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CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness
Glioblastoma is one of the most aggressive forms of brain cancer with a 5-year survival rate of less than 10%. My project focused on using Adeno-Associated Virus (AAV) as a vessel for gene t…
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness
Imagine if we could control how cells behave when there is a disease in our body. Scientists are doing this by targeting the tiny survival manual inside our cells called DNA with a tool call…
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness
Dementia and Alzheimer's disease are leading problems for seniors today, affecting millions of individuals worldwide. Symptoms of these conditions include cognitive impairment, personality c…
CWSF · 2026
Health & Wellness Bronze Medal
When writing braille by hand, the writer will often use a braille slate. Using a standard braille slate, they write from the back of the page, which creates a unique challenge as the letters…
CWSF · 2026
Health & Wellness
Swallowing pills can be a massive fear and nuisance, that begs the question; does the size of pharmaceutical capsules affect how fast they dissolve in our bodies? There were three capsule si…
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness Silver Medal
Every 40 seconds someone has a stroke and up to 30% are caused by a heart condition called atrial fibrillation that produces zero warning signs until it's too late. We built a portable heart…
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness Bronze Medal
Our project focuses on using statistical measures to make comparisons between the different factors that can affect Alzheimer’s disease cognitive trajectories. Firstly, we conducted a meta-a…
CWSF · 2026
Health & Wellness
Invisible to the naked eye but potentially harmful to our health, airborne bacteria are a hidden threat that demand an effective mitigation strategy. This study investigated the effect of sa…
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness Silver Medal
Alzheimer's disease is a neurodegenerative disorder affecting millions, characterized by accumulation of amyloid beta oligomers causing neuronal dysfunction. The ubiquitin-proteasome system…
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness Gold Medal
Nearly 50% of IVF embryos arrest before they become viable pregnancies, and the molecular mechanisms causing this failure remain poorly understood. The Digital Embryo is the first multi-omic…
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness Bronze Medal
Pediatric Pneumonia is the leading infectious cause of death for children worldwide [1], largely due to slow or incorrect diagnosis [2]. Even with advancements in machine learning, modern AI…
CWSF · 2026
Health & Wellness
In an age of rising conflict, there has been a significant increase in limb loss especially for the pediatric population. Yet the sustainability and cost associated with traditional prosthet…
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness Gold Medal
Anorexia Nervosa is a severe psychiatric disorder that primarily impacts teenage girls. This condition is especially challenging due to the lack of concrete biomarkers, such as structural ch…
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness Platinum Award
Sepsis claims 11 million lives annually, but current diagnostics are costly and often ineffective. Aptamers are single-stranded DNA or RNA sequences that are promising for detecting proteomi…
CWSF · 2026
Health & Wellness
Extreme temperatures pose significant threats to human health. Each year, millions of deaths are linked to cold-related conditions, while extreme heat causes around 489,000 deaths. Early sym…
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness Bronze Medal
Over 220,000 people live with ALS globally today, a number projected to rise 69% by 2040. Yet diagnosis still takes an average of 12 months after symptoms appear, no effective treatment is w…
CWSF · 2026
Health & Wellness
How does social media affect self-esteem in different age groups? We chose to study the relationship between social media and self-esteem in various age groups and many different relationshi…
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness
Marfan syndrome (MFS), a connective tissue disorder caused by FBN1 gene mutations, affects 1 in 5000 individuals. Current interventions for MFS are insufficient; they only mitigate symptoms…
CWSF · 2026
Health & Wellness Silver Medal
A Technical Method of Responsive Cellophane Films for Real Time Spoilage Detection is a scientific innovation experiment that identifies and tests a cellophane film fabricated with red cabba…
CWSF · 2026
Health & Wellness
In this project I tried to find new and simple ways to produce clean water anywhere in my community, or out on the land. Access to clean water for drinking and household use in my community…
CWSF · 2026
Health & Wellness Gold Medal
This project explores how a wearable tail could help seniors with Parkinson’s disease maintain balance, reducing their risk of falls. Using built-in sensors to detect when they are unstable,…
CWSF · 2026
Health & Wellness Silver Medal
Oral diseases affect nearly 3.7 billion people worldwide, making them one of the planet’s most widespread and neglected health burdens. Although largely preventable, these conditions often p…
CWSF · 2026
Health & Wellness Bronze Medal
Have you ever wondered if certain sounds could affect memory or efficiency in studying? This project, tested how the two highest binaural beats-Beta and Gamma- would affect student's short t…
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness
Alzheimer’s disease is typically treated after symptoms appear, despite evidence that underlying changes begin years earlier. I investigated whether early calcium dysregulation and disrupted…
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness Bronze Medal
Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common primary brain tumor (Mayo Clinic, 2025), presenting with a 5-year survival rate of 5-10%. Current treatments for GBM are impeded by the tumor's aggressi…
CWSF · 2026
Health & Wellness Silver Medal
Your body tells the truth: 47% people underestimate their stress! Standard bots hallucinate and ignore physical limits. We fix this by syncing real-time body data with professional AI and im…
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness Bronze Medal
Diagnosing aggressive thyroid cancers like the tall-cell variant can be challenging because pathologists must determine whether the cancer cells are at least 3 times taller than they are wid…
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness Gold Medal
My project focused on the embryonic development of the cerebellum. Little is known about how the cerebellum is formed during early embryonic development, and how its neural pathways are form…
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness
Our lungs are kept healthy by hair-like structures called cilia, found in our nasal passages, that act as brooms, sweeping bacteria out of our lungs. Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD) is a di…
CWSF · 2026
Health & Wellness
The human Y chromosome is one of the least understood parts of the human genome, mainly because it is very repetitive, making it difficult to sequence accurately. With the release of new hum…