CSEF Project Listings: 2018
Zoology

Senior Division

S2301

Kenneth R. Bevens, Grade 10
Dean R. Braza, Grade 11
Daniel T. Perez, Grade 10
Fractal Patterns: Fish Movements
Advisor: Mrs. Susan Valle
School: St. Bonaventure High School, Ventura, Ventura County

S2302 — Fourth Place

Titash Biswas, Grade 12
Wnt6 in Progenitor Maintenance During Hematopoiesis: A Potential Biomarker for Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
Advisor: Dr. Lauren Goins
School: Crescenta Valley High School, La Crescenta, Los Angeles County

S2303

Joshua De Leon Olivas, Grade 11
The Mitey Roach Exchange: Examining the Effects of Mite Transplantation and Removal in Gromphadorhina portentosa
Advisor: Ms. Jennifer Claudio
School: Oak Grove High School, San Jose, Santa Clara County

S2304 — Second Place

Panna Gattyan, Grade 12
Caenorhabditis elegans Behavioral Effects of Synapsin RNAi Silencing
Advisor: Dr. Aidyl Gonzalez-Serricchio
School: Buckley School (The), Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles County

S2305

Jules T. Hoang, Grade 10
The Effects of Temperature and Time on Bees on A. cordifolia
Advisor: Mr. Paul Hunt
School: Villa Park High School, Villa Park, Orange County

S2306 — Honorable Mention

Grace H. Jardon, Grade 11
Epidemiology and Treatment of Spinose Ear Ticks on a California Dairy
Advisor: Mrs. Kevy Mendes
School: Exeter Union High School, Exeter, Tulare County

S2307 — Third Place

Homin Key, Grade 12
Building an Effective System to Improve the Placement and Growth of Mycelium in Its Effect towards Bees and Varroa Mites
Advisor: Mrs. Esther Ibarra
School: Ridgeview High School, Bakersfield, Kern County

S2308

Vivian T. La, Grade 9
How Does the Temperature of Seawater Affect the Development Process of Sea Urchins?
Advisor: Mr. Paul Hunt
School: Villa Park High School, Villa Park, Orange County

S2309

Haley J. Lopez, Grade 10
The Impact of a Caloric Restrictive Diet on Crickets
Advisor: Mrs. Stephanie Greene
School: Sun Valley Magnet, Sun Valley, Los Angeles County

S2310 — Honorable Mention

Dami Olatunji, Grade 10
Biting Back: Affordable Mosquito Control
Advisor: Mrs. Victoria Acquistapace
School: De La Salle High School, Concord, Contra Costa County

S2311 — First Place

Anushka Sanyal, Grade 9
Effects on Learning/Memory of a Mutation in Da7: A Fruit Fly Homolog of the Alzheimer's Related Gene for the nAChR a7
Advisor: Dr. Sonia Cuellar
School: Homestead High School, Cupertino, Santa Clara County

S2312 — Honorable Mention

Samrat Thapa, Grade 10
Effects of Different Colored Lights on Zebrafish Fecundity
Advisor: Dr. David Stachura
School: Chico High School, Chico, Butte County