CSSF Project Listings: 2016
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology

Senior Division

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S0501
Vardhaan S. Ambati, Grade 11 portrait
A Permutable Nanotherapeutic Using Engineered CRISPR/Cas9: A Personalized Treatment for Cancer Heterogeneity and Viruses
Advisor: Dr. Thuy Anh Nguyen
School: Mitty (Archbishop) High School, San Jose, Santa Clara County
S0502
Jessika Baral, Grade 11 portrait
Small Cell Lung Cancer Detection Using Nuclear Factor I/B Expression: Increase Patient Survival in 1 Minute for 1 Dollar
Advisor: Dr. Julien Sage
School: Mission San Jose High School, Fremont, Alameda County
S0503 — Third Place
Jerry Chen, Grade 10 portrait
Amy Jin, Grade 10 portrait
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
S0504
Caleb E. Cheung, Grade 9 portrait
Moringa oleifera and Boswellia serrata, Natural Calcium, and BMP-6 Inducers to Treat Osteoporosis
Advisor: Dr. Shiva Sreenath Andrali
School: Maranatha High School, Pasadena, Los Angeles County
S0505
Julia H. Cho, Grade 12 portrait
Genetically Encoded Bioluminescence Resonance Energy Transfer-based Ca2+ Indicator for in vivo and Deep Tissue Imaging
Advisor: Mrs. Pamela Chow
School: Monta Vista High School, Cupertino, Santa Clara County
S0506
Noa E. Dahan, Grade 10 portrait
Identification of MDM2 as a Novel Antiapoptotic Factor in Grade IV Astrocytoma
Advisor: Mr. Ariel Haas
School: Canyon Crest Academy, San Diego, San Diego County
S0507
Amy C. Dunphy, Grade 10 portrait
Preventing Urushiol (Poison Oak) Induced Dermatitis by Deactivating the Allergen
Advisor: Mr. Chris Spenner
School: Harker (The) School, San Jose, Santa Clara County
S0508
Rochelle M. Ellison, Grade 12 portrait
Effects of Curcumin and Tannic Acid on Amyloid Beta Aggregation: A Novel Potential Therapy for Alzheimer's Disease
Advisor: Dr. Nikki Malhotra
School: Thousand Oaks High School, Thousand Oaks, Ventura County
S0509
Durga Ganesh, Grade 12 portrait
Angiopoietin-2 Induces Myeloid Cell Adhesion via G Protein-Coupled Receptor X
Advisor: Mr. Jason Lee
School: Lynbrook High School, San Jose, Santa Clara County
S0510
Chloe Glikbarg, Grade 11 portrait
Identification of a Transdifferentiation Regulating Gene in C. elegans
Advisor: Dr. Pan-Young Jeong
School: Dos Pueblos Senior High School, Goleta, Santa Barbara County
S0511
Sarah F. Gross, Grade 10 portrait
pHood Matters: The Impact of Food pH on Health in Its Application to Humans through Testing Chicks and Mice
Advisor: Ms. Deborah Kenton
School: Trinity Pacific Christian School, Thousand Oaks, Ventura County
S0512
Shivani Gupta, Grade 12 portrait
A Quantification of Anthocyanin Levels in Fruits
Advisor: Dr. Sanjay Gupta
School: Stockdale High School, Bakersfield, Kern County
S0513 — Honorable Mention
Aditya A. Guru, Grade 10 portrait
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
S0514
Krystal R. Horton, Grade 9 portrait
A Simple Field Detection of Citrus HLB Associated Bacteria in Insect Vectors
Advisor: Dr. Manjunath Keremane
School: Western Center Academy, Hemet, Riverside County
S0515
Kylie M. Huch, Grade 12 portrait
Quantifying the Extent to Which Traits of Extinct Species Can be Revived via the Bioengineering Method of De-extinction
Advisor: Mr. Darren Dressen
School: Los Altos High School, Los Altos, Santa Clara County
S0516
Neda Izadyar, Grade 11 portrait
Bioengineering of Bone Fragments in Calcium Alginate Using Canine Adipose Derived Stem Cells Exposed to BMP-7
Advisor: Mr. Mike Antrim
School: Woodbridge High School, Irvine, Orange County
S0517
Saichandra Kalvakota, Grade 11 portrait
Mathematical Models of Cancer Development in the Human Digestive System
Advisor: Mr. Paul Hunt
School: Villa Park High School, Villa Park, Orange County
S0518 — Honorable Mention
Krish B. Kapadia, Grade 9 portrait
Anjay Saklecha, Grade 9 portrait
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
S0519
Ryan D. Kmet, Grade 12 portrait
A Pharmacologic Study Side Effect Prediction through Evaluation of Target and Nontarget Proteins
