11705 projects whose affiliated fair was here, most recently in 2026.
ISEF records a state or province for some finalists and not others, so these counts do not add up to the country total.
11705 projects · showing 3181–3210
ISEF · 2023
Microbiology Fourth Award
Discovering new antibiotics or identifying alternative therapies to address antibiotic resistance is pivotal. One option is bacteriophage (phage) therapy, which can be used to treat bacteria…
ISEF · 2023
Chemistry
Raising livestock causes environmental challenges due to production of greenhouse gasses, need of space, and high cost. Insects, on the other hand, hardly produce greenhouse gasses, need lit…
ISEF · 2023
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The research and development of new medicine are expensive and time-consuming: the entire process from discovery to distribution takes up to 12 years, costing as much as $2.5 billion USD. Hu…
ISEF · 2023
Cellular and Molecular Biology Second Award
Over $10.8 billion is spent each year in various oncology clinical trials. However, only 3.4% of those trials succeed. This is because of the lack of precision in the selection of targets to…
ISEF · 2023
Translational Medical Science
The development of therapeutic antibodies with high binding affinities is essential for various in vivo applications, including passive immunization, antigen-presence diagnostics, and cancer…
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…
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
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…
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
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…
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…
ISEF · 2023
Biomedical and Health Sciences Fourth Award
Type two Diabetes is an epidemic. Because there is no cure for diabetes and the current treatments can be expensive and inaccessible, exploration for more affordable management tools for the…
ISEF · 2023
Physics and Astronomy
The question of whether or not plants exploit quantum coherent effects in order to transport energy through their photosynthetic antenna is currently very controversial in the biophysics com…
ISEF · 2023
Translational Medical Science Fourth Award
G-quadruplex structures (G4s) are one of many secondary structures that genomic DNA adopts, apart from its canonical B-form, and they are a vital part of cellular regulation. Sequences that…
ISEF · 2023
Translational Medical Science Third Award
Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is an extremely aggressive form of lung cancer with a less than 5% five-year survival rate. The poor prognosis is mainly attributed to the lack of effective, lo…
ISEF · 2023
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Rare, aggressive pediatric brain tumor ETMR is frequently misdiagnosed, reducing chances of survival. Early diagnosis is crucial due to its short average 12 month prognosis. While ETMR is ch…
ISEF · 2023
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
The use of biofuels such as cellulosic ethanol has the potential to decrease the amount of carbon emissions. Algae is a potential source of biomass to produce such cellulosic ethanol, but th…