CSSF Project Listings: 2015
Microbiology (General)
Senior Division
- S1501 — Third Place
- Rohan Bhushan, Grade 9
Gravitactic Effects of Copper Pollution on Glucose Metabolism in Euglena gracilis
Advisor: Dr. James Barry
School: Monterey High School, Monterey, Monterey County
- S1502
- Simon Cao, Grade 10
Investigating the Synergism between Polyphenols and Macrolides: A Method to Combat Antibiotic Resistance?
Advisor: Mr. Jonathan Bowns
School: Clovis North High School, Fresno, Fresno County
- S1503
- Augustine G. Chemparathy, Grade 12
Accumulation of the Biodiesel Precursor Triacylglycerol Offsets Oxidative Stress in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
Advisor: Dr. Xiaobo Li
School: Dougherty Valley High School, San Ramon, Contra Costa County
- S1504 — Fourth Place
- Rebecca P. Chen, Grade 12
Determining Genetic Causes of Streptococcus pyogenes' Susceptibility to Retinoic Acid
Advisor: Dr. Ericka Anderson
School: Torrey Pines High School, Encinitas, San Diego County
- S1505
- Yingchen Chen, Grade 10
Yintung Chen, Grade 11
A Comparative Assessment of the Inherited Resistance of Escherichia coli K-12 against Three Common Disinfectants
Advisor: Mr. Michael Antrim
School: Woodbridge High School, Irvine, Orange County
- S1506 — Honorable Mention
- David A. Colton, Grade 11
The Survival of the Probiotic Lactobacillus acidophilus in a Model Stomach System
Advisor: Dr. Jane Wiloughby
School: San Diego Jewish Academy, San Diego, San Diego County
- S1507
- Grace M. Dailey, Grade 9
The Effect of Increasing Colloidal Silver Concentrations in Combination with Vancomycin against B. cereus and E. coli
Advisor: Mr. Carl Ma
School: The Branson School, Ross, Marin County
- S1508
- Anna D. de la Rosa, Grade 9
Red Hot Fungi Fighters: Effect of Capsaicin Extracted from Kashmiri Chili Peppers on Growth of Aspergillus flavus
Advisor: Mr. Franklin Parmar
School: Connelly (Cornelia) School of the Holy Child, Anaheim, Orange County
- S1509
- Luke J. Elissiry, Grade 10
Elizabeth J. Vojvoda, Grade 10
Using Computer Simulation to Determine the Effect of Fatality Rate on the Spread of Disease
Advisor: Mrs. Robin Groch
School: San Ramon Valley High School, Danville, Contra Costa County
- S1510
- Michelle A. Essien, Grade 11
Everett N. Kim, Grade 11
Efficiency of Viral Phage T4 in Combating E. coli
Advisor: Mrs. Teri Osborn
School: Centennial High School, Corona, Riverside County
- S1511 — First Place
- Elan E. Filler, Grade 11
Transcriptional Regulators as Drug Targets for Treatment of C. glabrata Infection
Advisor: Ms. Julie Munoz
School: Palos Verdes High School, Palos Verdes Estates, Los Angeles County
- S1512
- Anita Garg, Grade 9
Hari Garg, Grade 11
A Survey and ANOVA Analysis of Ultra-Low Concentrations of Bacterial Contamination
Advisor: Ms. Shannon Bunch
School: University High School, Irvine, Orange County
- S1513
- Quentin A. Gonzalez, Grade 9
Can Algae Be Used as an Ink Substitute?
