Biochemistry
Atherosclerosis causes millions of deaths worldwide and no known medications dissolve the plaques that build up inside arteries. Some proponents of alternative medicine claim that B-complex…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Alzheimer's disease, a progressive neurodegenerative disorder marked by the accumulation of beta-amyloid plaques in the brain, has become a global issue; One without a cure. Recent research…
Microbiology
8.2 million patients in the U.S. suffer from non-healing wounds infected with antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Blue light and Sangre de Drago (SD) (Croton lechleri) have potent mechanisms of a…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Biofuels are critical in combating the global climate crisis while providing increasing energy security. However, the current application of biofuels solely emphasizes the utilization of Bio…
Biochemistry
Second Award
Green fluorescent proteins (GFP) are used as markers to image ß-amyloid plaques in Alzheimer's diagnosis, visualize cancer progression, and measure drug toxicity. However, the large size of…
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Third Award
Cerebral Autosomal Dominant Arteriopathy with Subcortical Infarcts and Leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL) is an extremely rare neurological small vessel disease, affecting about 2-5 people every…
Cellular and Molecular Biology
With a mortality rate of 98%, primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) is a rare and deadly infection caused by Naegleria fowleri. Many scientists believe with climate change and rising temp…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Less than 1% of the Earth’s water, a nonrenewable resource is accessible as fresh water to us. Global warming, industrialization and exponential growing human population is exacerbating food…
Environmental Engineering
The influx of nutrients like phosphorus and nitrogen have resulted in the conditions for aquatic life and ecosystems to start degrading, causing dissolved oxygen that was once abundantly ava…
Materials Science
In past decades, superhydrophobic materials have found increased applications in industry due to their convenient self-cleaning, anti-icing, drag-reducing, and corrosion resistant properties…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Fourth Award
The United States lost 4.22 million acres of forest in 2021 - equivalent to 775 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions. Remote sensing is the most common model used to monitor deforestatio…
Mathematics
This project looked at two prevalent neurodevelopment disorders that often exhibit overlapping symptoms, ADHD and Dyslexia. The purpose of this project was to find out if these two disorders…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Third Award
The escalating scale of “Global Plastic Pollution” is leading to the omnipresence of Microplastics (MPs), negatively impacting the environment, world's water quality, aquatic organisms, and…
Biomedical Engineering
Hollow organ simulators have been introduced as alternatives to in-vivo testing to study disease mechanisms, therapeutics delivery, and medical devices. To date, these systems don’t allow fo…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The goal of this experiment was to find out whether P. gingivalis derived RagA can bind OC- stamp and promote the RANKL induced osteoclastogenesis. I did this by using RAW 264.5 murine cells…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The research conducted on Gracilaria tikvahiae seaweed as a biofilter for nutrient pollution in brackish water environments revealed promising results. Through a controlled simulation of nut…
Technology Enhances the Arts
Third Award
For the Deaf community, math is not a universal language. In over 300 existing sign languages worldwide, most math terms do not have corresponding signs, forcing deaf students to fingerspell…
Translational Medical Science
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths. Often covered in biofilms, right sided tumors are deadly and often identified in advanced stages, highlighting t…
Biochemistry
This study explores how human body temperature fluctuations affect neurotransmitter precursor amino acids involved in dopamine and serotonin production, aiming to understand their behavior a…
Physics and Astronomy
The purpose of my project is to engineer a type of thruster that utilizes ionic thrust. My engineering goal is to utilize this ionic propulsion most effectively. This will provide data and s…
Microbiology
Third Award
Phage therapy is a promising option to mitigate antibiotic resistance. Phages, a type of virus, are genetically diverse and globally plentiful. Yet only 14,500 phages have been discovered, m…
Animal Sciences
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the optimal chilling temperature and time for Aedes aegypti mosquitoes for use as part of a sterile insect technique release program. This is crucial…
Biochemistry
As the world heavily relies on crude oils such as diesel fuel to fulfill the needs of everyday life, aerosol and gaseous pollutants are being emitted. Algae biofuel can help control and miti…
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a common type of pancreatic cancer and is characterized by a extremely high mortality rate. PDAC tumors tend to be extremely stiff, the reason for…
Cellular and Molecular Biology
In recent decades CRISPR/Cas9 has emerged as a promising cancer treatment. Using CRISPR knockout plasmid to target the CDK11 cell proliferation gene within cancerous cells could force said c…
Microbiology
Third Award
The natural production of antimicrobial substances by living organisms as part of their defense mechanisms has been well-documented. Among these substances, bacteriocins, a diverse class of…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Fractals, known for their non-integer dimensions, help describe intricate natural phenomena, like the coastline paradox. These principles may be applied to human-made processes like bike rou…
Chemistry
Second Award
The development of durable and sustainable plastics is essential for the advancement of our society. Ultra-high Molecular Weight (UHMW) polymers are highly attractive due to the extreme dura…
Chemistry
Many people all over the world are switching to the consumption of insects. In places like Africa, Southeast Asia, and northern parts of Latin America insects are considered a popular delica…
Systems Software
As a society, we use the cloud to accomplish many things. Whenever we get directions from a GPS service, that software is an example of a cloud technology service. Even though the use of clo…