Plant Sciences
The purpose of this project was to determine if a hardy rootstock system may be grafted with a productive branch scion to form a productive hybrid. Russian Olive trees are known to be very s…
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is an incurable small intestine and colon disorder. While exerting anti- inflammatory effects, bioactives in broccoli sprouts cannot treat IBD well probably…
Polytechnic Institute Principal Investigator: Jill Moore, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, RNA Therapeutics Institute Over 2 million people suffer from multiple sclero…
Mammalian Biology
First Award
Glioblastoma(GBM) is the most common malignancy of the central nervous system in adults. Despite medical advancements, the continued shortfall of many treatments such as Temozolomide, alongs…
Translational Medical Science
Glioblastoma(GBM) is the most common malignancy of the central nervous system in adults. Despite medical advancements, the continued shortfall of many treatments such as Temozolomide, alongs…
Plastic accumulating in landfills poses a major environmental threat to wildlife ecosystems and contributes to the production of harmful greenhouse gasses. Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) accounts…
Managing water and wetlands is critical to the environment and economy. Wetlands, marshes, and bogs in Delaware, for example, support ecosystems and provide significant economic value rangin…
Mathematics
Various investigations propose a misconception of algebra, leading students to resolve problems in a deficient and careless way. Algebraic exercises constitute the basis for problem solving,…
Chemistry
Bacterial resistance to antibiotics is a global threat for public health. The resistant forms of pathogenic microorganisms develop due to the uncontrolled use of antibiotics. So, the synthes…
SARS-CoV-2 infection can cause widespread dysfunction across multiple organs, including the heart. Myocardial dysfunctions have been observed in many patients with COVID-19. T o understand w…
Despite vigorous recycling efforts, nearly 350 million tons of polyethylene terephthalate (PET)—plastic commonly used to package foods and beverages—accumulate annually, posing a serious thr…
Physics and Astronomy
Saoto-Kikigane: "Trivial sound-listening metal" is a metal plate used by ninjas (Japanese spies in the Edo period (1603–1868) for spying. Ninjas used the Saoto-Kikigane to attenuate high-pit…
Translational Medical Science
Detecting cancer in blood enables diagnostic before symptoms develop. I developed a diagnostic model based on an Ovarian Cancer Dataset for improved performance from a previous 4-microRNA mo…
Translational Medical Science
Cervical cancer is the fourth leading cause of death for women in the United States. According to the CDC, since the COVID 19 pandemic, the pap-smear screening rates have declined by 80%. Th…
Biomedical Engineering
This study proposes a non-invasive and user-friendly approach for non-enzymatic glucose sensing using graphene quantum dots (GQDs) integrated into a wearable patch. The optical properties of…
Alternative Energy
Fourth Award
As renewable energy becomes increasingly important to humanity and our planet, and also becomes more widespread and available, some technologies are gaining prevalence. In the desert environ…
Microbiology
Antibiotic resistance is a growing issue with many harmful impacts on individuals and society as a whole, and one major cause of this is medical nonadherence regarding periodical prescriptio…
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Honorable_mention Award
The rise in global travel has led to an increased need for heightened security measures at airports. Despite the best efforts of airport security officers, in the past year, hundreds of kilo…
Toxicology
Third Award
This experiment seeks to determine whether or not freshwater acidification impacts the heart rate of Daphnia Magna. Not many studies have looked into the impact of freshwater acidification,…
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Recently, ammonia (NH3) has been attracting attention as a renewable energy carrier worldwide. The conventional method of producing NH3 requires high temperatures and pressures that cannot b…
Environmental Engineering
The purpose of the project was to find an effective method of distribution for an anti-fungal compound that will inhibit the growth of Pspeudogymnoascus destructans on bats, reducing deaths…
Microbiology
Antibiotic resistance is one of the most urgent public health issues. To address this problem, this study investigated the possible applications of Native Sonoran Desert Plants (NSDP) agains…
Biomedical Engineering
First Award
This research aimed to enhance the accessibility and customizability of domestic chicken eggs for embryonic analyses and model system research. Through the engineering of a novel device, a s…
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Paxillin is a known regulator of focal adhesions and actin cytoskeleton dynamics, crucial for cell migration. However, our study discovered a novel function of paxillin in neurons. We found…
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Purpose: Though the behavioral effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) are well-documented, a gap exists in current literature on its effects on glymphatic system dynamics…
Medical School, Boston, MA Purpose: Though behavioral effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) are well-documented, a gap exists in current literature on its effects on glym…
Cellular and Molecular Biology
This study aimed to determine if Drosophila melanogaster PFK (DmPFK) forms filaments, and if so, under what conditions. Enzyme filamentation, or the reversible formation of oligomers, has be…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
EEGs are an important tool used by clinicians to diagnose neurological abnormalities such as epilepsy, and by medical researchers to map the functions of different components of the brain. H…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
With the impacts of climate change intensifying, sea level is expected to rise 0.25–0.30 meters by 2050. With a one-degree Celsius rise in temperature, precipitation globally is expected to…
Microbiology
Oral diseases such as tooth decay are expected to affect 3.5 billion individuals worldwide. In most developing countries, access to primary oral health treatments is limited due to an unequa…