CSSF Project Listings: 2016
Toxicology
Senior Division
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- S2101
- Barah N. Aljewad, Grade 12

Jennifer L. Mosch, Grade 12 
The Effect of Cigarette Litter on the Urban Ecology of Armadillidium vulgare
Advisor: Ms. Jennifer Claudio
School: Oak Grove High School, San Jose, Santa Clara County
- S2102
- Gissell Camarena, Grade 10

Jose De Anda, Jr., Grade 10 
Jonnathan L. Sanchez, Grade 10 
Galleria mellonella Immune System Response to an Insecticide
Advisor: Mr. Antonio Gamboa
School: Garey High School, Pomona, Los Angeles County
- S2103
- Emma L. Faciane, Grade 11

Hayley L. Minassian, Grade 11 
Julia M. Wright, Grade 11 
The Behavioral Effects of Sodium Lauryl Sulfate on Caenorhabditis elegans
Advisor: Dr. Nikki Malhotra
School: Thousand Oaks High School, Thousand Oaks, Ventura County
- S2104 — Honorable Mention
- Homin Key, Grade 10

Jaskirat S. Sandhu, Grade 9 
Shotaro Yamaguchi, Grade 9 
Testing Various Factors Affecting Varroa Mites
Advisor: Mrs. Esther Ibarra
School: Ridgeview High School, Bakersfield, Kern County
- S2105 — Honorable Mention
- Isabella G. Liu, Grade 10

A Nano Particular Conundrum: Antibacterial Activity of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles against Soil Microbes: Nitrobacteraceae
Advisor: Mr. Todd Samet
School: Redwood High School, Larkspur, Marin County
- S2106
- Nykolas A. Maxey, Grade 11

Inhibiting Zophobas morio Larva Development with UV Light: A Phase III Expansion
Advisor: Dr. Daniel Morse
School: Grand Terrace High School, Grand Terrace, San Bernardino County
- S2107 — Second Place
- Isha Mehrotra, Grade 10

Rohan Mehrotra, Grade 10 
Novel Interactions between Parkinson's Risk Genes and a-synuclein Reveal Disease Mechanisms and Pathway-Based Therapies
Advisor: Mr. Jason Lee
School: Lynbrook High School, San Jose, Santa Clara County
- S2108 — First Place
- Matthew S. Moser, Grade 12

Metalloprotease Inhibitors as Lead Candidate Drugs to Treat Lymphatic Filariasis and Other Roundworm Infections
Advisor: Dr. Judy Sakanari
School: Redwood High School, Larkspur, Marin County
- S2109
- Emily T. Nguyen, Grade 10

Effects of Glyphosate Toxicity on Caenorhabditis elegans with the Application of the Matrix Projection Model
Advisor: Ms. Trudy Pachon
School: Mt. Everest Academy, San Diego, San Diego County
- S2110
- Leigh F. Polson, Grade 10

The Effects of Antioxidants on Daphnia magna under Oxidative Stress Conditions
Advisor: Mr. Paul Hunt
School: Villa Park High School, Villa Park, Orange County
- S2111
- Robbi A. Razal, Grade 11

Analyzing the Ecotoxicity of the Surfactant, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, on the Hatching of the Aquatic Crustacean A. salina
Advisor: Dr. Nikki Malhotra
School: Thousand Oaks High School, Thousand Oaks, Ventura County
- S2112
- Davyd Slesarenko, Grade 11

The Effects of Colas on Turbatrix aceti
Advisor: Mrs. Glendy Ramirez-De La Cruz
School: Bravo (Francisco) Medical Magnet High School, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County
- S2113
- Lauren P. Takiguchi, Grade 10

The Effects of Various Concentrations of Sotalol and Caffeine on the Heart Rate of Daphnia magna
Advisor: Mr. Mike Antrim
School: Woodbridge High School, Irvine, Orange County
- S2114 — Honorable Mention
- Perrin J.G. Turney, Grade 10

Effects of Inhibiting and Enhancing Water Pollutants on Microorganism Mortality at the Arcata Marsh
Advisor: Mr. Nic Collart
School: Six Rivers Charter High School, Arcata, Humboldt County
- S2115 — Third Place
- Gina Y. Yang, Grade 10

Investigating Colony Collapse Disorder: Effects of tau-Fluvalinate on the Health of Honeybees Apis mellifera l.
Advisor: Mrs. Renee Fallon
School: Monta Vista High School, Cupertino, Santa Clara County
- S2199 — Fourth Place
- Justin J. Wang, Grade 11

Phasor-FLIM Analysis of Metabolic Effects of Caffeine and Cisplatin on a Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Cell Line
Advisor: Ms. Joan Elliott
School: Irvine High School, Irvine, Orange County
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