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ISEF · 2020
Biochemistry
The chemotherapeutic, hydroxyurea (HU), is an antimetabolite drug generally used to treat chronic myelocytic leukemia as well as HIV and sickle cell anemia. Although initial hydroxyurea ther…
ISEF · 2020
Biochemistry
Excessive glutamate release in the brain leads to neuronal death in severe neurological diseases of ischemic stroke, while glutamate levels in cerebrospinal fluid are more favorable for refl…
ISEF · 2020
Chemistry
Hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is a pivotal process for green-energy technologies involved in overall water splitting. One of the biggest challenges for HER is to have low-cost, abundant,…
ISEF · 2020
Chemistry
This project designs the manufacturing and polymerization process for synthesizing filament in fused deposition modeling. The purpose was to enhance the flame-retardant properties of polylac…
ISEF · 2020
Chemistry
Plastic pollution has become one of the most pressing environmental issues in the world due to low-recycling rates. In this study, I developed a general recycling method, Liquid Floating Pro…
ISEF · 2020
Biochemistry
The purpose of this experiment was to determine which comestibles, increased a daphnid’s heart rate the most. The independent variables were chosen to have equal numbers of stimulants and de…
ISEF · 2020
Chemistry
Every day, ~5000 children die due to lack of clean water. Clean and potable water access is a human right and a pillar of the United Nations’ Sustainability Goals. Photocatalytic technologie…
ISEF · 2020
Biochemistry
Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is one of the most prevalent dominantly inherited diseases. It occurs in approximately 1 in 3000 people. NF1 encodes a tumor suppressor whose functional loss r…
ISEF · 2020
Biochemistry
Nanomedicine revolutionizes treatment of cardiovascular disease through the design of peptide-labelled nanoparticles that bind to hydroxyapatite (HA), the form of calcium in atherosclerotic…
ISEF · 2020
Biochemistry
Depleting fossil fuel reserves, the energy crisis, and alarming global warming concerns have driven global interest towards renewable and environmentally friendly alternatives like biobutano…
ISEF · 2020
Chemistry
In the United States, 1 in 8 women will develop invasive breast cancer in their lifetime. By the end of 2019 alone, it is expected that approximately 300,000 new cases of invasive and in sit…
ISEF · 2020
Biochemistry
Our project is a continuation of seven years of previous research. In prior years we have both tested with Radio Frequency on cell phones, wifi modems, and much more. Starting three years ag…
ISEF · 2020
Biochemistry
The researcher designed an efficient rechargeable battery reliant on biological catalysts for the continual generation of electricity. An experiment was first carried out to investigate the…
ISEF · 2020
Chemistry
Conversion of CO2 in a scalable technology has the potential for enormous energy and environmental impact but remains a challenge. Here I have presented several stable, earth abundant perovs…
ISEF · 2020
Biochemistry
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy is a neuromuscular disease that causes progressive muscular degeneration. About five to fifteen percent of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) cases are caused by p…
ISEF · 2020
Chemistry
The purpose of this project is finding another renewable energy besides solar cells or wind turbine. Piezoelectric material can generate electric energy converting mechanical force or vibrat…
ISEF · 2020
Chemistry
Reductive amination plays a key role in organic synthesis and pharmaceutical chemistry owing to its synthetic merits and ubiquitous presence of amines among biologically active compounds. Va…
ISEF · 2020
Biochemistry
Microbially Induced Calcite Precipitation (MICP) is a biochemical reaction that certain urease positive bacteria can perform. Through MICP, said bacteria can precipitate microscopic limeston…
ISEF · 2020
Chemistry
Microplastics are very small particles mostly ranging from 0.1 µm to 0.2µm size and are found frequently in drinking water samples. These are difficult to identify or removed by existing tec…
ISEF · 2020
Chemistry
Increasing heavy metal pollution needs efficient water monitoring. Hence, this study optimized N-doped Carbon Quantum Dots (NCQDs) for heavy metal sensing. Incorporating an emerging approach…
ISEF · 2020
Chemistry
Sustainable and hydrophilic cellulose nanofiber (CNF) coated membranes possess wastewater reclamation applications to meet increasing global water demands. In this investigation, CNF coated…
ISEF · 2020
Chemistry
Solar thermal energy is an extremely viable solution to solve the global issue of clean water and fossil fuel depletion. However, current methods of solar thermal power generation are expens…
ISEF · 2020
Biochemistry
The goal of this research is to determine the mechanism by which epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) and small drug molecules (6-fluoro-4H-1,3-benzodioxine-8-carboxylic acid known as RK038) bi…
ISEF · 2020
Chemistry
The study of macrocyclic compounds is the precursor and also a hot spot of the development of supramolecular chemistry. Star macrocyclic molecules such as crown ether, acupoint ether, and cy…
ISEF · 2020
Chemistry
The purpose of this investigation was to find the catalytic abilities of clay, and to determine if clay could have served as a catalyst for the creation of biomolecules during the prebiotic-…
ISEF · 2020
Biochemistry
I aim to modify a preexisting centrifuge force microscopy (CFM) to explore protein crystallization under hypergravity. Proteins are involved in every aspect of cellular life, performing a va…
ISEF · 2020
Chemistry
Microbeads are widely used plastics which offer valuable properties that aid cosmetic products for exfoliation and scrubbing. Despite their size, they are currently having serious detrimenta…
ISEF · 2020
Chemistry
The threat of fire is one of the most impactful adversaries terrorizing life on Earth today. Polyurethane foam, a common household insulator, is typically embedded with toxic, brominated fla…
ISEF · 2020
Chemistry
In 2018, Super Typhoon Mangkhut left a trail of tree destructions in many Asian cities. Branches of stricken trees were later chopped, resulting in many untreated trees’ cross sections being…
ISEF · 2020
Biochemistry
The aim of this work was to develop a more effective biligand inhibitor for protein kinase CK2, an effective synthesis for it and characterize its binding ability to CK2. This was accomplish…