CSSF Project Listings: 2009
Microbiology
Senior Division
- S1701 — Third Place
- Ronit B. Abramson, Grade 12
Cell Wall Formation from Marine Diatom Protoplasts: Implications for Novel Transformation and Nanotechnology Techniques
Advisor: Ms. Wendy Slijk
School: Canyon Crest Academy, San Diego, San Diego County
- S1702
- Shilpa P. Argade, Grade 12
Correlating Genetic Signatures with Surface Sugar Expression in Vibrio vulnificus
Advisor: Mr. Robert Dean
School: Scripps Ranch High School, San Diego, San Diego County
- S1703
- Tisa E. Barrios Wilson, Grade 12
Kyle C. Jones, Grade 12
Ali A. Lanewala, Grade 12
Algae Oxygen Production in the Salton Sea
Advisor: Ms. Suzanne Thornbury
School: La Quinta High School, La Quinta, Riverside County
- S1704
- Chingiz R. Bigalimov, Grade 11
Can Fresh Garlic Prevent Fungi Growth?
Advisor: Mr. Rolan Bigalimov
School: Costa Mesa High School, Costa Mesa, Orange County
- S1705
- Michelle V. Chan, Grade 9
Viviane Nguyen, Grade 9
Smack That Thing! Investigating the Transmission of E. coli to Apples through Houseflies
Advisor: Ms. Angie Nguyen
School: Piedmont Hills High School, San Jose, Santa Clara County
- S1706
- Kelly A. Chesus, Grade 11
Joanna K.C. Coker, Grade 11
Phytoplankton Populations: Prospering or Perishing?
Advisor: Mr. Gregg Langlois
School: San Lorenzo Valley High School, Felton, Santa Cruz County
- S1707
- Alexander Co, Grade 10
Grant A. King, Grade 10
How to Keep the Dentist Away
Advisor: Dr. Nikki Malhotra
School: Thousand Oaks High School, Thousand Oaks, Ventura County
- S1708
- Kira A. Cozzolino, Grade 10
The Effect of Colloidal Silver Concentration on the Diameter of the Zone of Inhibition Produced on Escherichia coli
Advisor: Mrs. Karin Cozzolino
School: California Academy of Mathematics & Science, Carson, Los Angeles County
- S1709 — Honorable Mention
- Emily A. Dellinger, Grade 9
Got Clean Water? Studying the E.coli and Coliform Count in Mission Bay and How It Affects Rowers
Advisor: Mr. James Edwards
School: Mt. Everest Academy, San Diego, San Diego County
- S1710
- Joshua S. Hoskinson, Grade 9
Kirtan V. Shelat, Grade 9
The Effectiveness of Allicin on Escherichia coli
Advisor: Mrs. Michelle Hampton
School: King (Martin Luther, Jr.) High School, Riverside, Riverside County
- S1711 — Fourth Place
- Kevin R. Kaufmann, Grade 10
Virus-Based Lithium Ion Batteries
Advisor: Mrs. Constance Boyd-Zeeb
School: Clovis High School, Clovis, Fresno County
- S1712
- Emelia E. Maglieri, Grade 9
Effectiveness of Different Materials In Preventing the Transmission of Airborne Material
Advisor: Mrs. Diane Loflin
School: Quail Lake Charter School, Clovis, Fresno County
- S1713 — First Place
- Raman V. Nelakanti, Grade 11
Inducing Anaerobic Conditions for Hydrogen Production in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
Advisor: Ms. Amanda Alonzo
School: Lynbrook High School, San Jose, Santa Clara County
- S1714
- Phoebe G. Ng, Grade 10
Hand Washing? I'd Rather Touch a Toilet
Advisor: Mrs. Noreen Lin
School: Westlake High School, Westlake Village, Ventura County
- S1715
- Connor J. Rutten, Grade 9
Escherichia coli Bacterial Pollution in the Santa Rosa Watershed
Advisor: Mrs. Teri O'Donnell
School: Carrillo (Maria) High School, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County
- S1716
- Alexandria P. Sharpe, Grade 10
Chumash Medicine: Antibacterial Properties of Native California Plants
Advisor: Mr. Kevin Callaway
School: Hueneme High School, Oxnard, Ventura County
- S1717 — Honorable Mention
- Madeline B. Sides, Grade 11
The Effect of Ocean Acidification on the Coccolithophore Species Emiliania huxleyi
Advisor: Dr. Douglas Nelson
School: Davis Senior High School, Davis, Yolo County
- S1718
- Curtis M. Siegfried, Grade 10
The Penetration Ability of Tinea corporis (Ringworm) in Two and One-Half Hours
Advisor: Mrs. Victoria Acquistapace
School: De La Salle High School, Concord, Contra Costa County
- S1719 — Honorable Mention
- Dorothy L. Silverman, Grade 11
Effects of Calcium and Calcitriol on Plasmodial Shuttle Streaming in P. polycephalum
Advisor: Mrs. Laura Kaufman
School: Flintridge Preparatory School, La Canada Flintridge, Los Angeles County
- S1720
- Haley F. Washburn, Grade 9
Do Different Juices Affect the Effectiveness of Antibiotics?
Advisor: Mr. Nathan Whittington
School: Sanger High School, Sanger, Fresno County
- S1721
- Olivia E. Wong, Grade 9
The Effects of Monotherapy vs. Combination Therapy on Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus to Suppress Resistance
Advisor: Mrs. Donna Maciosek
School: La Quinta High School, La Quinta, Riverside County
- S1722
- Jenny Zhang, Grade 11
The Effect of Complete Chemical, Soluble Synthetic, and Controlled Release Fertilizers on Primary Productivity Growth
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School: California Academy of Mathematics & Science, Carson, Los Angeles County
- S1799 — Second Place
- David K. Tang-Quan, Grade 10
Isolation of Kinase Mutant Genes Governing Stress Response of Candida albicans
Advisor: Mr. Peter Starodub
School: Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, Rolling Hills Estate, Los Angeles County
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