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CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness
My project explores the reason Artifical Intelligence makes errors when diagnosing chest x-ray scans. To do this I developed an AI model and ran several experiments to find the root cause of…
CWSF · 2026
Health & Wellness
Music makes us inspired, sad, angry, happy and nostalgic And there are really good reasons to listen to music every day; listening to music gives us a lot of benefits that we can take advant…
CWSF · 2026
Health & Wellness
This science fair project investigated whether cellphone distraction affects short-term memory recall. The experiment involved two groups of participants: one group completed the task withou…
CWSF · 2026
Health & Wellness
Is it possible to affect the answer to a question by altering the way you ask it? Yes it is. I surveyed around 45 people in total to see exactly how much question wording can change opinions…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Extracellular Vesicles (EVs) are tiny particles containing biomaterials that have been noted for their regenerative capabilities and potential, especially for treating neurodegenerative dise…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Purpose: Current anti-cancer adoptive cell immunotherapies have three major hurdles: extraction and preservation of autologous cells; engineering, expansion, and activation of cells ex vivo;…
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness Bronze Medal
Over 2.5 million people living with motor impairments like Amyotrophic-Lateral-Sclerosis and Quadriplegia depend entirely on caregivers, as their only remaining capability is eye-blinks. Yet…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Tumor growth in lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) – the most prevalent form of lung cancer, with a 5-year survival rate below 20% – is promoted by abnormal vasculature. Importantly, the mechanisms…
CWSF · 2026
Health & Wellness
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often co-occurs alongside attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), potenti…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Radiation therapy is a cornerstone of cancer treatment, but radiation-induced skin injury remains a significant clinical challenge. This study aims for precise, controlled irradiation with a…
ISEF · 2026
Translational Medical Science
Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) accounts for 85% of all lung cancers and can develop resistance to current therapies. This creates an urgent need for more effective and targeted treatment…
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness Bronze Medal
Neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's are predominantly framed as problems of protein accumulation and downstream clearance, implicitly assuming that pathogenic conformations are su…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical and Health Sciences
T-cell malignancies are aggressive hematologic cancers with limited targeted treatment options and high relapse rates. These malignancies are characterized by the overexpression of the PD-1…
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness Silver Medal
Retinitis pigmentosa (RP), affecting about 1 in 4,000 people, is the most common inherited retinal disease. A common cause of RP is the P23H mutation in rhodopsin, which causes the protein t…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical and Health Sciences
In trauma and mass casualty events, hemorrhage remains a leading cause of preventable death as definitive car is often delayed by limited access to safe, compatible donor blood. Deployment o…
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness
Approximately 5-10% of students experience dyslexia[1], a neurodevelopmental reading disorder often identified after prolonged difficulties in reading development[2]. Standard screening appr…
ISEF · 2026
Translational Medical Science
Oral cancer therapeutics often fail due to drug degradation within the gastrointestinal tract before systemic absorption. This study evaluated the gastrointestinal stability of a carbon nano…
CWSF · 2026
Health & Wellness
My project is investigating the anti-microbial properties of sage. In this investigation I decided to test sages ability to fight bacteria. Sage is traditionally a medicinal plant that is co…
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness
Gestational diabetes is a metabolic disorder characterized by elevated blood sugar during pregnancy and is estimated to impact 1 in 7 pregnancies globally. This condition poses significant h…
ISEF · 2026
Translational Medical Science
Elevated atmospheric CO2 (atmCO2) is a persistent operational challenge in human spaceflight, where crew exhalation and limited ventilation lead to CO2 accumulation within the cabin. As a re…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) remains the most aggressive primary brain tumor, with a median survival of 12–15 months despite multimodal therapy. Identifying compounds that selectively induc…
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness
Cartilage injuries, like those in the knee, are difficult to heal because they don't have a strong blood supply to deliver nutrients. To explore a possible solution, I created a model of thi…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Fragrance products have been on the rise in popularity recently. Volatile organic compounds (VOCs), which are toxic airborne chemicals, have shown to be most prominent in the product's ingre…
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness Bronze Medal
Our brains require proper neuronal cell communication to work. Between the gap where neurons connect (referred to as the synapse) are receptors, chemical transmitters, and proteins which are…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Three-dimensional (3D) cell culture is an emerging technique that allows cells to grow in a way that more closely resembles how they exist in the body. Unlike traditional two-dimensional (2D…
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness Silver Medal
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing global health problem where bacteria are becoming harder to treat with antibiotics. This increases the need for new solutions. In my project, I st…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Triple negative breast cancer is notoriously difficult to treat bacause it lacks estrogen receptors, progesterone receptors, and HER2 protein that drive the majority of breast cancers and th…
ISEF · 2026
Translational Medical Science
Lung cancer remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide. In 2026 in the United States, an estimated 124,990 people are expected to die from this disease. In Hawai?i, the situation i…
CWSF · 2026
Health & Wellness Gold Medal
Iron deficiency affects over 2 billion people, but current treatments are limited by gastrointestinal side effects, slow response, adherence challenges or are expensive. Micro-needles consis…
ISEF · 2026
Translational Medical Science
Every year, 795,000 people die or suffer permanent disability — not from untreatable disease, but from a missed diagnosis. A patient takes a common painkiller alongside a daily prescription,…