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.
ISEF · 2016
Translational Medical Science
The overexpression of PLK1 occurs in many types of cancer. Consequently, the misexpression of PLK1 is used as a diagnosis for specific cancers. Small molecule inhibitors can prevent cancerou…
CSEF · 2016
Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to determine whether or not biodegradable and non-biodegradable grey water affect how herbs grow. Methods/Materials The method included…
ISEF · 2016
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Stress in our society is a problem that affects almost everyone. This investigation sought to discover whether high perceived stress levels and the subsequent decrease in prefrontal function…
CSEF · 2016
Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective of the project is to discover whether or not there is a difference in the pulse rates of Aurelia Aurita (Moon Jellyfish) Ephyrae between normal and low dissolv…
ISEF · 2016
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Teaching science can be a challenge in basic education, it is necessary for each topic to use specific didactic tools that can relate everyday life concepts with technic elements; tools that…
ISEF · 2016
Translational Medical Science Fourth Award
Nuclear actin, while still poorly understood, plays a role in DNA replication, chromatin organization, and gene expression. This research uses Drosophila oogenesis as a model to study in viv…
ISEF · 2016
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Stress is an integral part of daily life and is often portrayed as a negative phenomenon since it causes physical illness as well as cognitive functions deficits. However, not everybody deve…
ISEF · 2016
Translational Medical Science Fourth Award
Piezo proteins have been identified as key components of mechanosensitive ion channels in humans and other mammals. These channels are in the early stages of characterization; their mechanis…
ISEF · 2016
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Individuals affected by ASD are characterized be a marked different in the ability to communicate and form relationships. New technologies for communication and learning have been used to im…
CSEF · 2016
Toxicology First Award
Objectives/Goals Lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis) is a Neglected Tropical Disease caused by the parasitic nematodes Wuchereria and Brugia. Over 120 million people worldwide are infected…
ISEF · 2016
Translational Medical Science
Hematopoietic system is a complex example of the stem cell concept that provides good opportunities for proliferation and differentiation studies. True hematopoietic stem cell that is charac…
ISEF · 2016
Translational Medical Science
Allergies are an important health issue in our community. We want to develop a drug to lower the effects of allergies by characterizing the IgE receptor in a mast cell. The mast cell is an i…
ISEF · 2016
Translational Medical Science
Kava has been used by Pacific Islanders for years. The purpose of this project was to determine which of the Kava metabolites activate THP-1 macrophages to produce pro/anti-inflammatory cyto…
ISEF · 2016
Translational Medical Science
The purpose of this experiment was to investigate the effects of neuroinflammation and microglial activity on the progression of Alzheimer’s and to develop therapeutics with RNA-Interference…
ISEF · 2016
Translational Medical Science Fourth Award
Atherosclerosis, a form of cardiovascular disease, accounts for 17.3 million deaths/year(Mozaffarian,2014). Characterized by plaque formation in arteries, it leads to myocardial infarctions…
ISEF · 2016
Translational Medical Science
The overall goal of this research is to characterize the functional consequences of mutations in FGFR3 that have been identified in cancer. Fibroblast growth factor receptors (FGFR) belong t…
ISEF · 2016
Biomedical and Health Sciences
In 2011, the number of people in the world that had mobility disabilities was 785 million. Individuals with hemiplegia and paraplegia encounter difficulty in performing their daily routines,…
ISEF · 2016
Translational Medical Science Third Award
This research created a novel system capable of targeting cells based only on their mRNA sequences that would, upon recognition of a predetermined, target, mRNA sequence in a particular cell…
ISEF · 2016
Translational Medical Science Second Award
The goal of the project was to identify effective targeted drugs for inhibiting Protein Glucose Transporter 1 (GLUT1). Findings would be a big step towards curing cancer. GLUT1 transports gl…
CSEF · 2016
Toxicology Second Award
Objectives/Goals Parkinson's Disease (PD) is characterized by the death of dopaminergic (DA) neurons. The hallmark of PD is toxic aggregates of a-synuclein (a-syn) that induce degeneration o…
ISEF · 2016
Translational Medical Science Fourth Award
Cancer cells metabolize some basic nutrients, such as glucose, differently than normal cells do. Recently, investigation on cancer metabolism has increased due to the discovery of new metabo…
CSEF · 2016
Toxicology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Caffeine and cisplatin's effects on NADH related energy production pathways within a breast cancer cell line. Methods/Materials Treated cells with different concentrations o…
ISEF · 2016
Biomedical and Health Sciences
ADHD affects more than one in ten adolescents in the United States. Additionally, neuropeptide Y (NPY), a neurotransmitter that regulates stress and emotional behavior, is strongly associate…
ISEF · 2016
Translational Medical Science
Polymers that form polymer-DNA complexes (polyplexes) have been established to be safer and more effective -without causing death to harmless cells- than Chemotherapy and viral-mediated tran…
ISEF · 2016
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Fluid intelligence (gF) is the basis of innovation, problem solving, and leadership; yet, a consistent theory of the neurological basis of gF is elusive. This study posited a new hypothesis…
ISEF · 2016
Translational Medical Science
Cancer has threatened the lives of individuals all over the globe. With the rise of this infamous disease, prevention techniques such as radiation therapy and chemotherapy have been introduc…
ISEF · 2016
Translational Medical Science
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis is a fatal neurodegenerative disease. This disease involves the degeneration of upper and lower motor neurons and leads to loss of skeletal muscle function, eve…
ISEF · 2016
Translational Medical Science
Bacteria small ribonucleic acids (sRNAs) are important cell regulators. Bacterial cells naturally take up nucleic acids in order to better regulate functions. However, bacterial cells that a…
ISEF · 2016
Translational Medical Science Second Award
Preterm infants are at a high risk of developing diffuse white matter injury (DWMI) after chronic hypoxia. DWMI is a leading cause of permanent neurodevelopmental disabilities and has been l…
ISEF · 2016
Translational Medical Science Second Award
Sericin is a protein found in silk produced by the silkworm (Bombyx mori) that may be useful as a growth promoter in cultured animal cells. Existing extraction methods require thermal denatu…