CSSF Project Listings: 2013
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Senior Division
- S0502
- Nicolo R. Daug, Grade 11
Michael S. Decicco, Grade 11
Metal Chelation Using Natural Compounds and Its Effect on Catalase Activity: Implications in Neurodegenerative Diseases
Advisor: Mrs. Dawn Reed
School: Bakersfield Christian High School, Bakersfield, Kern County
- S0503
- Rocio C. Del Cid, Grade 11
A New Genetic Transformation Method: Agrobacterium and CowpeaChloric Mosaic Virus in a Replication Independent Matter
Advisor: Mrs. Rina Morales
School: John Marshall High School, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County
- S0504
- Alexander N. Deng, Grade 11
Justin D. Wang, Grade 11
Preventing Cancer Metastasis by Targeting the Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition
Advisor: Dr. KunLiang Guan, Ms. Julia Newman
School: Torrey Pines High School, Encinitas, San Diego County
- S0505
- Rachel S. Dokko, Grade 11
Expression and Identification of N-acetylglucosamine-6-sulfatase (GNS): A Potential ERT Drug for Sanfilippo Syndrome D
Advisor: Mr. Peter Starodub
School: Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, Rolling Hills Estates, Los Angeles County
- S0506 — Honorable Mention
- Noa Glaser, Grade 11
Novel Software Tool for Structural Analysis of MHC Interactions with Immune Epitopes
Advisor: Mr. Brinn Belyea
School: Torrey Pines High School, Encinitas, San Diego County
- S0507
- Adithi R. Iyer, Grade 9
Regeneration Revolution
Advisor: Mr. Michael Nakaue
School: Woodbridge High School, Irvine, Orange County
- S0508
- Andrew C. Jin, Grade 10
Breast Cancer Prognosis through Gene Expression Profiling and Tumor Morphology
Advisor: Mr. Chris Spenner
School: Harker (The) School, San Jose, Santa Clara County
- S0509
- Dhuvarakesh Karthikeyan, Grade 9
Waste to Energy: Converting Cellulosic Waste into Fermentable Sugars for Bioethanol Production
Advisor: Mrs. Joanna Condon
School: California High School, San Ramon, Contra Costa County
- S0510
- Somya Khare, Grade 10
Improving Binding Affinity of the Calbindin-D9k Protein to Develop Efficient Calcium Biosensors
Advisor: Mrs. Amanda Alonzo
School: Lynbrook High School, San Jose, Santa Clara County
- S0511
- Daniel Kuai, Grade 9
Crazy for Catalase: The Effects of Temperature and Concentration on Enzyme Reaction Times
Advisor: Mr. Garrett Hageman
School: Acaciawood College Preparatory Academy, Anaheim, Orange County
- S0512 — First Place
- Charles J. Li, Grade 11
Solving the Mysteries of Reversible Messenger RNA Methylation
Advisor: Dr. Chuan He
School: California High School, San Ramon, Contra Costa County
- S0513 — Honorable Mention
- Sean E. Limfat, Grade 12
Alexander Lin, Grade 11
Michael Shi, Grade 11
Project T.A.B.I. (The Automated Biodiesel Invention): A Study of the Production and Benefits of Biodiesel
Advisor: Ms. Barbara Young
School: Arcadia High School, Arcadia, Los Angeles County
- S0514
- Priyanka Mahapatra, Grade 11
Halting Colorectal Cancer Progression through Chemokine G Protein-Coupled Receptor Signaling
Advisor: Mr. Jack Fendell
School: Mission San Jose High School, Fremont, Alameda County
- S0515
- James A. Najera, Grade 11
Kavya (Missing) Ramakrishnan, Grade
The Optimization of Industrial Scale Biodiesel Production
Advisor: Mrs. Shirley Miranda
School: COSMOS, San Diego, San Diego County
- S0516
- Anchit Narain, Grade 9
Preparing for Biofuels: Finding Alternative Sources for Cellulosic Ethanol (Year 2)
Advisor: Mr. Siva Subramanian
School: Clovis North High School, Fresno, Fresno County
- S0517
- Suchita P. Nety, Grade 12
