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.
CSEF · 2026
Medicine & Physiology (Senior Division)
Knee injuries and osteoarthritis affect an estimated 50 million individuals worldwide every year. Many patients undergo unnecessary and invasive procedures even after diagnostic imaging, wit…
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…
CSEF · 2026
Medicine & Physiology (Junior Division) Third Award
Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) is rapidly increasing among youth (2M), and projected to surge by 700% in 2060. Current medical strategies are reactive, focusing on post diagnosis treatment. Motivated…
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…
CSEF · 2026
Medicine & Physiology (Senior Division)
Seizures impact 10% of the global population, with epilepsy developing in 1-2%. Seizure duration is an important marker of severity, with longer duration leading to increased morbidity and m…
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…
CSEF · 2026
Medicine & Physiology (Track 2) (Senior Division)
Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a highly-aggressive cancer that is difficult to treat because it lacks estrogen receptors, progesterone receptors, and HER2 protein that drive the maj…
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…
CSEF · 2026
Medicine & Physiology (Senior Division)
Liver shunts can be a life-threatening disease in dogs and cats; these are abnormal blood vessels that bring blood returning from the intestines into systemic circulation, bypassing the live…
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,…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Organophosphate (OP) exposure affects millions worldwide due to life-threatening and possibly irreversible symptoms. Neurological injury often persists after treatment, suggesting non-cholin…
CWSF · 2026
Health & Wellness
Is your favourite drink good for your kidneys? This project explores how different drinks affect how well a kidney filters liquid. I built a simple kidney model using layers of materials and…
CSEF · 2026
Medicine & Physiology (Track 2) (Senior Division)
Rehabilitation following knee injury is commonly guided by intermittent clinical observation and subjective self-assessment, leaving a critical gap in objective, continuous feedback during e…
CWSF · 2026
Health & Wellness Gold Medal
Labrador tea is a common northern herbal medicine used Indigenous communities to maintain overall health. This study aimed at investigating whether polyphenolic compounds found in Labrador t…
ISEF · 2026
Translational Medical Science
Translational research on neurodegenerative diseases is constrained by the cost, long timelines, and variability of generating mature neuronal assay substrates, which also limits scalable pr…
CWSF · 2026
Health & Wellness
J’ai fait une recherche sur la technologie diabétique pour voir s’il y a plus de choix pour les personnes comme moi. Ma recherche donne plus d'informations sur ce qui est offert et ce qui se…
CWSF · 2026
Health & Wellness Bronze Medal
Les colorants artificiels sont utilisés dans l'alimentation car ils produisent des couleurs vives. Cependant, ils peuvent avoir des effets potentiellement préoccupants sur la santé. L'un des…
CWSF · 2026
Health & Wellness
Ce projet est au sujet de la thérapie qui inclut les chevaux. L'équithérapie est bénéfique pour des personnes de tous les âges et de toutes les Raconte l'histoire J’ai commencé l'équitation…
CSEF · 2026
Medicine & Physiology (Track 2) (Senior Division)
Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD) affects 33.7% of American adults, yet early detection remains challenging because diagnostic methods like FibroScan® are expe…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Psychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia (SCZ) and bipolar disorder (BD), are leading causes of global disability. The development of effective therapeutics is challenged by the comple…
ISEF · 2026
Translational Medical Science
In rural areas of the world, such as villages in India & Africa, inhabitants lack access to medical infrastructure. Due to this, early disease diagnosis is not possible, as early symptoms fo…