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 · 2018
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals Not drying hands thoroughly after washing may reduce the benefits of handwashing. According to researchers at the CDC and Mayo Clinic, drying hands is equally as important a…
CSEF · 2018
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals This study examines the question of difference in efficacy of digesting beef fat by three home remedies commonly used for lowering cholesterol levels in blood. Methods/Mater…
CSEF · 2018
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The focus of this project was to observe the role of 17-HDHA and Resolvin D1 supplementation in regeneration and whether organisms could synthesize their own Resolvins when…
CSEF · 2018
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Mutant p53 proteins not only lose their tumor suppressive activities but often gain additional oncogenic functions that endow cells with growth and survival advantages. In a…
CSEF · 2018
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to discover the effect of different concentrations of nanosilver solution (500,000 µg/L; 50,000 µg/L; 5,000 µg/L; 500 µg/L; and 0 µg/L)…
ISEF · 2018
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Optogenetics is technique that uses light to regulate biological processes in living cells. It is based on genetically engineered proteins that are activated by light. Due to high spatial-te…
CSEF · 2018
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Second Award
Objectives/Goals CRISPR/Cas9 has an enormous potential to treat chronic and genetic diseases through its versatility and efficiency in editing DNA. However, this technology has yet to be imp…
CSEF · 2018
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (MPNs) are malignancies marked by an excess of blood cells. JAK2, Janus Kinase 2, mediates pro-inflammatory cytokines, like Tumor Necrosis Facto…
ISEF · 2018
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Purpose: Vessels, lined by endothelial cells (ECs), supply oxygen (O2) to our bodies. When tissues are devoid of enough O2, Hypoxia Inducible Factor (HIF) is stimulated to induce >200 genes…
ISEF · 2018
Cellular and Molecular Biology First Award
Though cell cycle regulation plays a key role in numerous developmental processes, including morphogenesis and differentiation, the regulatory systems that control the cell cycle remain poor…
ISEF · 2018
Cellular and Molecular Biology
This research broadens the understanding of the murine immune system in inflammatory bowel disease simulations, highlighting the presence of a newly classified cell group, Myeloid Derived Su…
CSEF · 2018
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Our objective is to learn how to extract deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) from fruits and to determine which fruit yields more DNA and which soap solution helps the fruits precip…
ISEF · 2018
Cellular and Molecular Biology
The dynamic organization of the human genome is largely dependent on the nucleosome occupancy. Changes in nucleosome distribution allow access to the underlying DNA, and nucleosomes have bee…
CSEF · 2018
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to determine if banana ripening is prolonged using larger than necessary food preservation bags. Methods/Materials Bananas, large and small…
ISEF · 2018
Cellular and Molecular Biology
The use of the electronic nicotine delivery system, also known as electronic cigarette (e-cig), is tremendously rising in young adults in the US. E-cigs are the most commonly used tobacco-re…
CSEF · 2018
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is determine if natural substances can help preserve fruits. Methods/Materials fruits (apple slices and strawberries), bowls, ziploc bags, free…
CSEF · 2018
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to determine the effectiveness of popular over the counter acne medications and one natural product which can be used to treat acne. Meth…
CSEF · 2018
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Recent studies have described the important roles of circular RNAs in human disease development, and the unique structure of circRNAs makes their development as diagnostic b…
ISEF · 2018
Cellular and Molecular Biology
PDE inhibitors are frequently used as pharmaceuticals to treat conditions such as pulmonary diseases and erectile dysfunction via the cAMP dependent signaling pathway. However, PDE inhibitor…
CSEF · 2018
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals This project was designed to understand potential mechanisms of drug resistance in human liver cancer cell lines. Methods/Materials The liver cancer drug, Tetrandrine (TET),…
ISEF · 2018
Cellular and Molecular Biology
In recent studies, scientists found that cancer is highly associated with inflammation and, macrophages, which play an important role in inflammatory response, is found to be interfered by t…
CSEF · 2018
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my study was to determine the efficacy of 5 antimicrobial substances at inhibiting the growth of Escherichia coli. I also wanted to examine whether combinat…
ISEF · 2018
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Low birth weight (LBW) offspring have a high risk of developing cardiovascular and renal diseases such as chronic kidney disease and hypertension, which have no preventative measures or cure…
ISEF · 2018
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Environmental exposures can impact the expression of genes via epigenome, which is transgenerationally inherited. Short term exposure to unfavorable conditions could permanently alter the ex…
CSEF · 2018
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology First Award
Objectives/Goals Our goal was to determine whether there is a significant difference in element composition between metastatic and non-metastatic breast cancer cells through the use of X-Ray…
ISEF · 2018
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Background Breast cancer, the most common cancer in women results in 40,000 deaths annually. Different breast cancer subsets are defined based on the expression of specific receptors: estrog…
CSEF · 2018
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine the ratio of how genes are passed on and how often they physically appear in the offspring. Methods/Materials Wild type male C. e…
CSEF · 2018
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to determine if a $50 ultra violet wand is more effective at disinfecting surfaces than 409 and Lysol. Methods/Materials Cleanwave UV Wan…
ISEF · 2018
Cellular and Molecular Biology
In neurodegenerative diseases such Parkinson’s disease (PD), the misfolding and deposition of proteins a-synuclein and tau is hallmark. Conformational changes in native unfolded proteins, ta…
ISEF · 2018
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Malignant melanoma is characterized by its ability to metastasize, and is responsible for 90% of skin cancer mortality. Metastasis requires cell migration from a primary tumor to blood and l…