Translational Medical Science
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is one of the most studied and challenging diseases, which is characterized by high and rapid replication. HIV treatments are targeted to lower the viral r…
Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to see the effect that pesticides have on plant growth. Methods/Materials 10 organic garlic, 10 conventionally-grown garlic, 10 organic potatoes, 10 convent…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The purpose in this project is to interpret the way our minds warp as we become older and more mature. Children are more often said to have bigger imaginations than adults. Through the follo…
Toxicology
First Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this research project is to assess the mutagenicities of three major herbicides: 2,4-D, atrazine, and trifluralin, in an effort to determine if the substances…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
This project is an analytical experiment on the effects of a coupled therapy involving mental exercise and brainwave therapy. Hypothesis: subjects will have improved scores on cognitive test…
Toxicology
Objectives/Goals This is my 6th year of ongoing annelid and mollusc science experiments. I previously discovered that high concentrated tea waste liquid (TWL) is a potent toxin to worms/snai…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Media multitasking is increasingly prevalent in our society, especially among the young. Processing multiple streams of information simultaneously, however, is cognitively challenging, there…
Translational Medical Science
Correct function of mitochondria is essential for many cellular processes. In animal cells, imbalance between the amounts of proteins encoded by the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and nuclear DNA…
Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Formaldehyde is a known hazardous compound and a human carcinogen. Over the last few years, it has been found in household goods such as furniture and textiles. The harmful…
Translational Medical Science
Do chemical adjuvants inhibit murine lymphomas (like 2C3) and mammary carcinomas (like 4T1)? Cancer therapy currently involves surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation. Surgery does not ensure c…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
This experiment was preformed to find a possible correlation between the symptoms experienced after a concussion, and the age that a person was at the time the concussion occurred. It was hy…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Clinical studies that relate different cancers to various carcinogens can be quite costly, and may last anywhere from a couple of years to a few decades. This project is twofold, in that fir…
Translational Medical Science
In a process called Atherosclerosis, plaque builds up within the walls of arteries, and they limit blood supply, disturb oxygen flow, and ultimately lead to other cardiovascular diseases. To…
Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Corals have a symbiotic relationship with the algae zooxanthellae, which carry out photosynthesis on the coral, providing the reef with essential sugars, lipids, and oxygen.…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Cognitive impairment can be induced by conditions ranging from PTSD to the early onset of dementia (a symptom of Alzheimer’s). However, there is currently no way to inexpensively, non-invasi…
Toxicology
Objectives/Goals To find whether certain substances affect the heart rate of Cladocera Daphnia. Methods/Materials Water fleas, caffeine, alcohol, microscope. I added small amounts of alcohol…
Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine the salinity tolerance of microorganisms at the Arcata Marsh. Methods/Materials Water, including substrate and floating plants…
Translational Medical Science
The treatment of many injuries and diseases requires engineered tissues. However, there is a severe lack of specific cells for tissue engineering. Embryonic stem cells (ESCs) are a promising…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Learning is crucial to the adaptability of a species and is a behavior influenced by both innate and experiential factors. The learning of key behaviors like language is marked by critical p…
Translational Medical Science
First Award
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a significant global health problem that affects over 31 million Americans. Kidney transplantation is an effective treatment for CKD, but is limited by donor…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The purpose of this study is to examine the neurophysiology of place cells by studying the place cell firing patterns created when only visual cues are utilized in an environment. Based on p…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Do left hand or right hand dominant people have more control of their non-dominant hand? If left handed people are forced to engage in right handed activities, then they will be more likely…
Translational Medical Science
Fourth Award
This research establishes Drosophila oogenesis as a new system for the study of in vivo nuclear actin rod biology. The study examines the differences in length and frequency of the nuclear a…
Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to determine whether exposure to over-the-counter medications (aspirin, acetaminophen, diphenhydramine, pseudoephedrine) adversely affects…
Translational Medical Science
The increase of elderly people in society forces a smaller workforce to support a large dependent population. Cellular senescence may be one of the underlying causes of human aging. Curcumin…
Translational Medical Science
Third Award
The notion that antioxidants can help fight cancer is popular. However, the mechanism(s) for the effect of antioxidants in cancer is unclear. The goal of this project is to study the effect…
Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Oceanic metallic pollutants make it important to examine the effect on marine life. This project focuses on an essential building block in the aquatic food chain, algae, and…
Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Objective: What is the effect of third hand nicotine on daphnia magna? Purpose: Third hand nicotine is the residual nicotine left by smokers on many surfaces like clothes, c…
Translational Medical Science
Urolithin-A is a metabolite synthesized by the gut microbiota from compounds of fruits such as pomegranates and raspberries. Its therapeutic effects have been documented in prostate cancer a…
Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The object is to test if YO12N the affects Hymenochirus frog eggs and Ankistrodesmus algae growth. Methods/Materials Ankistrodesmus algae growth 40 test specimens; 10ea x 3…