CSSF Project Listings: 2007
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Senior Division
- S1501 — First Place
- Ronit B. Abramson, Grade 10
Use of Epilithic Diatoms as Biological Indicators of Pharmaceutical Runoff
Advisor: Ms. Wendy Slijk
School: Canyon Crest Academy, San Diego, San Diego County
- S1502
- Deena R. Abuyounes, Grade 12
The Effects of Klinefelter's Syndrome on the Social Approach Behaviors in Mice: Year 2
Advisor: Mr. Peter Starodub
School: Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, Rolling Hills Estate, Los Angeles County
- S1503 — Honorable Mention
- Alvin B. Aguelo, Grade 12
Effect of Antifouling Paint on the Fertilization Rate of Strongylocentrotus purpuratus
Advisor: Mr. Todd Linke
School: Mount Miguel High School, Spring Valley, San Diego County
- S1504
- Wenelia Baghoomian, Grade 9
The Effect of O.T.C Drugs on Daphnia
Advisor: Dr. Annie Darakjian
School: El Camino Real High School, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles County
- S1505
- Lacey A. Benefiel, Grade 9
The Effects of Lethal Concentrations of Environmentally Friendly Capsicum frutescens Pesticides on Acheta domesticus
Advisor: Mr. Nathan Whittington
School: Sanger High School, Sanger, Fresno County
- S1506
- Laura J. Botzong, Grade 11
How Does Nitrate and/or Phosphate Pollution Affect the Survivorship of Purple Sea Urchin Larvae?
Advisor: Ms. Marta Wood
School: Palos Verdes High School, Palos Verdes Estates, Los Angeles County
- S1507 — Third Place
- Debra C. Chang, Grade 11
Reduction of Bioluminescence in Cypridina hilgendorfii by Varying Phosphate Concentrations
Advisor: Mr. Peter Starodub
School: Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, Rolling Hills Estate, Los Angeles County
- S1508
- Hyea Ryung Cho, Grade 12
Alloprenanolone: Neurogenic Property and Therapeutic Potential in AD Treatment
Advisor: Dr. Roberta Diaz Brinton
School: Bravo (Francisco) Medical Magnet High School, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County
- S1509
- Jeremy E. Creighton, Grade 10
Does Topical Application of the Rubefacient C. frutescens Increase Thermogenesis?
Advisor: Mrs. Charlotte Creighton
School: Monarch Academy, Moreno Valley, Riverside County
- S1511
- Lauren D. Dansey, Grade 11
Stephanie Y. Leung, Grade 11
Power Plants
Advisor: Mrs. Sadhana R. Neurgaonkar
School: La Reina High School, Thousand Oaks, Ventura County
- S1512
- Kris M. Evered, Grade 10
Does Ascorbic Acid Reduce Salt Stress in Lactuca sativa Plants?
Advisor: Ms. Holly Shewbridge
School: Salinas High School, Salinas, Monterey County
- S1513
- Sasha A.C. Foo, Grade 10
The Effects of Melatonin on the Cumulative Sleep Time and the Inception of Sleep of Drosophila melanogaster
Advisor: Mrs. Carol Evans
School: Oak Grove High School, San Jose, Santa Clara County
- S1514 — Honorable Mention
- Logan C. Hubbard, Grade 12
The Effects of Beta and Gamma Radiation on Chitinous Organisms
Advisor: Mr. Mark Michail
School: Ribet Academy, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County
- S1515 — Fourth Place
- Otana A. Jakpor, Grade 9
Indoor Air Pollution: The Pulmonary Effects of Ozone-Generating Air Purifiers
Advisor: Dr. Karen Jakpor
School: Woodcrest Christian School, Riverside, Riverside County
- S1516
- Ryan Ko, Grade 12
Repeated Injection Exposures to Naphthalene Produce Terminal Bronchiolar Clara Cell Tolerance in Female Mice
Advisor: Dr. Laura Van Winkle
School: Mission San Jose High School, Fremont, Alameda County
- S1517
- Jessica Y. Kwan, Grade 10
Determination of the Ideal Concentration of Hydrogen Peroxide Solution for the Growth of Flowering Plants
Advisor: Mr. Peter Starodub
School: Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, Rolling Hills Estate, Los Angeles County
- S1518
- Ian C. Peggs, Grade 11
Effects of Energy Drinks on Blood Sugar Levels
Advisor: Dr. Joesph Immel
School: Technology High School, Rohnert Park, Sonoma County
- S1519
- James T. Pou, Grade 12
Copper and Zinc Contamination as a Factor in Dugesia tigrina Regeneration
Advisor: Mr. Todd-Curtis Linke
School: Mount Miguel High School, Spring Valley, San Diego County
- S1520 — Honorable Mention
- Barbara Shinaver, Grade 10
The Effects of Herbal Teas on the Ability of Drosophila melanogaster to Withstand Environmental Stress
Advisor: Mr. Nathan Whittington
School: Sanger High School, Sanger, Fresno County
- S1521
- San Singh, Grade 9
The Effects of Azadirachta indica Oil on MCF7 Adenocarcinoma Cells
Advisor: Dr. Jesika Faridi
School: Saint Mary's High School, Stockton, San Joaquin County
- S1522 — Second Place
- Sarah Waliany, Grade 10
Role of t-Darpp in Making Herceptin-Sensitive Breast Tumor Cells Become Herceptin-Resistant
Advisor: Dr. Susan Kane
School: Flintridge Preparatory School, La Canada Flintridge, Los Angeles County
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