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Feel the Pressure: Effects of Mechanical Deformation on Collagen Direction and Proliferation
Advisor: Dr. Michelle Digman
School: Portola High School, Irvine, Orange County
Lowering the Risks of Stomach Cancer by Finding Methods to Decrease Nitrite Levels in Various Foods
Advisor: Dr. Rajeswari Lakshmanan
School: Aliso Niguel High School, Aliso Viejo, Orange County
Supermilk: A Plant-Based Milk Alternative
Advisor: Mrs. Victoria Acquistapace
School: De La Salle High School, Concord, Contra Costa County
Effects of Novel Dual PI3K-BRD4 Inhibitor SF2523 on Mantle Cell Lymphoma Survivorship
Advisor: Mrs. Lisa Smedley
School: Del Norte High School, San Diego, San Diego County
RT-qPCR Development of a New Therapeutic Avenue for Curing Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
Advisor: Ms. Shizuka Yamada
School: Aragon High School, San Mateo, San Mateo County
An Investigation of Tooth Decay Caused by Various Sodas
Advisor: Mr. Riccardo Magni
School: Righetti (Ernest) High School, Santa Maira, Santa Barbara County
Using Bioinformatics Tools to Identify Epitopes in MMP-15: A Potential Lung Cancer Drug Target
Advisor: Dr. Cheryl Eisen
School: San Diego Jewish Academy, San Diego, San Diego County
Future of Central Nervous System Sedatives and Analgesics: Common ITS Sequence among Traditional Chinese Medicine
Advisor: Dr. Pamela Durkee
School: York School, Monterey, Monterey County
Vitamin C Content and Acidity of Tangerines
Advisor: Mr. Eric Herzog
School: Clovis West High School, Fresno, Fresno County
A Method for Treating Celiac Disease: Synthesis of Small Molecule Inhibitors of the HLA-DQ2 Receptor
Advisor: Mr. Darren Dressen
School: Los Altos High School, Los Altos, Santa Clara County
Gli Activation Is a Key Mechanism of Resistance to EGFR-TKI in Lung Cancer
Advisor: Dr. Vivianne Ding
School: Crystal Springs Uplands School, Hillsborough, San Mateo County
Anacardic Acid Analogs as Inhibitors of Matrix Metalloproteinase-2 for the Prevention of Cancer Metastasis
Advisor: Mrs. Michele Hampton
School: King (Martin Luther, Jr.) High School, Riverside, Riverside County
Epigenetic Therapy for Liver Cancer: The Effect of 5-Azacytidine on the Expression of Tumor Suppressor Genes
Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Sanders
School: Stevenson (Robert Louis) High School, Pebble Beach, Monterey County
Oxygen Saturation in Hemoglobin
Advisor: Mr. Ramana Rao
School: Dougherty Valley High School, San Ramon, Contra Costa County
Dilan Patel, Grade 11
Supporting the Notion that Nanopipette Injection Is an Accurate and Reliable Method for Multiplexed Genetic Editing
Advisor: Mr. James Maas-Baldwin, Mr. Jason Maas-Baldwin
School: Burlingame High School, Burlingame, Santa Cruz County, Carmel High School, Carmel by-the-Sea, Santa Cruz County
The Role of CD114 (a G-CSF Receptor) in Medulloblastoma Cancer Stem Cells and Pathogenesis
Advisor: Mr. Ariel Haas
School: Canyon Crest Academy, San Diego, San Diego County
RNA Regulation: Identifying and Preventing AMP Depurination in Early Life RNA Polymerization
Advisor: Ms. Cristie Kirlin
School: Kirby (Georgiana Bruce) Preparatory High School, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County
The Effect of Light Exposure on Chaperone Protein Alpha B Crystallin: Modeling Cataract Formation in the Lens
Advisor: Mr. Donald Buckley
School: Woodbridge High School, Irvine, Orange County
RNA Interference of Genes Involved in Coenzyme 4 and Its Effect on C. elegans
Advisor: Mr. Kyle Webster
School: Ridgeview High School, Bakersfield, Kern County
Something's Fishy: Using DNA Barcoding to Identify Mislabeled Fish
Advisor: Mr. Eric Byrd
School: Scotts Valley High School, Scotts Valley, Santa Cruz County
Single-Molecule Transcriptome: Wide Dynamics of Translation
Advisor: Dr. Sean O'Leary
School: King (Martin Luther, Jr.) High School, Riverside, Riverside County
Quantitative Analysis of Iron in Food
Advisor: Ms. Karen Sovich
School: Ventura High School, Ventura, Ventura County
In-Silico Analysis of Angiotensin Receptor Blocker Affinity to Polymorphic Angiotensin T1 Receptor to Customize Therapy
Advisor: Dr. Bradley Andresen
School: Ayala (Ruben S.) High School, Chino Hills, San Bernardino County
shRNA-Mediation of UGGT1 to Modulate Excessive Procollagen Secretion in Cardiac Fibrosis
Advisor: Mr. Ariel Haas
School: Canyon Crest Academy, San Diego, San Diego County
Generation of MPS IIIA Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells for Correction Using CRISPR Cas9
Advisor: Ms. Melissa Klose
School: Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, Rolling Hills Estates, Los Angeles County
Induction of Endosymbiotic Gene Transfer from Chloroplast to Nuclear Genome in the Green Alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
Advisor: Dr. Robert Jinkerson
School: Arcadia High School, Arcadia, Los Angeles County