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.
JSHS · 2023
A class of type II diabetes medication interacts with a nuclear receptor known as PPARγ. While these drugs are effective at managing type II diabetes, however, they have dangerous side effec…
JSHS · 2023
Urine output is an important indicator of the level of renal impairment in patients. Accurately measuring urine output is critical in the treatment of hospitalized patients with renal injury…
ISEF · 2023
Microbiology
A variety of species of bacteria colonize the human body, many of which reside in the gut microbiome. Quorum sensors are naturally emitted by these bacteria and allow them to communicate and…
JSHS · 2023
Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC) is the second most common nonmelanoma skin cancer. If left untreated, SCC can be aggressive, with potential to deform adjacent tissue or metastasize. Most cases…
ISEF · 2023
Chemistry
The utilization of wastewater containing urine as fuel in Urea Fuel Cells (UFCs) has attracted significant attention in the recent years as a safe and environmentally-friendly alternative en…
ISEF · 2023
Plant Sciences
Through a combination of genetic barcoding with morphological recognition we developed a novel method to more accurately identify invasive plant species than conventional methods. By utilizi…
ISEF · 2023
Behavioral and Social Sciences Third Award
In this study, young participants (n=29) were instructed to perform the functional reaching task with their right upper limb in motor execution (ME), motor imagery (MI), motor observation (M…
ISEF · 2023
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is characterized by difficulties in processing sensorimotor information and general cortical excitability. Symptoms are likely attributable to impairments in c…
ISEF · 2023
Microbiology
One promising solution to combat the rise of deadly anti-biotic resistant bacteria is nanoparticle medications. However, new studies have found that bacteria can develop resistance to silver…
ISEF · 2023
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Fourth Award
A key drawback of traditional chemotherapy drugs like cisplatin is that they target both healthy and cancerous cells and are highly toxic in high or medium doses. The Warburg Effect states t…
ISEF · 2023
Translational Medical Science
In multiple sclerosis (MS), existing diagnostic tools, including clinical magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and neurological status scales, do not reliably represent disease severity or progr…
ISEF · 2023
Biochemistry
Although cataract is the leading cause of blindness, there remains no treatment besides surgical removal. Identification of specific differences between normal and cataract lenses is essenti…
JSHS · 2023
Infections with rabies virus (RABV) and related lyssaviruses are uniformly fatal once virus accesses the central nervous system (CNS). Current immunotherapies are thus focused on the early,…
ISEF · 2023
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
This project aims to find natural solutions to reduce carbon dioxide contributing to climate change while expanding access to lighting. There Species of marine dinoflagellates, such as Pyroc…
ISEF · 2023
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Recent research on the drug famotidine suggests it may be an affordable, accessible, safe, and effective treatment against COVID-19. Famotidine is a histamine 2 receptor (H2R) antagonist tha…
ISEF · 2023
Chemistry Fourth Award
Annually, 60,000 tons of textile wastewater are discharged into waterways. Azo dyes constitute a major proportion, polluting waterways by inhibiting light penetration; impairing marine organ…
CSEF · 2023
Plant Biology First Award
Plant photosynthesis is responsible for absorbing 25% of CO2 created on Earth. Research also shows indoor plants have abilities to reduce indoor air pollution. However, little attention has…
CSEF · 2023
Behavioral & Social Sciences Third Award
Gendered parenting teaches children the reality of gender roles in society but interferes with recognizing their true skills. This project aimed to investigate how early childhood gender-bas…
JSHS · 2023
Agroinfiltration, a simple and efficient method to transiently express recombinant proteins in plants using Agrobacterium bacteria, is a popular method for biological research. However, few…
ISEF · 2023
Physics and Astronomy
This experiment investigated the characteristics of the decoherence of qubits in quantum computers and the effects of decoherence on the superimposed state of the qubit. Four different tests…
ISEF · 2023
Translational Medical Science
This study aimed to determine whether traumatic brain injury (TBI) causes learning and short-term memory (STM) deficits in Drosophila melanogaster, and if THIP, a GABA-A receptor agonist, wi…
CSEF · 2023
Plant Biology Honorable_mention Award
The symbiosis between pollinators and plants have been examined in many previous studies. Research at ETH Zürich showed that bee-bite damaged crops flowered days to weeks faster than non-bit…
ISEF · 2023
Animal Sciences
Turmeric (Curcuma longa) and poppy seeds (Papaver somniferum) are two substances that are widely used in the cuisines of many South Asian and Middle Eastern countries. These compounds have a…
ISEF · 2023
Translational Medical Science
Vinblastine is a cytotoxic drug that has been proven to stunt the growth of cancer cells by binding to the mitotic spindle during anaphase. Studies have shown that Alpha Tocopheryl, a type o…
ISEF · 2023
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Greenhouse gases are causing mass climate change, and one of the largest emitters of greenhouse gasses is electricity powered by fossil fuels. Solar panels help reduce our dependence on this…
ISEF · 2023
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Although stem cell transplants have made promising clinical progress as a treatment for leukemia and other blood cancers, their safety and the severe complications they pose have significant…
ISEF · 2023
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Myocardial infarction (MI), or heart attack, is the death of cardiac tissue to improper blood and oxygen flow. MI is a form of cardiovascular disease, the current leading cause of death, acc…
ISEF · 2023
Animal Sciences
Visual impairment is linked to increased all-cause mortality and elevated risk of ischemic heart disease, but its causal relationship is unclear. This study investigated whether visual impai…
ISEF · 2023
Physics and Astronomy
The M-Sigma relation is a well-known empirical correlation discovered between black holes and their host galaxies relating the mass of a black hole to its surrounding bulge. The conventional…
ISEF · 2023
Physics and Astronomy
Hot Neptunes are extrasolar planets that are similar in size to Neptune in our solar system but are much closer to their host stars, completing an orbit in 10 days or less. The origin of hot…