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 · 2015
Microbiology (General) First Award
Objectives/Goals 1) Discover transcriptional regulators of the fungus Candida glabrata that govern resistance to antimicrobial peptides and the antifungal drug caspofungin, 2) test the virul…
CSEF · 2015
Microbiology (General) Second Award
Objectives/Goals With the increasing problem of antibiotic resistance in bacteria, there is a need for a different approach to combat bacterial infections without the continual abuse of anti…
CSEF · 2015
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to look for correlations of the properties of metals and their antibacterial strength. This experiment looks into the oligodynamic effect.…
CSEF · 2015
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to create an accurate and useful computer model that portrays the effects of the spread of infectious disease and how different mortality rate…
CSEF · 2015
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My hypothesis is to prove which drying method, towel or air drying, works better to remove bacteria after washing your hands. I think drying your hands with a paper towel wo…
CSEF · 2015
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to investigate any possible correlation between dollar bill denomination and the amount of microbes found on the bill. Methods/Materials Four…
CSEF · 2015
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals This experiment studied which bacteriophage strain (T4r+, phiX174, or P1) would lyse a larger area of various Escherichia coli strains (B, C, K-12, and K-12 pilus forming) w…
CSEF · 2015
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The main objective of this experiment was to try and determine if cell surface hydrophobicity (CSH) of algae differs among taxa, and also what role hydrophobicity plays in h…
CSEF · 2014
Microbiology (General) Second Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to identify and characterize communication signals in polymicrobial communities using mass spectrometry as a novel tool. Understanding the int…
ISEF · 2014
Microbiology
Hepatitis C is a liver disease caused by the Hepatitis C virus (HCV) which infects over 200 million people worldwide. The HCV produces a nonstructural protein (NS3) that acts as a helicase a…
ISEF · 2014
Microbiology
The purpose for analyzing the spectra of R Coronae Borealis (RCB) stars and carbon stars is to determine if R Coronae Borealis stars can be identified from spectral analysis rather than from…
CSEF · 2014
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals A recent trend in microbiology appears to be a rising prevalence in bacterial infection that cannot simply be resolved through standard antibiotic treatment. Bacteria commun…
CSEF · 2014
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to determine if staphylococci gathered from different regions of the human skin show patterns of resistance to different antibiotics. My hyp…
ISEF · 2014
Microbiology
The rapid evolution of viral species complicates the management of chronic infections and the control of other emerging microbiological, infectious agents. The accumulation of these polymorp…
CSEF · 2014
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The objective was to continue testing five select contact lens solutions against P. aeruginosa, and to see how low the lens solution preservatives Chlorhexidine Gluconate an…
CSEF · 2014
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment was to determine whether E.coli would be inhibited more by natural herbs (turmeric, coriander, ginger) or commonly prescribed antibiotics (Amo…
CSEF · 2014
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine which type of milk has the most bacteria; soy, pasteurized, or raw. I think raw milk has the most bacteria, then pasteurized milk and soy milk.…
CSEF · 2014
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to test which type of sanitizer kills bacteria most effectively. Methods/Materials Bacteria were swabbed from the bottom of a sink and streake…
CSEF · 2014
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals The experiment aimed to determine the effect of caffeine extracted from used tea bags on the growth of E. coli. My hypothesis was that caffeine would inhibit E. coli growth…
CSEF · 2014
Microbiology (General) Second Award
Objectives/Goals This project was designed to assess the bacterial populations found on commonly handled surfaces of fast-food restaurants. It was hypothesized that the bathroom floors would…
CSEF · 2014
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine the susceptibility of gut bacteria to natural antimicrobial agents compared to antibiotics. I chose two types of gut bacteria Candida Albicans…
CSEF · 2014
Microbiology (General) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals One of the biggest problems faced by our society is antibiotic resistant bacteria. One alternative antimicrobial strategy is photodynamic therapy (PDT), involving the use of…
CSEF · 2014
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine if a charcoal based dentifrice that could be made in a rural area of a developing country would be effective in controlling bacterial growth.…
CSEF · 2014
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to learn if plain Acidic Water can be used as a bacterial disinfectant. My hypothesis was that if I increase the level of acidity in the water used for hous…
CSEF · 2014
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals Based on the previous studies, it has shown that cancer cell count or activity is decreased by the increase of compounds which contain sulfur. It is also known that asparagu…
CSEF · 2014
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The project is intended to assess the effects of cell phone radiation on bacteria found in the ear, specifically Staphylococcus Epidermidis using Escherichia Coli DH5 alpha…
CSEF · 2014
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals In this experiment the objective was to see if the bacteria Staphylococcus Aureus would become resistant to the antibiotic penicillin after being exposed to the antibiotic t…
ISEF · 2014
Microbiology
Hepatitis B virus (HBV), a small partially double-stranded DNA hepadnavirus, is the causative agent of B-type hepatitis. A replication-competent HBV vector bearing a reporter gene (reporter…
ISEF · 2014
Microbiology Fourth Award
Introduction: Bacteria develop resistance to ß-lactam antibiotics by synthesizing a ß-lactamase to counteract this. It is vital to examine the genetic elements within the ß-lactamases that c…
ISEF · 2014
Microbiology
The electromagnetic theory states that magnetic field exerts strong magnetic forces on ferromagnetic materials and weak forces on non-magnetic materials. Based on this theory, combining the…