CSSF Category Awards: 2016
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology

Senior Division

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S0524 — First Place

Varun Mandi, Grade 12
Examining Coding and Non-Coding Regions of Enhancer Landscapes in Vascular Cells (VSMCs) Stimulated with Angiotensin II
Advisor: Mr. James Kirkpatrick
School: Troy High School, Fullerton, Orange County

S0525 — Second Place

Gitanjali P. Multani, Grade 11
Priyanka P. Multani, Grade 11
Early Detection of Epithelial Ovarian Cancer via B7-H4 Quantification in a Microfluidic System
Advisor: Dr. Ratneshwar Lal
School: Torrey Pines High School, San Diego, San Diego County

S0503 — Third Place

Jerry Chen, Grade 10
Amy Jin, Grade 10
Combating the Obesity Epidemic: Gene Knockdown and Drug Repurposing to Discover Therapeutic Targets and Novel Treatments
Advisor: Mr. Chris Spenner
School: Harker (The) School, San Jose, Santa Clara County

S0540 — Fourth Place

Clare Zhu, Grade 12
Quantifying the Complexity of Conformational Transitions in the Partial and Biased Activations of GPCRs
Advisor: Dr. Lei Shi
School: Northwood High School, Irvine, Orange County

S0513 — Honorable Mention

Aditya A. Guru, Grade 10
Discovery of a Novel Mutation Causing Retinal Degeneration through Genomic Analysis
Advisor: Dr. Radha Ayyagari
School: Torrey Pines High School, San Diego, San Diego County

S0518 — Honorable Mention

Krish B. Kapadia, Grade 9
Anjay Saklecha, Grade 9
The Use of Lactic Acid Levels in Saliva as a Novel Biomarker for Sepsis
Advisor: Dr. Erez Podoly
School: Harker (The) School, San Jose, Santa Clara County

S0532 — Honorable Mention

Anin Sayana, Grade 12
Accelerating Cancer Immunotherapy: Optimization of an EGFRvIII-based Cancer Vaccine for Improved Glioblastoma Prognosis
Advisor: Dr. Albert Wong
School: Bellarmine College Preparatory, San Jose, Santa Clara County

S0535 — Honorable Mention

Scott S. Song, Grade 11
Development of a Novel Microfluidic System to Study Neurodegenerative Disorders
Advisor: Mr. Chris Spenner
School: Harker (The) School, San Jose, Santa Clara County