CSSF Project Listings: 2008
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology

Senior Division

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S0401
Shilpa P. Argade, Grade 11 portrait
The Study of Tamm-Horsfall Protein in Interstitial Cystitis
Advisor: Dr. Sulabha Argade
School: Scripps Ranch High School, San Diego, San Diego County
S0402
Chingiz Bigalimov, Grade 10 portrait
Can Garlic Prevent the Fungi Growth?
Advisor: <none acknowledged>
School: Costa Mesa High School, Costa Mesa, Orange County
S0403 — Honorable Mention
Sunil C. Bodapati, Grade 11 portrait
New Imaging Technique Promises Higher Resolution of Brain Cancer Tumor Boundaries using Photoacoustic Imaging
Advisor: Ms. Belinda Schmahl
School: Bellarmine College Preparatory, San Jose, Santa Clara County
S0404
Oscar Calzada, Grade 12 portrait
The Effect of TGF-beta Stimulation on Retinal Pigment Epithelium Cell Transformation
Advisor: Dr. Joseph D. Cocozza
School: Bravo (Francisco) Medical Magnet High School, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County
S0405
Kush P. Das, Grade 11 portrait
The Effect of Glucose on the Growth Hormone Secretagogue Receptor in the Pituitary Gland of Tilapia
Advisor: Dr. Larry Riley
School: Buchanan (Floyd B.) High School, Clovis, Fresno County
S0406
Browly C. Do, Grade 11 portrait
Catobolic Pathways in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Advisor: Mrs. Robin Pearce
School: Carter (Wilmer Amina) High School, Rialto, San Bernardino County
S0407 — First Place
Sravya R. Keremane, Grade 12 portrait
Biochemical Analysis of the Mechanisms of Cold Tolerance in Citrus
Advisor: Dr. Richard Lee
School: North (John Wesley) High School, Riverside, Riverside County
S0408
Arthur Kuan, Grade 11 portrait
Antioxidant Enzyme Activities of Drosophila melanogaster under the Exposure of WiFi 2.4 GHz Electromagnetic Field
Advisor: Dr. Armando Galindo
School: Stevenson (Robert Louis) High School, Pebble Beach, Monterey County
S0409 — Fourth Place
Malika Kumar, Grade 10 portrait
Haley E. Zarrin, Grade 10 portrait
Identifying Functions of Novel Transcripts in S. cerevisiae
Advisor: Dr. Albert Lee
School: Saratoga High School, Saratoga, Santa Clara County
S0410 — Honorable Mention
Thomas G. Kwong, Grade 11 portrait
Get1 Transactivator Regulates Epithelial Barrier Protein Upk2 in a Cell-based Luciferase Assay
Advisor: Dr. Bogi Andersen
School: University High School, Irvine, Orange County
S0412
Marie H. Nguyen, Grade 12 portrait
Effect of Nutrient Additives on Ethanol Production by Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Advisor: Mr. Todd Linke
School: Mount Miguel High School, Spring Valley, San Diego County
S0413
Christopher S. Park, Grade 10 portrait
Evolutionary Electrophoresis
Advisor: Mr. John-Emmanuel Shirajian
School: Ribet Academy, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County
S0414
Amisha P. Patel, Grade 11 portrait
Effects of Ethanol on Beta-Hexosaminidase
Advisor: Mr. Daniel Motherspaw
School: Inderkum High School, Sacramento, Sacramento County
S0415
Niraj R. Patel, Grade 9 portrait
Plasmid DNA Extraction
Advisor: Mr. Sunny Kaura
School: Centennial High School, Corona, Riverside County
S0416
Kyle R. Rothschild-Mancinelli, Grade 10 portrait
Braking the Double Helix: Effects of UV Radiation on Super-Coiled DNA
Advisor: Dr. Lynn Rothschild
School: Carlmont High School, Belmont, San Mateo County
S0417
Carolyn S. Sinow, Grade 10 portrait
Construction of an IGF-NAGLU Fusion Protein for Treatment of Sanfilippo B Syndrome
Advisor: Mr. Peter Starodub
School: Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, Rolling Hills Estate, Los Angeles County
S0418
Jane Y. Suh, Grade 10 portrait
Microfluidic Image Cytometry to Detect PI3K Pathway Markers in Brain Cancer
Advisor: Mr. Peter Starodub
School: Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, Rolling Hills Estate, Los Angeles County
S0419
Paul Tran, Grade 10 portrait
The Inhibitory Effect of HKa on Prostate Cancer Line DU145 Is Mediated by Blocking Metastasis
Advisor: Mr. Jason Flesock
School: Preuss School, La Jolla, San Diego County
S0420
Theresa T. Tran, Grade 12 portrait
Living with Cancer: Detection of Circulating Tumor Cells with Cytokeratin and EpCAM Antibodies
Advisor: Mr. Todd Linke
School: Mount Miguel High School, Spring Valley, San Diego County
S0421 — Second Place
Devesh M. Vashishtha, Grade 11 portrait
The Role of Histone Modifications in Transcriptional Dysregulation of Neuronal Genes in Huntington's Disease
Advisor: Mr. David Knight
School: University High School, Irvine, Orange County
S0422 — Third Place
Emily J. Zolfaghari, Grade 10 portrait
The Correlation between the Glycemic Index and the Development of Ovarian Serous Tumors of Low Malignant Potential
Advisor: Mrs. Marilyn Usher
School: La Reina High School, Thousand Oaks, Ventura County
S0499 — Honorable Mention
Sabrina Paseman, Grade 11 portrait
The Ferrometer: A Device to Detect Iron Deficient Anemia via Non-Invasive Optical Measurement of Zinc Protoporphyrin
Advisor: Dr. Kate Schafer
School: The Harker School, San Jose, Santa Clara County


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