Biomedical and Health Sciences
Parents of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) often enroll their children in intervention programs and support groups to help treat their symptoms. Very few support groups, howev…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Legally blind and visually impaired individuals were asked to quickly and correctly complete a set of tasks (numbers, words, and mathematical expressions) by utilizing traditional classroom…
Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my science project was to see if plastic in the ocean affects the ability of mussels to filter a fungicide containing copper from the water. My hypothesis for…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The present project searched to verify if it was possible to utilize virtual reality technology to benefit students and teachers of elementary school, on behalf of learning and new education…
Toxicology
First Award
Objectives/Goals As many parts of the world are experiencing water scarcity, there is a growing interest for reusing greywater from the laundry. Since many commercial laundry detergents cont…
Translational Medical Science
Diethyl Phthalate (DEP) is a commonly found endocrine disruptor found in the ocean. DEP comes from plastics that have been floating in the ocean and releasing certain pollutants, including b…
Toxicology
Objectives/Goals In 2015, WHO (World Health Organization) classified glyphosate as a "probable human carcinogen." The possible increased risk and common use of glyphosate are a global concer…
Toxicology
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to determine the effects of an enhancing water pollutant, fertilizer, and an inhibiting water pollutant, chlorine, on the mortality of fresh…
Translational Medical Science
Previous studies at the Roskamp Institute and in other laboratories have demonstrated that the visual system is particularly vulnerable to the effects of repeated mild traumatic brain injury…
Toxicology
Third Award
Objectives/Goals This experiment tested which ratio of greywater to clean water (greywater/clean water), among eleven, descending by 10% greywater, is the most effective when used to water t…
Toxicology
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to find out which possible pollutant stops radishes from growing the most and to find out how much pollution affects plants around the world.…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between college information literacy (CIL) and college going self-efficacy (CGSE) in high school students. Research suggests the d…
Translational Medical Science
Exosomes, or messages in a bottle, contain proteins and RNAs and are used as messengers to transport information in the body. The basic organization of a nephron, or the basic filtration uni…
Translational Medical Science
Alphaviruses are a fascinating group of RNA viruses that belong to the Togaviridae family. Some cause severe diseases, while others have useful attributes as gene expression vectors. In some…
Translational Medical Science
First Award
The risk of cardiovascular disease, the world's leading cause of death, is greatly increased by metabolic syndrome, a combination of hyperlipidemia, hypertension, and type-2-diabetes. A rapi…
Translational Medical Science
Nosocomial infections are a potentially lethal and prevalent hazard in the hospital setting. There are over 99,000 associated deaths in American hospitals annually with 1 in 25 hospitalized…
Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Evaluate which concentration of the insecticide, cypermethrin, would kill the larvae the most efficiently. Study the immune system response of the Galleria Mellonella Larvae…
Translational Medical Science
Several drugs, including aminoglycosides and platinum-based chemotherapy agents, are well known for their ototoxic properties. However, the ototoxic potential of most therapeutic compounds i…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Humans are able to quickly and accurately determine intent from early motions of other agents in the social environment. Through real-time analysis of biomechanical patterns, the mind uses p…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The purpose of the current study was to determine whether scaling typography to the Golden Ratio improves cognitive fluency, and therefore reading comprehension abilities, in nystagmus patie…
Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment was to determine the efficacy of growing grass with Produced Oilfield Water. Methods/Materials Six plastic containers, 36 plots of Bermuda grass…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
This study was a continuing fourth year research to develop and evaluate 3 real world applications/interventions to combat obesity. First, an iPhone Application (HFS-App) was developed to he…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
With language being an important method of communication and socialization for children with Down’s Syndrome, innovative technology solutions are increasingly being introduced to help in dev…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Every day, people all over the world use their cell phones. In recent years, these devices have evolved from simple telecommunications devices into pocket-sized computers. Now equipped with…
Translational Medical Science
Breast cancer (BC) remains to be a prevalent malignancy, as an estimated 231,840 women were diagnosed in the US in 2015. Furthermore, cancer cells now display chemoresistance towards primary…
Translational Medical Science
Cryo Electron Microscopy (Cryo-EM) is a method used to determine the structure of macromolecules. Cryo-EM is used for complexes that are 250kDa or larger and now it is possible to analyze a…
Toxicology
Objectives/Goals In my Phase I research project my goal was to arrest the development within the larval stage of Zophobas morio (mealworms). Zophobas will not pupate if they are maintained i…
Toxicology
Third Award
Objectives/Goals Bee pollination accounts for 15 billion dollars in added crop value and more than one-third of the food consumed in the U.S. For almost ten years, Colony Collapse Disorder (…
Translational Medical Science
Parkinson's disease(PD) reduces the quality of life for several people. There isn’t exact treatment so it is important to increase the numbers of researches. In our project, we aimed to iden…
Translational Medical Science
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the second leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide. UHRF1, a gene essential for DNA methylation, is highly expressed in HCC patients. Transgenic…