231 projects whose affiliated fair was here.
231 projects · showing 121–150
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical Engineering
Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death among men in the U.S, mainly due to late diagnosis. The current detection method based on blood protein prostate-specific-antigen…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical Engineering
Three-dimensional (3D) bioprinting is one of the most promising methods of tissue engineering as it provides unprecedented versatility and precision in delivering cells and biomaterials. How…
ISEF · 2019
Chemistry
This project was an analysis of how much Red Dye 40 various sports drinks contain. The negative effects of Red Dye 40, as well as the increasing popularity of sports drinks, were the motivat…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology Fourth Award
Saccharibacteria is an extremely small (~200nm) uncultivable microbe that lives an unique parasitic lifestyle on various host bacteria, including P. propionicum. Saccharibacteria was recentl…
ISEF · 2019
Biochemistry
Individuals who suffer from lactose intolerance are deficient in the digestive enzyme lactase, which breaks down lactose (sugar in dairy milk). So, they take the lactase enzyme supplement La…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Alcohol and aspartame are commonly consumed substances. Alcohol, a depressant, is currently the most abused substance today. It slows down bodily functions and can severely damage the heart.…
ISEF · 2019
Translational Medical Science
Many people struggle with breast cancer, and while there is no cure, several studies are being done on everyday substances believed to contribute to preventing the growth of cancerous tumors…
ISEF · 2019
Biochemistry Fourth Award
Purpose: Chordomas are rare spinal neoplasms uniquely characterized by their high expression of the transcription factor brachyury. Recently, defects in endogenous antigen presentation, a we…
ISEF · 2019
Engineering Mechanics
The center of gravity of a rocket is imperative to the stability of the rocket during its flight. To remain stable over the course of a flight or a burn, the center of gravity of a mid-scale…
ISEF · 2019
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Opioid Use Disorder (OUD), defined as a physical or psychological reliance on opioids, is quickly becoming a public health epidemic. This project develops a supervised machine learning appro…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology
The breakdown of carbon from complex organic polymers to abiotic carbon populations is a known function of metabolic pathways in oceanic decomposer microorganisms, such as the dominant prote…
ISEF · 2019
Biochemistry
Daphnia Magna are planktonic crustaceans that are commonly known as “water fleas”. The Daphnia live in multiple environments varying from freshwater lakes to acidic swamps. Although, they ca…
ISEF · 2019
Engineering Mechanics
Today, commercial jets burn considerable amounts of fuel when taking off. A possible solution was seen in altering the shape of an airliner's wing so it produces more lift and therefore make…
ISEF · 2019
Translational Medical Science Fourth Award
Circulating tumor DNA in blood holds promise as a cancer-specific biomarker. However, detection of ultra-low mutation allelic frequency (MAF) of ctDNA at early stages of cancer is infeasible…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical Engineering
There are approximately 30 million diabetics in the United States; over 15% of them suffer from plantar pressure ulcers. These ulcers, which are essentially open sores, are caused by pressur…
ISEF · 2018
Systems Software
Clients using public logs should be able to securely verify that data in the log has not been maliciously changed or removed by the log’s server. Unfortunately, this verification in existing…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology Second Award
The increasing global threat of antibiotic resistance and the exhaustion of terrestrial sources of microorganisms with antimicrobial properties, necessitates efforts to augment the current a…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Chemotherapy, a major cancer treatment approach, suffers seriously from multidrug resistance (MDR), generally caused by innate DNA repair proteins or transmembrane efflux proteins that remov…
ISEF · 2018
Systems Software
The election of Donald Trump was a major political surprise for citizens of the United States because for months the American public had been told by polling-based predictive methods that Tr…
ISEF · 2018
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Stress, from chronic mild to acute severe conditions, has extreme negative consequences. The purpose of this study is to explore the psychosomatic and pathological consequences of stress on…
ISEF · 2018
Systems Software Fourth Award
In America, only 30 percent of calls made to emergency medical services (EMS) require medical attention, and in cases where EMS is not required or not available, others can help. Furthermore…
ISEF · 2018
Energy: Chemical
Modern society requires an energy source that is renewable, non-pollutant, efficient and compatible with most machinery. Algal biofuel, a liquid fuel synthesized from the lipid produced by m…
ISEF · 2018
Animal Sciences
Testing bioluminescent dinoflagellates to detect pollution was chosen as the experiment because bioluminescent dinoflagellates were recently an interest. After researching and finding a limi…
ISEF · 2018
Energy: Physical Fourth Award
The goal of this research was to improve the energy produced by a flexible solar cell. A focus was placed on using the ability of the flexible solar cell to conform to surfaces to see if the…
ISEF · 2018
Animal Sciences Third Award
The global rate of infertility stands at an all-time high and nutrition has been discussed as an impactful factor in such concerning trends. Stable oogenesis is continually threatened by gen…
ISEF · 2018
Plant Sciences Fourth Award
Auxin polarization induced by PIN3 genes is critical in effectuating plant phototropism. Upon activation by phototropins that detect light and inhibit the activity of the PINOID kinase (PID)…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
This project was intended to show how electromagnets could provide a better cushion when implemented into sports helmets. Considering previous testing, we decided to see if electromagnets wo…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that causes devastating memory loss and cognitive decline in humans. There is no current cure for AD. Research studies sho…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical Engineering
Each year about 50,000 patients die from colon cancer – it is the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States. Colon cancer usually develops from polyps, which are growths on t…
ISEF · 2018
Biochemistry
This project intent to determine the feasibility of making organic arch support out of plastics made from milk and vinegar mixture. The researchers hypothesized that if organic plastics be m…