Microbiology (General)
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives The objective of this project was to test the levels of bacteria in water samples collected before and after a storm in mid-winter from major waterways of Northern California. Met…
Microbiology (General)
First Award
Objectives To study the effect of temperature on organelle movements in Pyrocystis fusiformis during light (peripheral organelles) to dark (central) transition. Methods The Pyrocystis fusifo…
Microbiology
Fourth Award
Photosynthesis is vital to the survival of life on Earth, providing organisms with the ability to harness energy from sunlight and evolve oxygen. Although of the utmost importance, photosynt…
Microbiology
Vibrio cholerae is a bacterium that causes the severe diarrheal disease cholera. V. cholerae exists as two strains: environmental and toxigenic. Environmental strains cannot cause cholera an…
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Second Award
Objectives The objective of this study is to identify which phytochemical or synergistic combination of phytochemicals of P. granatum is responsible for its motility-inhibiting effects on ba…
Microbiology
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria have rendered many modern antibiotics ineffective. Plants, however, have traditionally provided many natural medicines. In a previous project, I discovered that…
Microbiology
Fourth Award
Burkholderia cenocepacia is a multi-drug resistant bacteria, prevalent in fatal pulmonary infections associated with cystic fibrosis. It uses a signaling molecule known as BDSF which binds p…
Microbiology
Third Award
Future proposed missions to send humans to Mars for long term exploration requires the development of improved waste management technology in space and increased reliable energy for running…
Microbiology
Poultry producers have attempted to raise antibiotic free poultry to meet the ever growing concerns of consumers. As a result, coccidia has again become prevalent in poultry. Coccidia is tre…
Microbiology (General)
Third Award
Objectives To find a method to enrich plant cells in proteins and obtain and protein-rich food. Methods Used algae cells grown in test tubes under different conditions, a rotating culture an…
Microbiology
In this study, the effectiveness of various antibiotics for inhibiting the growth of Staphylococcus epidermidis is tested. This topic of study is significant as staph infections are very dan…
Microbiology
Fourth Award
Pseudomonas aerugniosa is one of the most common and often fatal nosocomial bacterium. Extracts from the herb Lycium barbarum were prepared for antimicrobial testing, using different extract…
Microbiology
Fourth Award
Due to global threats of rapidly increasing antimicrobial resistance(AMR),and mortality and morbidity due to bacterial pathogens,discovery and implementation of solutions to AMR such as nove…
Microbiology
Fusobacterium nucleatum (Fn) is an opportunistic oral commensal bacterium that has been implicated in various GI disorders ranging from inflammatory bowel disease and appendicitis, to colore…
Microbiology
A common response of cells to environmental stressors is the inhibition of translation of cellular mRNAs. When translation is shut down, untranslated messenger ribonucleoproteins (mRNPs) acc…
Microbiology
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a life-threatening condition caused by infection of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Compromising the immune system, HIV reduces the body'…
Microbiology
Biofilms are antibiotic-resistant clusters of bacteria that bond to a surface and can establish potentially-fatal infections on orthopedic implants; these infections are painful and damage t…
Microbiology (General)
Objectives The purpose of this project is to use iron as a possible solution to the effects of an enduring problem, increasing temperatures in ocean waters, and its negative effects on the p…
Microbiology
While antibiotics have been used for decades to treat bacterial infections, the use of bacteriophages in the medical setting provides a potential for new treatments in an era of growing anti…
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives This investigation tests common household product solutions, such as distilled water, chlorine bleach, white vinegar, baking soda, and salt, in order to determine which solution i…
Microbiology
Diabetes is a metabolic disease impacting more than 400 million adults worldwide. Most of the major complications associated with diabetes are caused by hyperglycemia. Under hyperglycemic co…
Microbiology (General)
Objectives Measurement of efficacy of 40% concentrated methylglyoxal fabric treatment on the elimination of Staph. aureus-related nosocomial bacteria on healthcare personnel's apparels which…
Microbiology (General)
Objectives Objective: To determine if Yucca Root powder can mitigate the growth of Microcystis Aeruginosa.. Methods Five tubes of non-toxic Strain of Microcystis Aeruginosa, one bag of Yucca…
Microbiology
Third Award
Central line associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) in patients cause an attributable mortality of up to 35%. Colonizing bacteria grow by forming a biofilm which protects against antibi…
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives Each year in the U.S., at least 2 million people get an antibiotic-resistant infection, and at least 23,000 people die. A government study estimated that antibiotic-resistant bact…
Microbiology
Fourth Award
The overuse of substances with antibacterial and antifungal properties cause drugs to lose efficiency because of the resistance that microorganisms started to develop over time. We came up w…
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives Antibiotic resistance is a serious issue with the overuse of synthetic antibiotics, which kill good bacteria and kill with one method, allowing bacteria to evolve and mutate, unli…
Microbiology
Third Award
The development of nosocomial infections arising from bacteria cross-transmission in clinical settings has led to an urgent need to promptly disinfect frequently touched surfaces, such as ha…
Microbiology
Biofilms play a key role in bacterial resistance against antibiotics. Formation of biofilms enables S. epidermidis to colonize indwelling medical devices and become a major cause of nosocomi…
Microbiology (General)
Objectives With a significant increase in global agricultural runoff in the past decade, microalgae have emerged as an important catalyst for effluent treatment and a potential alternative c…