Biomedical and Health Sciences
Third Award
The purpose of this experiment was to measure the accuracy of in-stent nanosensors (1, 2, 3, & 4) at varying heart rates (60, 90, & 110 beats per minute) and varying levels of occlusion (70%…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Mitochondria are the primary source of energy within the cell, producing over 90% of ATP and performing essential functions, ranging from maintenance of Ca2+ homeostasis and the regulation o…
Translational Medical Science
This study aimed to detect Alzheimer’s Disease in order to potentially diagnose it at an earlier stage by detecting amyloid plaques through the iris. Amyloid plaques are formed from amyloid…
Translational Medical Science
Third Award
I developed and implemented a Computer Aided Diagnosis (CAD) system that is fully autonomous, non-invasive, cheap, and effectively instantaneous, all while outperforming radiologists and oth…
Translational Medical Science
Fourth Award
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the world. The need exists to develop an innovative diagnostic and detection measure to promptly detect the presence and type of…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Type One Diabetes (TID) is a very prevalent disease affecting 1.25 million and 40,000 more patients are diagnosed every year. This happens when auto antibodies “confuse” the pancreas as a fo…
Toxicology
Fourth Award
Objectives With the increase in demand for tissue and organ replacement, bioscaffolds are being used to regenerate cells, serving as a foundation for them to regrow. As the biocompatibility…
Translational Medical Science
Type 1 hypersensitivity response such as anaphylaxis due to food substances is a growing problem that affects a huge number of patients globally. The current allergen test, the skin prick te…
Translational Medical Science
We are outnumbered; trillions of non-human microbes live on and within our bodies. Combined they consist of 3.3 million genes while the human genome has only 23,000 genes. The human microbio…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Ih currents in Hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated (HCN) channels play a crucial role in neuronal activity and synaptic transmission in the central nervous system. Autism spe…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) is the most common and aggressive malignant brain tumor, accounting for 52% of all primary brain tumors. Studies show that earlier diagnosis can lead to a bette…
Translational Medical Science
Textiles and human evolution are entwined with each other for protection from natural forces and personal hygiene/attraction. Consumers today desire more scientifically advanced clothes that…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The purpose of this experiment is to find potential mutagenic properties within the pairing of Iron Chloride and Ascorbic Acid in vitamin supplementation, and to create an application toward…
Translational Medical Science
Early Onset Scoliosis (EOS) is defined as the lateral curvature of the spine, greater than 10 degrees, in children less than 10 years and is accompanied by vertebral rotation, creating a com…
Biomedical and Health Sciences (inferred)
Neurodegenerative disorders affect millions of people across the globe, with approximately 50 million people worldwide diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease (AD). However, this figure is likely…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Melanoma is the deadliest skin cancer with over 9,000 deaths per year, but melanoma detected early results in over 90% chance of cure. Currently, a biopsy is the most common method of melano…
Translational Medical Science
Sickle cell anemia (SCA) is recessive autosomal inherited life-threatening hemoglobinopathy. Normally the average life of RBC is 100-120 days in a healthy human whereas, it is as low as 4-5…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Diesel Exhaust Particles (DEPs) are a form of air pollution which cause increased production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in lung cancer cells, which leads to oxidative stress and eventu…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Fourth Award
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a psychiatric condition affecting 6.7% of the U.S. population and costing over $210B domestically each year. For decades, research of MDD has majorly conce…
Toxicology
Objectives The objective is to determine if lower percentages of glyphosate with natural herbicides is more effective than using full strength glyphosate. Because glyphosate is a possible ca…
Translational Medical Science
Fourth Award
Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP), observed in infants born preterm with low birth weight, is a leading cause of blindness worldwide. ROP shows no external signs or symptoms. Currently, the g…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Americans ownership of smart phones increases rapidly by the year. Due to this rapid increase Checking your phone becomes constant habit throughout the day. The purpose is to identify how ou…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Fourth Award
Precision and personalized medicine are emerging approaches for cancer therapeutics. By characterizing patients’ risk for adverse developments such as tumor progression, specialized treatmen…
Translational Medical Science
Fourth Award
Catheters are the most used devices in treating hospitalized patients and in hemodialysis procedures. However, its use represents a potential risk for blood infections (possibly sepsis or se…
Toxicology
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives WGLS has become and increasingly prevalent pest, especially in organic vineyards and backyard wines because of limited availability of pesticides for these situations. The main ob…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The need for an alternative method of pain control has become critical in the United States due to the opioid epidemic. The CDC has created guidelines with patient risk categories related to…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Third Award
Cancer has two halves: malignant cells that initiate oncogenesis, and cancer stromal cells that form the tumor microenvironment. Isocitrate dehydrogenases (IDHs) are enzymes in normal cellul…
Toxicology
Objectives The purpose of this experiment is to test the effect of commonly used herbicides to see whether or not they cause neurotoxicity on planarian flatworms, which have a very similar n…
Toxicology
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives The objective was to test if the planaria Dugesia dorotocephala could be used as a model to predict toxicity. Methods Planaria were cut in half and tails were placed into petri di…
Toxicology
Second Award
Objectives The objective of this project was to determine if sodium bicarbonate can be used as an economical, efficient, and environmentally-safe method to control the mosquito larvae popula…