Assessing a Targeted Heptapeptide as a Molecular Imaging Agent for Colorectal Cancer Screening
Advisor: Dr. Jonathan Hardy
School: Harker (The) School, San Jose, Santa Clara County
- S0518 — Third Place
- Natalie Ng, Grade 11
Advancing Precision Medicine: MicroRNA Prognostic Signatures and Prediction Models for Breast Cancer
Advisor: Mr. Joe Kim
School: Monta Vista High School, Cupertino, Santa Clara County
- S0519 — Fourth Place
- Jiho Park, Grade 11
MD Simulations of Membrane-Bound Aromatase with Titrated Asp-309: Implications for Catalysis and Novel Inhibitors
Advisor: Dr. Rommie Amaro
School: University High School, Irvine, Orange County
- S0520
- Shruthi R. Perati, Grade 11
A Molecular Study of Ror2/Wnt Signaling Pathways and Their Effects on Facial Deformities During Embryonic Development
Advisor: Mrs. Kavita Gupta
School: Monta Vista High School, Cupertino, Santa Clara County
- S0521
- Jazz Pouls, Grade 11
Analyzing Genomic Divergence in the Swainson's Thrush
Advisor: Mr. Christopher Nestlerode
School: Pacific Collegiate School, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County
- S0522
- Anika Radiya-Dixit, Grade 12
Regenerative Potential of Healthy vs. Diabetic Adipose-derived Stem Cells in the Setting of Biomimetic Hydrogel Scaffold
Advisor: Dr. Michael Sorkin
School: Harker (The) School, San Jose, Santa Clara County
- S0523
- Alap A. Sahoo, Grade 10
Effects of E. coli Restriction Enzymes on Lambda Phage DNA
Advisor: Mrs. Crystal Neptune
School: Stockdale High School, Bakersfield, Kern County
- S0525 — Honorable Mention
- Aryo Sorayya, Grade 12
Designing a Novel Freeze-Stable Tetanus Vaccine
Advisor: Dr. Rajiv Nayar
School: Monte Vista High School, Danville, Contra Costa County
- S0526
- Daniel Y. Suh, Grade 10
Nanowire Device to Detect Circulating Tumor Cells
Advisor: Mr. Peter Starodub
School: Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, Rolling Hills Estates, Los Angeles County
- S0527 — Second Place
- Emily S. Wang, Grade 11
A New Light In Biosensing: Engineering Photostable GFP Mutants for FRET
Advisor: Mrs. Elana Zizmor
School: Gunn (Henry M.) High School, Palo Alto, Santa Clara County
- S0528
- Steven M. Wang, Grade 10
Anti-Tumor Immunity: A Novel Hybrid Cellular Automaton for Cancer Vaccines
Advisor: Dr. Gary Blickenstaff
School: Harker (The) School, San Jose, Santa Clara County
- S0529
- Cooper L. Wedge, Grade 11
The Effect of Amino Acid Mutations on the Refolding of Thrombomodulin
Advisor: Mrs. Shannon Foster
School: Granite Hills High School, El Cajon, San Diego County
- S0530
- Catherine Wu, Grade 11
Reverse Suppressor Screen for a Dominant Mutant Form of SUMO Protein in Yeast
Advisor: Ms. Wendy Slijk
School: Canyon Crest Academy, San Diego, San Diego County
- S0531
- Holly Zhou, Grade 11
Bioinformatic Analysis of the Insulin Signaling Pathway in the Moon Jellyfish Aurelia
Advisor: Ms. Judy Fusco
School: Villa Park High School, Villa Park, Orange County
- S0597
- Joshua S. Mytych, Grade 12
The Effect of Carnosine on Glycation-induced Aggregation of a Human Therapeutic Antibody
Advisor: Dr. Nikki Malhotra
School: Thousand Oaks High School, Thousand Oaks, Ventura County
- S0598
- Andrew Barboza, Grade 12
Kimberly A. Grospe, Grade 12
Courtney B. Montague, Grade 12
Enzymatic Analysis of Various Tissues of the Bos primigenius
Advisor: Ms. Robin Pearce
School: Carter (Wilmer Amina) High School, Rialto, San Bernardino County
- S0599
- Saumya R. Keremane, Grade 10
Biochemical Analysis of Color Development in Citrus: Year 4
Advisor: Dr. Richard Lee
School: King (Martin Luther, Jr.) High School, Riverside, Riverside County
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