Advisor: Ms. Tami Johnson
School: California City High School, California City, Kern County
S0520
Morgan M. Kopecky, Grade 9 portrait
A Novel Silk Fibroin Derived Paper Sensor for the Noninvasive Detection of Diabetes
Advisor: Mr. Mike Antrim
School: Woodbridge High School, Irvine, Orange County
S0521
Nishanth Krishnan, Grade 11 portrait
Protein Cages with Antibody Binding Capacity for Targeted Drug Delivery
Advisor: Dr. Jacek Ostrowski
School: Torrey Pines High School, San Diego, San Diego County
S0522
Pranav V. Lalgudi, Grade 11 portrait
Identification of Transdifferentiation Regulating Genes in Caenorhabditis elegans
Advisor: Mr. Jason Lee
School: Lynbrook High School, San Jose, Santa Clara County
S0523
Jasmine A. Mack, Grade 12 portrait
Variations of Zeaxanthin epoxidase and Phosphoglucomutase in Landoltia punctata
Advisor: Ms. Katherine Huang
School: Dougherty Valley High School, San Ramon, Contra Costa County
S0524 — First Place
Varun Mandi, Grade 12 portrait
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 portrait
Priyanka P. Multani, Grade 11 portrait
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
S0526
Onyinyechi C. Onyeador, Grade 10 portrait
Effects on Mouse Growth of Postnatal Novel Protein Kinase Gene Deletion in Endothelial Cells
Advisor: Dr. Rebecca Stockton
School: Palos Verdes High School, Palos Verdes Estates, Los Angeles County
S0527
Jennifer R. Pan, Grade 10 portrait
Computationally Revealing Protein Targets for Metal-based Drugs
Advisor: Mr. Michael Tran
School: Beckman (Arnold O.) High School, Irvine, Orange County
S0528
Varun Y. Patro, Grade 9 portrait
Determination of Optimal pH Range for Sucrose-to-Glucose Conversion by Invertase: Selection of Foods for Diabetic Diet
Advisor: Mrs. Brianna Harris
School: Newbury Park High School, Newbury Park, Ventura County
S0529
Jennifer H. Phan, Grade 12 portrait
Shedding Light on Proteins: The Effect of Scattered Light on Protease Activity
Advisor: Mrs. Debbie Lewis
School: Desert High School, Edwards, Kern County
S0530
Sophia D. Qin, Grade 11 portrait
Identifying a Role for Sox2 in the Development of Retinal Astrocytes for Proper Vision
Advisor: Ms. Amanda Kautzman
School: Dos Pueblos Senior High School, Goleta, Santa Barbara County
S0531
Therese Santiago, Grade 11 portrait
Detection of Biomarker Ciz1 b variant for Early Diagnosis of Lung Cancer
Advisor: Dr. Daya Upadhyay
School: Clovis North High School, Fresno, Fresno County
S0532 — Honorable Mention
Anin Sayana, Grade 12 portrait
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
S0533
Geneva R. Schlafly, Grade 11 portrait
Genomic Reliability of Consumer Tests
Advisor: Mrs. Kerry Twohig
School: Santa Cruz High School, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County
S0534
Serena J. Soh, Grade 11 portrait
Maintaining Viability in Cellular Therapies for Age-Related Macular Degeneration during Cryopreservation
Advisor: Dr. Britney Pennington
School: Cate School, Carpinteria, Santa Barbara County
S0535 — Honorable Mention
Scott S. Song, Grade 11 portrait
Development of a Novel Microfluidic System to Study Neurodegenerative Disorders
Advisor: Mr. Chris Spenner
School: Harker (The) School, San Jose, Santa Clara County
S0537
Hannah L. Ward, Grade 11 portrait
Ultraviolet Fermentation: The Effects of PUVA and PUVB Exposure on Saccharomyces cerevisiae Metabolism
Advisor: Mr. Jeffrey Sum
School: Centennial High School, Corona, Riverside County
S0538
Caroline C. Zhang, Grade 11 portrait
Investigation of Glucocorticoid Receptor Degradation and Its Antagonists to Address Cancer Drug Resistance
Advisor: Dr. Nanhai He
School: Torrey Pines High School, San Diego, San Diego County
S0539
Daniel D. Zhang, Grade 10 portrait
Developing a Low Cost Noninvasive Prenatal Diagnosis for Genetic Disorders
Advisor: Ms. My Ingram
School: Westview High School, San Diego, San Diego County
S0540 — Fourth Place
Clare Zhu, Grade 12 portrait
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


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