Browse 50 real Biomedical and Health Sciences projects entered in 2011, with abstracts, awards and links to the original entries.
CSEF · 2011
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objectives are to determine 1) if caffeinated drinks, specifically soda and energy drinks, affect heart rate; and 2) if hidden ingredients in energy drinks compound thei…
CSEF · 2011
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Orally administered drug-delivery systems in treatments of diseases are highly favored because of cost-effectiveness and dosage control. However, the viability of the admini…
CSEF · 2011
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals My goal was to determine what common garden plants had the best resistance to a common pesticide and prove what harm could be caused to plant life by applying excessive amou…
CSEF · 2011
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine animal bone strength and weakness when they are exposed to household liquids, and what role density plays in protecting them. My hypothesis is…
CSEF · 2011
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to see if sparkling water makes teeth shrink as much as soda does. Methods/Materials I used 75 teeth which were collected by dentists to conduct my experime…
CSEF · 2011
Pharmacology/ Toxicology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals To find out it caffeine elevates the heart rate of Daphnia magna. Methods/Materials 1. Erlenmeyer flask 2. Graduated Cylinder 3. NoDoz Caffeine Pills, 200mg 4. Fresh Spring…
CSEF · 2011
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The delivery of biomolecules to rectify cells can potentially treat incurable diseases. Biomolecule delivery is performed with layer-by-layer deposition of biomolecules coat…
CSEF · 2011
Pharmacology/ Toxicology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals For many years, scientists have used biochemical and genetic based methods to analyze cancer cells. This project utilizes civil engineering principles to manipulate the elas…
CSEF · 2011
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of the experiment was to find if the fish sedative tricaine methane sulfonate (or MS-222) is toxic to Seriatopora coral and what chances a specimen would have of…
CSEF · 2011
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to see how vertebrates and invertebrates react when exposed to small doses of caffeine. I expect to see heightened activity in fish opercula movement and cr…
CSEF · 2011
Pharmacology/ Toxicology Third Award
Objectives/Goals Rheumatoid arthritis has a worldwide estimated prevalence of 2%, according to the Johns Hopkins Arthritis Center. The current methods to treat this disease involve targeting…
CSEF · 2011
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment was to determine whether beneficial insects, specifically pollinating bees, were also repelled by SPLAT DMDS. This product was developed to ke…
CSEF · 2011
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals My objective is to see how far apart a drunken ant's trail will move in width (in millimeters) as opposed to a sober ant's trail. Methods/Materials At 3:30 each day, I will…
CSEF · 2011
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if young people react to a light signal faster after drinking an energy drink. Methods/Materials Twenty-three students, aged 12-14, are placed…
CSEF · 2011
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals This project is designed to discover if the incorporation of the essential omega-3 fatty acids found in fish oil can help increase the strength of the membrane system of bre…
CSEF · 2011
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to test whether increased amounts of hydrogen peroxide affects the aging process of fruit flies. I hypothesize that the fruit flies with mor…
CSEF · 2011
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Our objective was to see how four common pollutants (diesel fuel, pesticides, fertilizer, and fungicides) used by illegal marijuana growers affects the stream organism, Daph…
CSEF · 2011
Pharmacology/ Toxicology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals To determine if and how unnaturally high levels of the hormone estrogen would impact the normal instinctive aggressive response of male Siamese Fighting Fish (Betta splenden…
CSEF · 2011
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals To determine if and what effects the commonly used pain relievers, acetaminophen, ibuprofen, and aspirin have on beef liver cells. Methods/Materials Materials: beef liver fr…
CSEF · 2011
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine how three different types of drinks, along with exercise, affect blood pressure. Methods/Materials Materials Drinks- Coca Cola, Water, Gatorade…
CSEF · 2011
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to find out how harmful pesticides and fertilizers used in home gardens are on the hatching rate of African Dwarf frog eggs. Methods/Materials I used 2 diff…
CSEF · 2011
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my science fair project was to discover a less toxic and less expensive way to kill unwanted plants by reducing the amount of herbicide used. People should ta…
CSEF · 2011
Pharmacology/ Toxicology Third Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project is to determine the effectiveness of indigenous plant extracts on the development of petiole gall aphids without harming the environment. Methods/Ma…
CSEF · 2011
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Our experiment investigates the impact of an energy drink that claims there is no crash. We decided to test the claims of 5-Hour Energy Drink. Methods/Materials Materials: 1…
CSEF · 2011
Pharmacology/ Toxicology Second Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to learn if the pesticide imidacloprid affects a bee's appetite in that it makes the bee partial to foods higher in sugar content than their natural foods.…
CSEF · 2011
Pharmacology/ Toxicology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to observe the quantitative effects that caloric restriction, rapamycin and resveratrol supplementation, and intermittent starvation had on l…
CSEF · 2011
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to determine the effects of a widely used oil dispersant (Dispersit SPC 1000) on a specific autotrophic plankton genus (Gloeocapsa) whic…
CSEF · 2011
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals To help prevent Laminitis cases and raise awareness to Equine owners, by testing Equine's glucose levels. Laminitis is a deadly disease affecting Equine due to high amounts…
CSEF · 2011
Pharmacology/ Toxicology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective was to create a liposomal model where drug release from the liposomes could be efficiently controlled. Methods/Materials Liposomes encapsulated with ampicillin…
CSEF · 2011
Pharmacology/ Toxicology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to measure the repellency of two natural substances, wasabi and bitter melon, on cellar spiders (phocus phalangioides), and to run statisti…