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.
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals At which concentrations is antibiotic resistance developed in Escherichia Coli and is Coliphage T4 a viable treatment for the developed resistance? Methods/Materials Colipha…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I am testing which type of antibiotic, natural or synthetic, leaves a larger zone of inhibition against bacteria. Methods/Materials I used LB agar plates, and s. epidermidis…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to determine whether four Ayurvedic plants (Aloe Vera, Brahmi, Neem, and Turmeric) can prevent E. coli bacterial growth. The objective is al…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (General) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to see both the individual and synergistic antimicrobial effect of Azithromycin and Hamamelitannin on common bacteria in Surgical Site Infecti…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine if antibiotics found in Sierra Nevada foothill plants are broad spectrum acting agents. In other words, are Sierra Nevada foothil…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals Skin cancer rates continue to rise in America and are primarily due to UV exposure. Zinc oxide was previously found to be the most effective barrier. This experiment evaluat…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (General) First Award
Objectives/Goals With the growing issue of antibiotic resistant bacteria, anti-virulence therapies have emerged as an attractive and effective treatment regimen against pathogenic proliferat…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to ascertain the validity of the aforementioned lab techniques in assessing the presence as well as the typology of Citrus Tristeza Virus s…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (General) Third Award
Objectives/Goals The experiment sought to determine a novel method for combating antibiotic resistance among gram-negative strains by targeting the quorum sensing signaling pathway responsib…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (General) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Submitted by Partner Methods/Materials Submitted by Partner Results Submitted by Partner Conclusions/Discussion Submitted by Partner
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals Determine the competitiveness between probiotics and pathogenic-behaving organisms. Our hypothesis was that the Staphylococcus epidermidis will prohibit the growth of the pr…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals Objective: My objective was to learn if dog saliva could really kill or prevent bacteria. Methods/Materials Materials: For my project I used dog saliva, sterile petri plates…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals I wanted to see if yeast introduced to environmental stress will eventually recover and grow at a rate similar to non-stressed yeast. I also wanted to see if the stressed ye…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment was to determine the effectiveness of antibiotics, lysozymes and EDTA (Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid) on weakening the antibiotic resistance o…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine the effect of different natural antifungal agents, the level of concentration, structure, and behavior on the treatment of candid…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (General) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Over the span of three years, I tested the effects of three aspects of climate change on the mortality rates of freshwater microorganisms at the Arcata Marsh: increases in s…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, if antibiotic-resistant bacteria continue to impact the human population, by 2050, 10 million people will sta…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Since the 1940s antimicrobial medications have been widely used. They have benefited our society in many ways, but over the last decade there has been a growing problem call…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment is to find out if we can fight fungus faster if we use an anti-fungal medicine with a natural remedy or the medications or remedies alone. Met…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals I researched types of mold (fungus). My project was to find out if aloe juice will help fruit from molding. I choose this topic because I don#t know very much about mold and…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to see which variable--Manuka honey, Bonny Doon honey or antibiotic spray (Bactine)--will work the best at inhibiting the growth of E.coli bac…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (General) Second Award
Objectives/Goals Electricity is not dependable in small villages in third world countries, making light a scarce resource. To solve this problem, I wanted to explore if bioluminescent bacter…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Antibiotics have revolutionized medicine by providing an effective treatment against bacterial infections. While pathogenic bacteria cause serious health issues, our bodies…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals To determine whether a pre-rinse or pre-scrub helps to wash dishes in a dishwasher and test the effectiveness of various detergents. Methods/Materials Twelve kitchenware sam…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine the most effective method of inhibiting the growth of the acne causing bacteria Propionibacterium acnes. Methods/Materials Pro…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to observe and compare the different microorganisms in the Santa Clara River. Methods/Materials Observed Winogradsky columns made from one-…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to determine if different household conditions affect the rate of mold growth on stored bread. Methods/Materials Bread, gallon size zip-…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals 795 million people, or one out of nine people suffer from chronic undernourishment. Food, such as meat can spoil as quickly as a couple hours at room temperature. The object…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (General) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Nitrate pollution is a major issue around the world, and has contributed to much environmental damage. Many experiments have been conducted to explore the effects of nitrate…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (General) Second Award
Objectives/Goals Increased antibiotic resistance in bacteria has rendered many antibiotics useless; thus, the objective of this project was to develop a novel antimicrobial compound of pyrim…