Browse 80 real Cellular and Molecular Biology projects entered in 2011, with abstracts, awards and links to the original entries.
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Increasing the accuracy and the range of specificity of MRI could enhance site-specific imaging and treatment. The most advantageous way to enhance site-specific imaging wou…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals This project is a study to determine if aquaporins play any role in the movement of water in the inner ear. First I will localize the aquaporins in the inner ear, and then c…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals My goal was to find out whic type of protein can help you more during muscle recovery by seeing enzymatic activity. Methods/Materials Materials used were: 10 mL of hydrogen…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this research project was to improve the ice nucleation protein of Pseudomonas syringae a plant pathogen. Pseudomonas syringae produces an ice nucleation acti…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Simulate a model of a cancer cell in a tumor by using C. elegans mutants which had abnormal cellular growth in their germ cell area of their bodies. Then, kill/damage this c…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals P-450 is a family of enzymes involved primarily in drug metabolism and bioremediation. These enzymes catalyze a variety of reactions and are a promising alternative to chemi…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Neurotransmitter respecification is a recently discovered form of neuronal plasticity with enormous applications to disorders including stroke, Alzheimer#s and Parkinson#s d…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals To see if the electromagnetic wave is a source of oxidative stress and the effects of it on antioxidant enzyme activities after the 2.4GHz exposure. Methods/Materials Method…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals This research investigates whether binding oligonucleotide-based receptors (aptamers) to gadolinium-based MRI contrast agents can increase the sensitivity of the contrast ag…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology First Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this study was to find a test in the form of molecular cytogenetic markers that can reliably predict prostate cancer prognosis at the time of diagnosis/biopsy…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The goal of my research project is to understand how protein specificity is determined. As one of the six Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor Associated Factor (TRAF) family memb…
CSEF · 2011
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this expirement was to learn which type of water purification works best to remove bacteria from river water. The hypothesis stated that if samples of river…
CSEF · 2011
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to determine which burned the most calories: Wii sports or those same sports in reality. The scientist believed that the sports in reality wo…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Second Award
Objectives/Goals Pigments such as lycopene, beta carotene, and phytoene provide immense health benefits. A better understanding of the mechanisms of carotenoid biosynthesis may lead to the r…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals My objectives are to find the temperature at which the enzyme lactase has the fastest rate of reaction breaking the glycosidic bond in lactose ("milk sugar") resulting in gl…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this science project is to investigate the shearing that occurs in DNA as a result of the incubation temperature of the specimen from which it is extracted an…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals To test whether theobromine, which only has one fewer methyl group than caffeine, can also override the G1 checkpoint in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe. Methods…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to determine the effect of concentration of fibronectin substrate on the amount of focal adhesions expressed by the cell and on the cell spr…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals 1. Adding more substrate will increase the volume of oxygen linearly, so the rate of oxygen production / concentration of peroxide should remain constant. 2. The higher the…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals My goal is to determine how the concentration of fat(fat free, 2%, whole milk - 3.5%, and heavy whipping cream - 36%) affects the amount of coagulation in milk by adding an…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Third Award
Objectives/Goals The project was to determine whether lowering the power and extending the microwave cooking time has an effect on vitamin C remaining in cooked red yams. It was thought that…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Ultraviolet radiation can have many effects on organisms, both acute and long-lasting. The purpose of my project was to study the effects of ultraviolet irradiation on Droso…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective is to determine if DNA profiles will allow me to compare the differences and similarities of my family members. Many family members and friends have told me tha…
CSEF · 2011
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals I conducted this experiment to determine which type of pain reliever in name brand and generic brand form (Advil - ibuprofen, CVS Ibuprofen, Aleve - naproxen sodium, CVS Nap…
CSEF · 2011
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experimental project was to determine which brand of dry cat food leaves the most amount of undigested residue after simulating the cat digestive process.…
CSEF · 2011
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my science fair experiment was to find out which brand of disinfecting wipes, Clorox, Lysol or the Target brand Up&Up, kills the most bacteria off shopping…
CSEF · 2011
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine the effect of Sunlight, Heat Temperature and Microwaving on vitamin C content in vegetable and fruit juices. I believe that microwaving and hea…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Alzheimer's disease is a progressive brain disorder that is ultimately fatal, and it has become the sixth leading cause of death. It is caused by the the accumulation of pla…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Underlying severe complications of diabetes mellitus (DM) is impaired neovasculogenesis. Vasculogenesis (wound healing) involves recruitment of progenitor cell populations,…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Catalase is a very common enzyme found in most animal and plant cells. It speeds up the breakdown of hydrogen peroxide into water and oxygen. I was curious if I could extrac…