Biochemistry

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S0301 Blackmar, Carla A. Grade 10, San Diego County

Essential Amino Acids for Thrombin Inhibition by Thrombomodulin Peptides
Advisor: Ms. Judith Reith
School: Point Loma High School, San Diego

S0302 Chan, Walter W. Grade 11, Monterey County

Test of Strychnine Concentration in Chinese Herbal Medicines
Advisor: Dr. Armando Galindo
School: Stevenson (Robert Louis) High School, Pebble Beach

S0303 Chen, Irene A. Grade 12, San Diego County

Expression and Function of Two Novel Genes (PEM and mCAT-2): Implications for Metastasis and Arginine Transport
Advisor: Mr. W. Larry Clark
School: La Jolla Senior High School, La Jolla

S0304 Cheung, Elaine M. Grade 11, Los Angeles County

Are All Red Flowers Made of the Same Color Composition?
Advisor: Mr. Lawrence Walker
School: Calabasas High School, Calabasas

S0305 Collom, Charles D. Grade 11, Kern County

Mutations!
Advisor: Mrs. Malinda Hoskins
School: Community Christian High School, Bakersfield

S0306 DeWalt, Kevin C. Grade 12, San Diego County

The Effect of Fever on Lipopolysaccharides
Advisor: Dr. Neal Biggart
School: Bonita Vista Senior High School, Chula Vista

S0307 Dunn, Walter S. Grade 12, San Mateo County

Liposome-Mediated Gene Delivery (A Possible Method to Treat Genetic Diseases)
Advisor: Keelung Hong
School: Menlo School, Atherton

S0308 Gatlin, Megan R. Grade 10, Kern County

Deterioration of Ascorbic Acid in Citrus aurantifolia and Citrus sinensis Relating the Results to Scurvy
Advisor: Mr. Jeff Sarratt
School: Stockdale High School, Bakersfield

S0309 Hancock, Melissa J. Grade 12, Ventura County

Natural Genetic Engineering Conjugative Plasmid Transfer
Advisor: Mr. Ray Sepulveda
School: Santa Paula Union High School, Santa Paula

S0310 Hsu, Pattie K. Grade 12, Los Angeles County

Tuftelin Expression During Mouse Tooth Development
Advisor: Dr. Duane Nichols
School: Alhambra High School, Alhambra

S0311 Hunkapiller, Kathryn L. Grade 12, San Mateo County

DNA Fingerprinting: What is the Best Protocol for Polymerase Chain Reaction?
Advisor: Ms. Tanya Bauriedel
School: Menlo School, Atherton

S0312 Indorante, Sabrina M. Grade 12, Fresno County

Heat and Glucose Test Strips
Advisor: Mr. Mike Olenchalk
School: Buchanan (Floyd B.) High School, Clovis

S0314 Larsen, Tricia A. Grade 10, Riverside County

Does the Composition of Gas in the Pneumatocysts of Seaweed Vary at Different Beaches?
Advisor: Mr. Phil Beach
School: Centennial High School, Corona

S0315 Mattison, Shawn D. Grade 10, San Diego County

Foreign Gene Expression in Myeloma Cells
Advisor: Ms. Victoria Coordt
School: Torrey Pines High School, Encinitas

S0316 Mercado, Pamela E. Grade 12, Los Angeles County

NEF-1 and Myristoylation: The Effect on Lipid Association
Advisor: Dr. Roberta Bruni
School: King-Drew Medical Magnet High School, Los Angeles

S0317 Mitchell, Brikia K. Grade 11, San Diego County

The Characterization of Adenylate Kinase in Corn
Advisor: Mr. Carl Stultz
School: Lincoln Senior High School, San Diego

S0318 Osborne-Lewis, Emily Jane J., II Grade 11, San Bernardino County

Identification by Electrophoresis of Proteolytic Digestion Products of a Wheat Gene for Breadmaking Quality Transferred
Advisor: Mr. Daniel Morse
School: Bloomington High School, Bloomington

S0320 Sakata, Derrick Grade 11, San Mateo County

Immunohistochemical Detection of Mutant P53 Gene Product in Colon Cancer: Which is Optimal, Frozen or Formalin Fixed Tis
Advisor: Ms. Tanya Bauriedel
School: Menlo School, Atherton

S0321 Scora, Peter E. Grade 12, Riverside County

What is the Chemical Composition of Ocotea nicaraguense, Food of the Quetzal?
Advisor: Ms. Celine Santiago
School: Valley View High School, Moreno Valley

S0322 Snipes, Monica A. Grade 12, Kern County

Sol-Gel Encapsulated Biomolecules
Advisor: Mrs. Beverly Hill
School: Burroughs (Sherman E.) High School, Ridgecrest

S0323 Stephenson, Mary M. Grade 12, Santa Clara County

Do Beans Have Fingerprints? Electrophoresis of Bean Proteins
Advisor: Mr. Jack Elwell
School: Independence High School, San Jose

S0324 Tran, Hung C. Grade 12, Los Angeles County

Exploring Possible Involvement of Increase in Ploidy in the Development of Breast Cancer
Advisor: Dr. Daniel Broek
School: Bravo (Francisco) Medical Magnet High School, Los Angeles

S0325 Trinh, Dung T. Grade 12, Los Angeles County

Catecholase and Peroxidase Activities in Iron Deficient Avocado Leaves
Advisor: Dr. Duane Nichols
School: Alhambra High School, Alhambra

S0327 Wiley, Jeff A. Grade 11, San Mateo County

Chinese Hamster Karyotype
Advisor: Ms. Tanya Bauriedel
School: Menlo School, Atherton

S0328 Wu, Charlotte A. Grade 11, San Diego County

Molecular Basis for Endothelium Response to Hemodynamic Forces
Advisor: Dr. Yeun-Jund Shyy
School: Torrey Pines High School, Encinitas