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ISEF · 2024
Microbiology
Flocculation occurs during fermentation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The cells aggregate into dense masses that sink, separating cells from alcohol products easier, due to the binding betwee…
ISEF · 2024
Plant Sciences
Expired milk products pose significant challenges for the dairy industry, with millions of tons of waste generated annually worldwide that must be disposed. Current disposal methods, such as…
ISEF · 2024
Behavioral and Social Sciences
This research investigated the relationship between insomnia, anxiety, and hearing loss, with a focus on determining whether hearing loss exacerbates anxiety and insomnia in individuals. Mot…
ISEF · 2024
Biomedical Engineering
Color blindness (color vision deficiency, or CVD) affects approximately 1 in 12 men (8%) and 1 in 200 women, and worldwide, there are estimated to be about 300 million people with CVD, almos…
ISEF · 2024
Biochemistry
Ascorbic acid, or vitamin C, has been identified as a potential cancer therapeutic due to its abundance, specificity to cancer cells, and low toxicity. In high doses, it has the capacity to…
ISEF · 2024
Microbiology
Physarum polycephalum is an acellular, multinucleate organism that reacts to environmental stimuli (pressure, light, chemical stimuli, etc.). Physarum polycephalum's morphological changes in…
ISEF · 2024
Plant Sciences
Catechin is a chemical by-product of the invasive species spotted knapweed. When secreted by the plant's roots, catechin causes surrounding plants to die. We figured that we could turn this…
ISEF · 2024
Biochemistry
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the gender discrepancy in Alzheimer's disease (AD), in which females are two-thirds more likely to be diagnosed with the disease than men. This was…
ISEF · 2024
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Glioblastoma multiforme is one of the deadliest forms of brain tumors. Many genes are associated with its formation, progression, and survival, but no consensus has been reached on which som…
ISEF · 2024
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Amyloid-beta is a protein that can misfold into pathological fibril aggregations and lead to the formation of plaques in the brain—one of the hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). While the…
ISEF · 2024
Animal Sciences
The experiment aims to explore the impact of tempo speed vibrations on the heart rate of Daphnia magna. The purpose of this experiment is to understand how external stimuli, such as rhythmic…
ISEF · 2024
Translational Medical Science
Pancreatic Cancer has the lowest survival rates of all cancers due to much diagnosis occurring in the later stages. Methods such as chemotherapy and drug treatments are effective but can lea…
ISEF · 2024
Animal Sciences
Wing morphing is the act of moving or deforming a wing in any way. When wings morph they react to gust rejections differently. The purpose of this project is to identify the difference in gu…
ISEF · 2024
Behavioral and Social Sciences
There is limited knowledge regarding the effect of deep pressure therapy on stress reduction in canines during veterinary procedures. This study recruited 20 canines of various breed, age, a…
ISEF · 2024
Translational Medical Science
Atopic Dermatitis (AD) is a chronic skin disease which occurs due to many genetic and environmental factors.AD is a disease that can seriously affect the comfort of patients. The barrier pro…
ISEF · 2024
Plant Sciences
Glycine max holds significant global agricultural and economic values. Although caffeine is used as a soil fertilizer, it could inflict adverse effects on the seed, hindering the plant’s ove…
ISEF · 2024
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Deuterium is a rare, stable hydrogen isotope that can affect organisms in various ways, such as their cellular metabolism, cell structure, and rates of cell division. To understand the exten…
ISEF · 2024
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Objectives The objective of my experiment was to test the effect different diets (high sugar or keto) have on neurodegenerative diseases by measuring basal slowing rate in C. elegans which h…
ISEF · 2024
Animal Sciences
Cellular regeneration is a primary process necessary for the reconstruction of impaired tissue following an injury. In contrast to acute wounds, chronic wounds are characterized by prolonged…
ISEF · 2024
Plant Sciences
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) is a biological process enhancing soil stability and nutrient cycling. With a surging global population, increased crop yields exploit nutrient and water a…
ISEF · 2024
Plant Sciences Fourth Award
Juniperus (L.) is the second most prevalent genus of conifers worldwide. This study focuses on Juniperus procera (L.) because of its natural abundance of photochemical components that have p…
ISEF · 2024
Materials Science
Sand is being depleted at an alarming rate, and it's estimated that by 2050, about 68% of the world's sand will have been consumed (UNEP, 2022). This is a concerning issue because the concre…
ISEF · 2024
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most prominent type of liver cancer around the world, and it ranks as the fourth leading cause of cancer death worldwide with these rates only rising. D…
ISEF · 2024
Plant Sciences Fourth Award
Invasive Rhodophyta (red macroalgae) species Dasysiphonia japonica & Gracilaria are threatening environmental and human health by outcompeting native seaweeds and releasing toxins from harmf…
ISEF · 2024
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The 2023 Maui wildfires were detrimental to Hawaii’s community. However the Flame Retardants used to slow the flames, were just as detrimental to human and environmental health. The goal was…
ISEF · 2024
Environmental Engineering Third Award
Despite the Earth’s abundance of salt water, water access remains one of the greatest global challenges, underscoring the urgent need to improve technologies for desalination treatment. Elec…
ISEF · 2024
Physics and Astronomy
My research examines if the Krebs Cycle molecules could be formed in the simulated interstellar medium, which would support the extraterrestrial origin of life theory. This theory suggests t…
ISEF · 2024
Cellular and Molecular Biology
The intestines are a crucial part of the digestive system, aiding in digestion and nutrient absorption. They feature a columnar barrier of intestinal epithelial cells, called the intestinal…
ISEF · 2024
Materials Science
Damselflies exhibit a variety of distinctive colors and patterns. Among the limited number of animal species changing body coloration, the blue-tailed damselfly, Ischnura elegans, stands out…
ISEF · 2024
Plant Sciences
The escalating costs of traditional farming has spurred interest in investigating alternative cultivation methods, such as hydroponics. My project aims to compare the efficiency of horizonta…