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ISEF · 2023
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) are a life-threatening condition with a ruptured mortality of 80-90% with no current drug-based therapies. They result from the thinning of media & adventit…
ISEF · 2023
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
By 2040, the global cancer burden will rise to 30 million new cases annually, with the greatest increases affecting low-to-middle-income countries. Current diagnosis methods, such as physica…
ISEF · 2023
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
This project presents a novel gait controller method, which generates real-time dynamic responses to efficiently operate complex legged systems. The proposed method uses a stance-swing propo…
ISEF · 2023
Cellular and Molecular Biology
I designed an experiment testing if fluorescent-dyed silica nanoparticles could be used to identify leukemia biomarkers under UV imaging. I hypothesized that if fluorescent-dyed silica nanop…
ISEF · 2023
Earth and Environmental Sciences Second Award
Wildfires are a crucial problem that greatly affects many living things, especially the loss of many plants and animal species. Over the years, there have been more frequent wildfires. Self-…
ISEF · 2023
Physics and Astronomy
Since the Kepler Space Telescope entered service in 2009, the data on exoplanets has increased significantly. Astronomers must manually analyze this data to identify which objects of interes…
ISEF · 2023
Physics and Astronomy
Muons are less understood elementary particles that have applications such as interference-proof navigation and structural analysis through tomography. The goal of this project was to find a…
ISEF · 2023
Animal Sciences Second Award
Pebrine disease caused by Nosema bombycis is the most dreaded infectious disease in sericulture practice, accounting for 30% yield loss of silkworm with estimated economic loss of 10 million…
ISEF · 2023
Systems Software
Present-day positioning systems, mainly Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) and Local Positioning Systems (LPS) have proven useful in many applications. However, they also have some l…
ISEF · 2023
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Fourth Award
Dysregulation of protein phosphorylation during cellular development and signal transduction is associated with a myriad of human cancers, Parkinson’s Disease, and Alzheimer’s Disease. Under…
ISEF · 2023
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Estuaries are wetlands where freshwater from streams mixes with salt water from sea. Also known as “kidneys of our planet”- they are extremely productive environments that filter pollutants,…
ISEF · 2023
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Having robots at home could help with accomplishing many daily tasks. As larger percentages of the world’s population begin to age, as well as there being many people with disabilities, havi…
ISEF · 2023
Biomedical Engineering
The needle bio-potential sensors for measuring muscle and brain activity need invasive surgical targeted muscle reinnervation (TMR) and a demanding process to maintain, but surface bio-poten…
ISEF · 2023
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Survival chances of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients are near zero after 10 minutes, but EMS response rates are on average 9 minutes or longer. This project developed the first indoor…
ISEF · 2023
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Microplastics pose a significant threat to sustainability for all organisms as they bring toxic chemicals into the ecosystems. In this novel study, public mass spectrometry datasets were sta…
ISEF · 2023
Translational Medical Science Fourth Award
According to the CDC, approximately 37.3 million people have diabetes mellitus in the US. Diabetic Retinopathy (DR) is a microvascular eye complication associated with diabetes and is the le…
ISEF · 2023
Cellular and Molecular Biology
As the prevalence of obesity and other chronic diseases continue to increase, so do the cases of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Despite the development of new treatments, HCC remains diffic…
ISEF · 2023
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Third Award
Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a leading cause of blindness. The eye disease is particularly pervasive in developing countries, where there exists a severe insufficiency of ophthalmologists. C…
ISEF · 2023
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
The emergence of extensive amounts of fake news on the internet made real-time fake news detection (FND) through computational tools a necessity. However, the non-availability of annotated d…
ISEF · 2023
Chemistry
In 2021, 400 million megatons of shrimp were produced. The average American consumes 4 lbs. of shrimp annually. However, despite the large consumption, there are no available methods to test…
ISEF · 2023
Biochemistry Fourth Award
Better therapeutics for prostate cancer are needed as over 34,000 American men are estimated to die of prostate cancer in 2023. Natural products have been valuable sources of anticancer agen…
ISEF · 2023
Microbiology
According to the World Health Organization, there are 600 million cases of food borne diseases and 420,000 deaths each year. This disparity can be especially harmful and prevalent in develop…
ISEF · 2023
Microbiology
Hot Springs, Arkansas is a tourist town known for its geothermal hot springs, which contain microbial thermophiles that thrive at high temperatures. These springs have several sources of wat…
ISEF · 2023
Materials Science
Formaldehyde is an air-borne, carcinogenic indoor pollutant. Shells of hermetia illucens, Black Soldier Flies (BSF) are leftovers when the insects mature from pupae to adults. BSF shells are…
ISEF · 2023
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Anti-lock braking system (ABS) is a technology standard in all cars and motorcycles today. When the tires lose traction because of braking, the brake pressure is released so the wheels can s…
ISEF · 2023
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Recurrent exposure to antibiotics is a form of stress that renders the carcinogenic Helicobacter pylori highly resistant to antimicrobial therapy. To our knowledge, the effect of ozonated AK…
ISEF · 2023
Microbiology
Humans are commonly exposed to infectious fungal agents that live in the environment, the most common type being yeast infections. Global warming appears to be a contributing factor in the p…
ISEF · 2023
Microbiology
Experiment using in vitro science to offer an intelligence on the most synergistic combination between antibiotics and antipyretics against a familiar biofilm-forming pathogen, Staphylococcu…
ISEF · 2023
Biochemistry Third Award
As the emission of carbon dioxide into our atmosphere continues to contribute to climate change, the search for a cleaner energy source prevails. Using algae as a biofuel can replace our use…
ISEF · 2023
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
This paper reports on an innovative under-actuated bipedal lizard-inspired robot that utilizes lateral bending of its body to achieve high-speed stable running. A digital dynamic model of th…