Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals This study determined if adding ethanol to gasoline increased its toxicity to Tubifex worms, when compared to either ethanol or gasoline alone. Methods/Materials Five diluti…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals My experiments objective was to assess the safety of Alpha Lipoic Acid, CoQ10, Vitamin D and combinations of these supplements on the gastrointestinal and cardiac systems. T…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective or goal of my experiment was to determine if grey water can be successfully used to grow plants. Today, water is being wasted all over the world and we don't r…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Do you ever think of how much water you#re using every day, how this could affect the world. Are we able to conserve by using water twice? The purpose of my project is to se…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to see which porduct would be the fastest and most effective weed killer versus my base which is Roundup weed killer. Methods/Materials I needed Roundup wee…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals I was interested to learn if supplementing a Boer goat's diet with ammonium chloride would affect the urine pH levels in meat goats to help prevent urinary calculi. My ultim…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals My projects objective was to find out which antacid has the highest potency to cure heartburn. Hypothesis: I believe that Equate will cure heartburn the fastest, because whe…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals $200 million. That is the annual costs pests like the Screwworm fly gifts to the US agricultural industry, by infecting cattle, destroying crops, and proliferating, producin…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Use of MNMs is increasing rapidly, and this experiment is to find out if MNMs are a greater eco-toxicological risk than their conventional sized counterparts, using rhizobia…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The thyroid hormones are key to our body because they maintain our metabolic rate. They are created at the thyroid gland with the aid of the integral component iodide ions.…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals I would like to know if and by how much feeding oyster shell to chickens affects the strength of their egg-shells. I think that the oyster shell will increase the strength b…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals It is increasingly recognized that the gut microflora in Type 2 diabetic (T2D) patients is characterized by lesser numbers of Bifidobacterium. The objective of this study is…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Colony Collapse Disorder has grown in prominence since 1919, now accrediting for losses as much as 40-50% of honey bees in some European countries during the winter of 2012.…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals My objective is to determine if measured amounts of battery acid will contaminate soil enough to shorten the lifespan of the "Eisenia fetida." I believe that placing "Eiseni…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals To find out if hydrogen peroxide, a common fungicide and algaecide, at different concentrations, affects germination. Methods/Materials Materials: Snap Pea Seeds, plastic cu…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals To test the effectiveness of the multi purpose cleaner and bathroom cleaner used at Pioneer Valley High School on E.Coli bacteria. Methods/Materials Petri Dishes, Micro Pipe…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Over the course of this two-year research project, I screened four different compounds (Vorinostat, Cisplatin, Cyclosporine, and Tacrolimus) to identify compounds that could…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to understand how a fungicide that is commonly used in Santa Cruz County and is certified for use on organic farms can affect plankton abundance and diversi…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals MIOX (myo-Inositol oxygenase) is an enzyme found in human kidneys that catalyzes the first committed step in the catabolism of myo-inositol. MIOX has been found to be upregu…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine if Triclosan, a widely used antimicrobial compound found in many household items, has an effect on the fertilization, embryolo…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to determine what effects a tumor microenvironment can have on the growth of colon cancer cells. Methods/Materials HCT116 and HCT15 colon…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Testing the effect of energy drinks such as 5 Hour Energy, Monster Energy, Hansen's Energy Pro, Xing Tea's Green Tea with Ginseng and SoBe Energize on the heart rates of Dap…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals To identify a novel molecular mechanism behind ethanol and its interactions with the central nervous system in order to better understand ethanol's actions at the neuronal l…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Third Award
Objectives/Goals Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is a prevalent and deadly primary brain tumor in humans. It is reported that glycoprotein Prominin 1 (CD133/1) expression is associated with a…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals In this project we attempt to design and obtain in Pichia pastoris a functional recombinant human Relaxin-2 with mutations reducing the binding specificity toward RXFP2, but…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals To determine whether beetles of mealworms irradiated with UV-C rays will have a higher percentage of mutated beetles than that of non-irradiated mealworms. Methods/Materials…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
First Award
Objectives/Goals If the independent variable "organic vs GMO diet" is fed to separate populations of fruit flies, I expect the dependent variables "longevity" and "fertility" to be reduced i…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment was to determine if you get good results watering plants with caffeine. I also wanted to know what amount of caffeine was too much for plants…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Objective: In this project, using a microscope and slides, we compared the effects of man made and natural pollutants on the plant cells of a grass clover. Our hypothesis is…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals This experiment was conducted to discover the effects of different types of radiation on the regeneration process of planarian. The expectation was that the regeneration pro…