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 · 2015
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Purpose of the Experiment The structure of most western languages is based on the syntactic notions of ‘subject’ and ‘predicate’. However, in other languages, the syntactic characteristics a…
ISEF · 2015
Translational Medical Science
The objective of this study was to look at the relationship between glomeruli structures and the presence myosin 1e. Myosin 1e (Myo1e) is a protein which is present in the cytoskeleton of po…
ISEF · 2015
Translational Medical Science
Trauma is very commonly encountered by people across the globe. In one out of every five cases it takes the form of hemorrhagic shock. It is theorized that in order to reverse this process o…
ISEF · 2015
Translational Medical Science Second Award
There is currently no cure for neurological disorders such as schizophrenia and Alzheimer’s disease. These disorders have been linked to impairments in critical cellular pathways including N…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Emotions may become inappropriate, excessive, and even pathological, such as in major depressive disorders, with disabling and costly consequences of emotional dysfunction. The skill to succ…
ISEF · 2015
Translational Medical Science
Lymphoid-specific recombinases RAG1 and RAG2 act synergistically to generate a diverse T-cell receptor (TCR) repertoire by catalyzing V(D)J Recombination, a site-specific recombination proce…
CSEF · 2015
Toxicology Third Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to inhibit the proteolytic enzymes of adult and microfilariae Brugia pahangi using protease inhibitors to see if protease inhibitors could ki…
ISEF · 2015
Translational Medical Science
The pericyte is a regulatory cell that rests on blood vessels throughout the body. It has multiple roles and is thought to be an endogenous source of adult stem cells. In the brain, specific…
ISEF · 2015
Translational Medical Science Third Award
Syk, spleen tyrosine kinase, consists of two Src homology 2 (SH2) domains and a single catalytic domain that mediates downstream signaling cascades. Recently, Syk has been shown to be recrui…
ISEF · 2015
Translational Medical Science Fourth Award
Purpose of the Experiment Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a widespread metabolic disease, caused by lack of Insulin producing beta cells, or body cells Insulin resistance. Transcription factor Pax…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Overbidding has been a concern among bidders since the beginning of auctions, but it has been difficult to quantify since overbidding is defined relative to one’s subjective valuation. Howev…
ISEF · 2015
Translational Medical Science Third Award
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S., and in 2013 was responsible for 611,105 fatalities, according to the CDC. GGF2 is a neuregulin-1, Type II protein isoform that mainly…
CSEF · 2015
Toxicology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to investigate how natural spices effects an organisms heart rate. My second objective was to see if the heart rate stayed constant. Methods/Materials The m…
CSEF · 2014
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to find an efficient mixture that can protect cacti from being plagued by Wild Grana Cochineal for the longest amount of time. Methods/Materials I washed di…
ISEF · 2014
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The question to be answered is what water quality parameters contribute to the greatest amount of fertile Cephaloscyllium ventriosum eggs being laid. The main objective was to record how man…
ISEF · 2014
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Desert Bighorn Sheep thrived in the Santa Catalina Mountains of Arizona until twenty years ago, when the population became extinct from causes yet undetermined. A multi-group restoration eff…
CSEF · 2014
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine the effectiveness of anthelmintics against intestinal parasites in select horses in Mendocino County. Methods/Materials We col…
CSEF · 2014
Pharmacology/ Toxicology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals To determine whether exposure to magnetism, UV radiation, or colder temperature affect the regenerative abilities of Lumbriculus variegatus. Methods/Materials Four environme…
CSEF · 2014
Pharmacology/ Toxicology Second Award
Objectives/Goals New advances in stem cell therapies have promising implications for victims of many diseases, especially post-stroke patients who suffer from physical, cognitive and emotion…
CSEF · 2014
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine how exposure to light affects how bright bioluminescent dinoflaggelettes glow and how exposure to increased acidity in the water affects how br…
CSEF · 2014
Pharmacology/ Toxicology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals I set out in this experiment to determine if exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) from canned food has long-term effects on the spatial memory of mice. I hypothesized that the mice…
CSEF · 2014
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The goal was to study caffeine's effects on the memory, reflexes, and agility. Additionally, I tested a control group with a placebo (decaffeinated coffee) to see if the bel…
CSEF · 2014
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to find if ocean acidification and global warming affect the thermal tolerance of crabs. Methods/Materials Crabs were collected from the inte…
CSEF · 2014
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Can Pleurotus Ostreatus (Oyster Mushrooms) digest and remove Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) from soil? Methods/Materials In Part 1 the Oyster Mushrooms were prepared and…
CSEF · 2014
Pharmacology/ Toxicology Third Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3) will decrease the viscosity of cystic fibrosis (CF) mucus. Methods/Materials To model the high viscosity of CF m…
CSEF · 2014
Pharmacology/ Toxicology First Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to study the the placebo effect in a blind study using caffeinated and decaf coffee. Methods/Materials Method- This was a blind study where subjects were to…
CSEF · 2014
Pharmacology/ Toxicology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals To determine whether adding synthesized amounts of a calcium carbonate paste to a detoxified cavity will cause the organic filling and composure of a tooth without the need…
CSEF · 2014
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to analyze the detrimental effects of commercial fertilizer on Rana catesbeiana. Rana lay their eggs in large clumps to ensure some will su…
ISEF · 2014
Biomedical and Health Sciences
This experiment aimed to determine the effects of artificial night lighting on the life cycle of butterflies. Painted lady butterflies, Vanessa cardui, were exposed to various light sources…
CSEF · 2014
Pharmacology/ Toxicology First Award
Objectives/Goals Drug discovery requires approximately 13 years of research and $1 billion to introduce a new treatment for patients. Combination therapy is promising, but current trial-and-…