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 (General) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals This experiment aims to assess the feasibility of using the CRISPR-Cas9 system to generate Geminivirus resistance in plants by targeting a site in the viral genome that is e…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals To study the effect of 3% saline on gram negative bacterial solutions in vitro and to see whether this effect is additive/synergistic with the antibiotic Meropenem. Methods/…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project is to test the bacteria eliminating ability of a novel smartphone based ultraviolet (UV) sterilizer. Ultraviolet radiation is known to inhibit cell…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (General) First Award
Objectives/Goals The overall goal of these experiments were to determine if Photorhabdus sp are present in the Santa Monica Mountains and compare them with other known strains. Methods/Mater…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals Mastitis is the most common disease among dairy cattle, as well as being the most costly. The purpose of this project was to examine the cost and time effectiveness of treat…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals Low frequency ultrasound (US), has been rarely used for transformation of non-competent cells which begs the question: how does 28kHz ultrasound affect plasmids and their tr…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The chief objective of this experiment is to distinguish which probiotic bacterial strain, Bifidobacterium longum, Lactobacillus bulgaricus, and Streptococcus thermophilus,…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to learn how different mineral contents of water and sugar (tested separately) affect lactic acid bacteria activity. Its purposes include…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals In this study, cytotoxicity induced by Heteractis magnifica venom was investigated using a hemocytometer and a trypan blue solution to determine malignant canine lymphoid CL…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (General) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to test in what wavelength the cyanobacteria Cylindrospermum (Substitute for Chroococcidiopsis) grows best and whether these wavelengths h…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals Glyphosate is the most widely-used agricultural chemical ever. It is one of the many homo sapien-ensued factors that affects our environment. The purpose of my project was t…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals For my project, I studied the amounts of colonies of bacteria produced from used makeup. It was hypothesized that if the same brand of makeup is given to five different test…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals To determine if various concentrations of a turmeric solution would inhibit the growth of bacteria that are responsible for causing foodborne illnesses. Methods/Materials Gr…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals How are astronauts going to even survive getting to Mars with all the radiation they would be rendered helpless against? Assuming that humans do find a way to get to Mars sa…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective is to determine if ultraviolet light can effectively eradicate bacteria from student music instruments. Methods/Materials I used sterile nutrient agar plates, s…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals Comparison of yeast growth morphology in neutral vs acidic pH when in solution during fermentation, and on agar after fermentation. Methods/Materials Built a homemade micros…
CSEF · 2016
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals A thousand year old recipe from Bald's Leechbook, which is an English medical text from the Anglo-Saxon period, contains a remedy for treatment of a "wen" or a lump in the e…
CSEF · 2016
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment is to find out what type of ground has the most bacteria while referring to the five second rule. Methods/Materials I am using different grounds…
CSEF · 2016
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals My project aimed to determine which species of bacteria are present in the fish meat from store-bought sushi. Methods/Materials I used 3 types of fish meat, salmon, tuna and…
CSEF · 2016
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals If algae grew in sixteen ounce galvanized steel, silicone, colored plastic, or ceramic bowls placed in simulated light, shade, or darkness which would have: A higher light a…
CSEF · 2016
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to find the best nourishment (in the form of various types of water) for algae to be used to create biofuel. Methods/Materials Homemade grow-…
CSEF · 2016
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to test which ratio of amoxicillin and vitamin C is most effective in combating Staphylococcus epidermidis bacteria. Methods/Materials Duri…
CSEF · 2016
Microbiology (General) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Candida glabrata is a fungus that causes life threatening infection in humans. Recently, some strains have become resistant to current antifungal drugs such as caspofungin,…
CSEF · 2016
Microbiology (General) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Better show the effect mucus has on bacterial growth Purify isolate cultures of bacteria found in mucus Extract bacterial DNA and obtain genotypic sequencing Methods/Materia…
CSEF · 2016
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to to quantify how good or bad a nutrient is for microbiome health. Methods/Materials Tested how health-promoting nutrients (protein, vitam…
CSEF · 2016
Microbiology (General) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study was to try and grow Anabaena (blue-green algae) in the atmospheric aspect of a simulated Martian environment, to help determine whether this micr…
CSEF · 2016
Microbiology (General) First Award
Objectives/Goals As strains of bacteria have evolved to acquire resistance against antibiotics, they have also developed mechanisms to evade the immune system. High dosages of antibiotics ha…
CSEF · 2016
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals This study examined the effectiveness of Micro-phages versus antimicrobial disinfectants and antibiotics in combating E. Coli B. It was predicted that the antimicrobial & an…
CSEF · 2016
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals VP35 is a polymerase cofactor and multifunctional protein that interferes with host-cell antiviral resistance mechanisms and it is essential for viral replication and immune…
CSEF · 2016
Microbiology (General) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective was to develop an effective, low-cost, energy-efficient hospital room disinfection system, to target outbreak-causing Gram-negative bacteria such as CRE. This…