CSEF Project Listings: 2019
Mammalian Biology
Senior Division
- S1201 — First Place
- Ruchi P. Agashe, Grade 11
Identification of Treatments for Hemophilic Joint Disease through Evaluation of Vascular Defects
Advisor: Mr. Ariel Haas
School: Canyon Crest Academy, San Diego, San Diego County
- S1202
- Chinmayi Balusu, Grade 12
Can the Longevity Compound Rapamycin Rescue Brain Tissue in Age-Related Diseases in Old Mice?
Advisor: Ms. Sue Baker
School: Vista del Lago High School, Folsom, Sacramento County
- S1203
- Adolat Beshimova, Grade 12
Calpains 8 and 9 are Expressed in the Murine Intestines and Regulated by wnt3a in Colon Cancer Cells
Advisor: Dr. Ling Shao
School: Bravo (Francisco) Medical Magnet High School, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County
- S1204
- Corynn M. Branche, Grade 10
Novel Insights into Human Obesity through Identification of Genetic Polymorphisms in Lean vs. Obese Labrador Retrievers
Advisor: Dr. Barbara Natterson-Horowitz
School: Windward School, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County
- S1205 — Fourth Place
- Ishaan S. Brar, Grade 10
A Novel Multi-Lumen Urinary Catheter with Sustained Unidirectional Biocide Flow
Advisor: Dr. Harjeet Brar
School: Stockdale High School, Bakersfield, Kern County
- S1206
- Ashlyn H. Burrus, Grade 9
Acne Treatments: Proactiv vs. Home Remedy
Advisor: Mrs. Katayoon Setodehnia
School: Renascence School International, Costa Mesa, Orange County
- S1207 — Third Place
- Iliana R. Close, Grade 9
Keira Swei, Grade 9
Correlating Inflammatory Markers and the Development of Neurodegenerative Lesions Using Machine Learning
Advisor: <none acknowledged>, Dr. Robert Dubrow
School: Carlmont High School, Belmont, San Mateo County
- S1208
- Jason I. Hepfer, Grade 10
Variations in Behavior Tendencies of House Mice as a Result of Gravitational Manipulation
Advisor: Ms. Karen Reynosa
School: Ventura High School, Ventura, Ventura County
- S1209 — Second Place
- Allison S. Jia, Grade 11
Modeling Neurodegeneration in vitro: A Dynamic Study of Tau in a Microfluidic Chamber System via Quantum Dot Labeling
Advisor: Mr. Chris Spenner
School: Harker (The) School, San Jose, Santa Clara County
- S1210
- Hara Jo, Grade 11
The Effect of NIH/3T3 Fibroblast Co-Culture on the Growth and Survival of HMEC
Advisor: Mrs. Michele Hampton
School: King (Martin Luther, Jr.) High School, Riverside, Riverside County
- S1211 — Honorable Mention
- Elisha D. Johnston, Grade 10
Developing a Novel Physiologically Relevant Model to Study Cartilage Regeneration
Advisor: Dr. Lin Chen
School: Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, Rolling Hills Estates, Los Angeles County
- S1212
- Zuriel Erikson V. Joven, Grade 10
Development and in Vitro Evaluation of Dextrose Transdermal Patches as a Low-Cost Alternative to Intravenous Delivery
Advisor: Ms. Corinne Rushing
School: West Campus High School, Sacramento, Sacramento County
- S1213
- Maya S. Khurana, Grade 11
Occult Breast Cancer: Does Molecular Profile Matter in Treatment?
Advisor: Ms. Laura Kaufman
School: Flintridge Preparatory School, La Canada Flintridge, Los Angeles County
- S1214
- Susanna S. Kim, Grade 11
Identification of Novel Biomarkers for the Early Diagnosis of Acute Myocardial Infarction
Advisor: Mr. Eric Lee
School: Van Nuys Senior High School, Van Nuys, Los Angeles County
- S1215
- Katie G. Moon, Grade 10
Kyle M. Morrissey, Grade 10
Measuring Stress on the Patellar Tendon at Various Bend Angles
Advisor: Ms. Karen Reynosa
School: Ventura High School, Ventura, Ventura County
- S1216 — Honorable Mention
- Sina Moshfeghi, Grade 12
Transdermal Lactate Collection with Agarose Gels for Noninvasive and Painless Monitoring of Patients
Advisor: Ms. Melissa Klose
School: Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, Rolling Hills Estates, Los Angeles County
- S1217
- Kenny N. Nguyen, Grade 9
Fractals and the Chaos Theory in Oncology and the Analyzation of Tumors
Advisor: Dr. Rachell Auld
School: Roosevelt (Eleanor) High School, Eastvale, Riverside County
- S1218
- Seeta R. Patel, Grade 10
Hyunjin Rheem, Grade 10
Reduced Expression of an Apoptotic Marker on RBC-Derived Drug Delivery Vehicles
Advisor: Dr. Bahman Anvari
School: King (Martin Luther, Jr.) High School, Riverside, Riverside County
- S1219
- Omer W. Randhawa, Grade 11
Impact of APOE Gene on Alzheimer's Gender Discrepancy
Advisor: Mrs. Elaine Gillum
School: Scripps Ranch High School, San Diego, San Diego County
- S1220
- Jesus A. Rivera, Grade 10
Formula Milk vs. Mother's Milk
Advisor: Mr. Roberto Castro
School: Nuview Bridge Early College High School, Nuevo, Riverside County
- S1221
- Dalton Robinson, Grade 11
Parasite Susceptibility in Icelandic Sheep: A Comparison of Offspring of Iceland-born Rams vs. American-born Rams
Advisor: Dr. Susan Engwall
School: Mendocino High School, Mendocino, Mendocino County
- S1222
- Julia Vargas, Grade 11
Superiority In Grip Strength: Athletes or Non-athletes?
Advisor: Mr. Riccardo Magni
School: Pioneer Valley High School, Santa Maria, Santa Barbara County
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