CSSF Project Listings: 2015
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Senior Division
- S0501
- Rupsa B. Acharya, Grade 10
The Effect of Carica papaya Leaf on the Lifespan of C. elegans with Fatal Germline Tumors
Advisor: Mr. Jason Lee
School: Lynbrook High School, San Jose, Santa Clara County
- S0502 — Second Place
- Rohan Arora, Grade 9
Using Virtual Screening Methods to Identify a Novel and Noninvasive Method of Heart Disease Treatment and Prevention
Advisor: Mr. Neeraj Arora
School: American High School, Fremont, Alameda County
- S0503
- Kyung Eun Baek, Grade 11
Cancer Targeting Activity of Salmonella Invasion Protein A
Advisor: Mrs. Julia Newman
School: Torrey Pines High School, Encinitas, San Diego County
- S0504 — Honorable Mention
- Jessika Baral, Grade 10
Novel Usage of Natural Phytochemical 3,3-diindolylmethane as Anti-Cancer Therapeutic and Preventative Drug for Melanoma
Advisor: Dr. Gary Firestone, PhD.
School: Mission San Jose High School, Fremont, Alameda County
- S0505
- Julie Barreto, Grade 11
Andrea Benitez, Grade 11
Esmeralda E. Lara, Grade 11
The Effects of Papain and Bromelain in Denaturing Bos Primegenious
Advisor: Mrs. Robin Pearce
School: Carter (Wilmer Amina) High School, Rialto, San Bernardino County
- S0506
- Charley H. Bi, Grade 11
Austin W. Chang, Grade 11
Cooper J. Ge, Grade 11
How Bacterially Secreted Intrinsic Factor Affects Vitamin B12 Transfer
Advisor: Dr. Rita Huff
School: Valley Christian High School, San Jose, Santa Clara County
- S0507
- Ruoxi Michelle Chen, Grade 11
Mathematical Models of the Growth of Stem Cell Driven Cell Clusters
Advisor: Dr. Drew Ishii
School: Sage Hill High School, Newport Coast, Orange County
- S0508 — First Place
- Min Jean Cho, Grade 11
Identification of Pathogen and Anti-Ebola Drug Targets Using Bayes' Theorem and Information Entropy
Advisor: Mrs. Julia Newman
School: Torrey Pines High School, Encinitas, San Diego County
- S0509
- Parsa Derakhshan, Grade 11
Examining the Role of CXCR4 on the Differential Migration of ESC-Derived Neural Stem Cells
Advisor: Ms. Shannon Bunch
School: University High School, Irvine, Orange County
- S0510 — Honorable Mention
- Durga Ganesh, Grade 11
Identification of NUSAP1 as a Novel Therapeutic Target for Aggressive Prostate Cancer
Advisor: Mr. Jason Lee
School: Lynbrook High School, San Jose, Santa Clara County
- S0511
- Paul Gauvreau, Grade 9
Artificially Formed Stable Interactions
Advisor: Mr. Ariel Haas
School: Canyon Crest Academy, San Diego, San Diego County
- S0512
- Priyansh Gupta, Grade 9
Investigating the Role of Antioxidants in the Prevention of Skin Cancer Using Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Advisor: Dr. Nikki Malhotra
School: Thousand Oaks High School, Thousand Oaks, Ventura County
- S0513
- Stephanie M. Hu, Grade 11
A Computer-Based Integrated Analysis of Genomic Signatures in Ovarian Cancer
Advisor: Mrs. Julia Newman
School: Torrey Pines High School, Encinitas, San Diego County
- S0514
- Maya Jayanth, Grade 10
Development of New Primers and TaqMan(R) Probes for the Detection of Grapevine Viruses
Advisor: Dr. Mysore Sudarshana
School: Mira Loma High School, Sacramento, Sacramento County
- S0515
- Nivedita Kanrar, Grade 9
Testing for Predicted Transposable Elements in Citrus sinensis and C. clementina
Advisor: Dr. James M. Burnette
School: Riverside STEM Academy, Riverside, Riverside County
- S0516
- Emily A. Kim, Grade 11
Electrophysiology-Based Screen to Discover Genes Involved in Synaptic Homeostasis
Advisor: Mr. Peter Starodub
School: Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, Rolling Hills Estates, Los Angeles County
- S0517
- Cody L. Lim, Grade 12
Optimizing Viral Vectors for Site-Specific Gene Therapy in Hematopoietic Stem Cells
Advisor: Dr. Paula Cannon
School: Bravo (Francisco) Medical Magnet High School, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County
- S0518
- Vincent Lok, Grade 11
DNA Damage Induced by a Novel Drug Cocktail Regulates Chemokine Production in Leukemia through Cytosolic DNA Sensing
Advisor: Dr. Caius Radu
School: Thousand Oaks High School, Thousand Oaks, Ventura County
- S0520
- Edward Park, Grade 10
Hybrid Biosensor Capable of Early Diagnosing and Rapidly Monitoring Breast Cancer
Advisor: Dr. Ji Hoon Lee
School: Larchmont Charter School, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County
- S0521
- Jayani R.T. Ratnam, Grade 9
Effective Targeted Therapy for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer using EGFR Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors Based on the Mutation ty
Advisor: Mrs. Janet Kaehms
School: Dublin High School, Dublin, Alameda County
- S0522 — Third Place
- Swetha Revanur, Grade 11
Enabling Precision Medicine with Big Data: A Cross-Platform Framework to Characterize Gene Presence and Function
Advisor: Mr. David Walz
School: Evergreen Valley High School, San Jose, Santa Clara County
- S0524
- Alap A. Sahoo, Grade 12
Adaptations to Restriction Enzymes in Various Bacteriophage Genomes
Advisor: Mrs. Crystal Neptune
School: Stockdale High School, Bakersfield, Kern County
- S0525 — Fourth Place
- Japmeet Sandhu, Grade 12
Ashima Thusu, Grade 11
Role of Taste Receptor Gene TAS2R38 and Fat Sensor Protein CD36 in Supertasting Ability and Childhood Obesity
Advisor: Mr. Jonathan Bowns
School: Clovis North High School, Fresno, Fresno County
- S0526
- Anin Sayana, Grade 11
Novel Design and Optimization of an EGFRvIII-based Cancer Peptide Vaccine
Advisor: Dr. Debjani Roy
School: Bellarmine College Preparatory, San Jose, Santa Clara County
- S0527
- Rebecca M. Sine, Grade 12
Allopregnanolone Site of Action for Promoting Regeneration of Human Neural Stem Cells: Uncovering the Paths
Advisor: Mrs. Ramirez De La Cruz
School: Bravo (Francisco) Medical Magnet High School, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County
- S0528
- Varun J. Venkatesh, Grade 10
HDX Mass Spectrometry Study to Identify a Key, New Thrombin-TM Complex Mechanism Used to Prevent Blood Clotting
Advisor: Mr. Jason Lee
School: Lynbrook High School, San Jose, Santa Clara County
- S0529
- Clare Zhu, Grade 11
Development of Feature-Based Receptor-Ligand Docking Using POVME
Advisor: Ms. Judie Persons
School: Northwood High School, Irvine, Orange County
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