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 · 2019
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives The goal for our project was to find the best ligands to successfully inhibit the p75 neurotrophin receptor, which is one of the receptors that rabies uses to take over the cell.…
CSEF · 2019
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives Angiotensin Receptor Blockers are drugs that bind to the Angiotensin Type 1 Receptor, and are used to treat hypertensive patients. The objective of this study is to determine if p…
CSEF · 2019
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Second Award
Objectives The objective of this experiment is to determine if the extract from Psidium guajava leaves inhibits the activity of invertase, lactase, amylase, and amyloglucosidase (enzymes tha…
ISEF · 2019
Cellular and Molecular Biology Fourth Award
Schizophrenia is a debilitating neurological disorder characterized by hallucinations, paranoia, and delusions. Identifying how schizophrenia specifically causes changes in the structure and…
ISEF · 2019
Cellular and Molecular Biology
The serine protease inhibitor-2 (Serp-2) gene is a virulence factor of the myxoma virus, an immunosuppressive disease found in European rabbits. This gene inhibits the proteases caspase-1 an…
ISEF · 2019
Cellular and Molecular Biology
The purpose of this research is to determine if isolating exosomes in urine and saliva can increase constancies in the capillary tube precipitation test. This, in turn, could diagnosis IgE s…
CSEF · 2019
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives Does Therapeutic Kinesiology Tape (KT) actually improve an athlete's performance and does the athlete's opinion about whether KT tape is helpful affect their performance. Methods…
CSEF · 2019
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives The aim of this study was to find out if nitrate to nitrite conversion increases over time when cooked green leafy vegetables are refrigerated and reheated. Also, vitamin C was te…
CSEF · 2019
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives This project tests the hypothesis that yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) lacking mitochondria will make larger and fluffier bread. Methods Materials: Conical Tubes, Glycerol (YPGE)…
ISEF · 2019
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Current research suggests that toxic tau aggregates propagate from neuron to neuron in a prion-like manner. However, no dynamic proof exists to trace tau’s transmission and traffic in neurod…
ISEF · 2019
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Hypoxia (reduced oxygen) is common in many brain tumors, including gliomas. Hypoxia Inducible Factor 1 Alpha (Hif-1a) is upregulated and stabilized under hypoxic conditions, leading to tumor…
ISEF · 2019
Cellular and Molecular Biology
This research project seeks to analyze the characterization of the Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (HER2) and the Dopamine Receptor D2 (DRD2) that is overexpressed in cancer cells. Th…
ISEF · 2019
Cellular and Molecular Biology
This project investigates the impact of Diethyl phthalate on cells of Allium cepa L, by measuring alterations in mitotic index, of the organism’s roots. The main factor that justifies this i…
ISEF · 2019
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Cells are composed of membraneless organelles that form through self-assembly of intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs). These IDPs are thought to self-associate to form mesoscale protein…
CSEF · 2019
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives The objective of my project was to prove/disprove a correlation between the amount of glucose dissolved in the blood stream and the oxygen saturation level. Methods I used a comme…
ISEF · 2019
Cellular and Molecular Biology Fourth Award
During the progression of metastatic cancer, peripheral cells break away from the primary tumor and acquire the ability to intravasate into the circulatory and lymphatic systems. These invas…
ISEF · 2019
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Cancer cells have a homing ability and are able to track cells of their own kind. Because of this constant communication and close proximity, cancer cells could be used as targeted weapons t…
ISEF · 2019
Cellular and Molecular Biology
The goal of this research is to find a cure for cancer. Breast and Cervical cancers are very aggressive forms of cancer. Polyphenols, in green tea, have an anti-cancer effect. Phase I resear…
ISEF · 2019
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Stem cell therapy is a novel and promising strategy that shows strong potential to treat heart disease, particularly heart attacks (myocardial infarction) and heart failure. Stem cells are u…
ISEF · 2019
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Over the past decade, honey bee populations have been declining due to the phenomenon known as Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD). Nosema ceranae is a microsporidian parasite that has recently b…
CSEF · 2019
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives The objective of this study is to compare the spectrophotometric absorbance of iron in food versus food cooked in an iron skillet to determine whether cooking in an iron skillet i…
ISEF · 2019
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Sterol regulatory element binding protein 1 (SREBP-1) is a master transcriptional regulator that controls the transcription of genes required for lipid and fatty acid production. Previous st…
CSEF · 2019
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives Th objective the study is to observe the effect that have to C. elegans being exposed to RNAi of Coenzyme Q4 (ubiquinone) biosynthesis. Methods In three petri dishes place the N2…
CSEF · 2019
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives The first forms of life on Earth 4 billion years ago used RNA as a catalyst and way to store genetic information, but it is not known how the first RNA synthesized before life beg…
CSEF · 2019
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives The suppression of Ataxin-2 leads to decreased TDP-43 protein aggregates in mice brains that showed Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis symptoms. The purpose of this study is to develop…
ISEF · 2019
Cellular and Molecular Biology
In traditional Chinese medicine, sea cucumbers are commonly eaten to treat blood and kidney problems, which is why it was hypothesized that the sea cucumber species Holothuria cinerascens an…
CSEF · 2019
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives Pathological scarring of cardiac ECM through excessive collagen deposition is the primary cause of cardiac fibrosis, the predominant phenomenon characterizing the current heart fa…
CSEF · 2019
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives The goal of this experiment was to conduct a further study into the dynamics of translation using single- molecule FRET techniques. We analyzed mRNA traces to attempt to find a po…
CSEF · 2019
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives The objective of this project is to determine which skin product provides the most hydration when applied to chlorinated skin. Methods Four moisturizers (shea butter, glycerin, co…
CSEF · 2019
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives The objective of my science project to find home remedies that will eliminate skunk smell when a pet gets sprayed by a skunk. My research determined that hydrogen peroxide, baking…