy, in which a physician injects a p…
CSEF · 2017
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to investigate if the traditional over-the-counter painkillers affect the stomach acid and health of an individual in the future. Over-the-co…
CSEF · 2017
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to determine which moisturizer performs the best in keeping skin moist. Methods/Materials I tested 5 different moisturizers three times…
CSEF · 2017
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals In 2017 alone, over 8 million people around the world will die of cardiac diseases, most often induced by myocardial infarctions (MIs). Current treatment options, including…
CSEF · 2017
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to find the most effective treatment against acne. In my hypothesis I stated, if I use acne treatments with either benzoyl peroxide, salicy…
CSEF · 2016
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Glioblastoma multiforme accounts for 50% of all types of gliomas. Despite recent advances in treatment, survival rates for patients have remained abysmally low for the past…