Advisor: Ms. Paul Hunt
School: Villa Park High School, Villa Park, Orange County
- S1514
- Sophia M. Hewitt, Grade 9
Optimizing Chromosomal Exposure for Fluorescence in situ Hybridization in Tetrahymena thermophila
Advisor: Ms. Lea Richardson
School: North Hollywood Senior High School, North Hollywood, Los Angeles County
- S1515
- Lauren M. Hinkley, Grade 10
Effects of Calcium and Vitamin K on Microtubule Depolymerization in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
Advisor: Dr. Nikki Malhotra
School: Thousand Oaks High School, Thousand Oaks, Ventura County
- S1516 — Honorable Mention
- Ray C. Huang, Grade 11
Toward a Strategy for Extending Antibiotic Effectiveness Indefinitely: Introducing Antibacterial Bio-Restriction
Advisor: Mr. Wayne Garabedian
School: Clovis West High School, Fresno, Fresno County
- S1517
- Garron W. Ireton, Grade 11
Gentamicin Assay: A Study of the Effects of Gene Suppression on E. coli Infectivity Rates
Advisor: Mrs. Debbie Lewis
School: Desert High School, Edwards, Kern County
- S1518
- Bowen Jiang, Grade 9
Your Daily Plate of Algae: The Effect of Algal Hydrophobicity on Their Ability to Grow on Solid Media
Advisor: Dr. Gordon Wolfe
School: Pleasant Valley Senior High School, Chico, Butte County
- S1519
- Joshua R. John, Grade 9
What Is the Effect of Dollar Bill Value on the Amount of Microbes Found Present on the Bill?
Advisor: Ms. Renee Fallon
School: Monta Vista High School, Cupertino, Santa Clara County
- S1520 — Second Place
- Anthony K. Kang, Grade 10
TraY-cing the Origins of Antibiotic Resistance Spread through F Conjugation
Advisor: Mr. Ariel Haas
School: Canyon Crest Academy, San Diego, San Diego County
- S1521
- Saumya R. Keremane, Grade 12
A Rapid Field Detection of Liberibacter Bacteria Using Lateral Flow Technology
Advisor: Dr. Richard Lee
School: King (Martin Luther, Jr.) High School, Riverside, Riverside County
- S1522 — Honorable Mention
- Janie Kim, Grade 10
Developing a Novel Antimicrobial Using Contact Lens Solution Preservatives
Advisor: Mrs. Elaine Gillum
School: Scripps Ranch High School, San Diego, San Diego County
- S1523
- Kai M. Kirby, Grade 10
James T. Schulfer, Grade 10
Kirk O. Tada, Grade 10
Electric Fungi 2.0: A Practical Approach to the Propagation of Fungi as a Food, Medicine, and Cure for Hunger
Advisor: Mr. Woody Maxwell
School: Ventura High School, Ventura, Ventura County
- S1524 — Honorable Mention
- Varun R. Mandi, Grade 11
Novel HIV & Tuberculosis Combination Therapy: Proliposomal Formulation of Efavirenz & Glutathione for the Dual-Infected
Advisor: Mr. James Kirkpatrick
School: Troy High School, Fullerton, Orange County
- S1525
- Advait Patil, Grade 9
CryoSubtilis: A Synthetic Biological Approach to Engineering Cold Resistance in B. subtilis
Advisor: Mr. Jason Lee
School: Lynbrook High School, San Jose, Santa Clara County
- S1526
- Titus M. Patton, Grade 10
Antimicrobial Properties of Stingray Mucus
Advisor: Dr. Amardeep Khushoo
School: Sanger High School, Sanger, Fresno County
- S1527
- Ruby A. Rorty, Grade 9
Risky Business: Using Physarum polycephalum to Model Comparative Evaluation
Advisor: Dr. Lindsay Hinck
School: Santa Cruz High School, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County
- S1528 — Honorable Mention
- Akshay K. Srivastava, Grade 12
The Effects of Temperature on Exoelectrogenic Bacteria with Applications to Microbial Fuel Cell Performance
Advisor: Mrs. Janet Schneider
School: Apple Valley High School, Apple Valley, San Bernardino County
- S1529
- Chaitra S. Subbarao, Grade 11
Molecular Detection of Peronospora effusa during the Latent Period
Advisor: Dr. Steve Klosterman
School: Salinas High School, Salinas, Monterey County
- S1530
- Cecilia C. Wolf, Grade 10
The Effect of Amount of Dextrose Sugar on the Carbon Production of Bakers, Brewers, and Champagne Yeast
Advisor: Mr. Todd Samet
School: Redwood High School, Larkspur, Marin County
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