Biochemistry / Molecular Biology

S0301 Osofsky, Shoshana R. Grade 11, Santa Clara County
The Effect of Orifice Length in Hydrodynamic Point-Sink DNA Shearing
Advisor: Dr. Paul Hardenbol
School: Saratoga High School, Saratoga
S0301 Barmeier, Julia D. Grade 11, Santa Clara County
The Effect of Orifice Length in Hydrodynamic Point-Sink DNA Shearing
Advisor: Dr. Paul Hardenbul
School: Saratoga High School, Saratoga
S0302 Baskin-Sommers, Arielle R. Grade 10, Los Angeles County
Does Heteroplasmy in Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) Vary by Race?
Advisor: Mrs. Pat Noel
School: Campbell Hall School, North Hollywood
S0303 Batra, Arunabh Grade 11, Santa Clara County
The Effect of Iron Concentration on the Photosynthetic Rate of Phytoplankton
Advisor: Mr. Robert Kucer
School: Saratoga High School, Saratoga
S0304 Biessmann, Max R. Grade 10, Orange County
Longer Chromosome Ends = Longer Life?
Advisor: Mr. Joe Huber
School: University High School, Irvine
S0305 Chan, Evan W. Grade 10, Orange County
Xeroderma Pigmentosum: Increased Ultraviolet Light-Induced Sister Chromatid Exchanges in Cells Derived from XP Patients
Advisor: Ms. Diane Owen
School: Acaciawood School, Anaheim
S0306 Liang, Wei Grade 10, Los Angeles County
Beta-Amyloid Induced Migration of Monocytes Across Human Brain Endothelial Cells Involving Rage and Pecam-1
Advisor: Mr. Duane Nichols
School: Alhambra High School, Alhambra
S0306 Chen, Huoy J. Grade 10, Los Angeles County
Beta-Amyloid Induced Migration of Monocytes Across Human Brain Endothelial Cells Involving Rage and Pecam-1
Advisor: Mr. Duane Nichols
School: Alhambra High School, Alhambra
S0307 Chen, Samuel L. Grade 9, Los Angeles County
The Effect of GSK-3beta on Testicular Germ Cells: Generation of Versatile Vectors for Transgenic Studies
Advisor: Mr. Thomas Jett
School: California Academy of Mathematics & Science, Carson
S0308 Petel, Tomer B. Grade 11, Los Angeles County
Are Jeff's Parents Really His Parents?
Advisor: Mrs. Alicia Morton
School: Calabasas High School, Calabasas
S0308 Ford, Brent E. Grade 11, Los Angeles County
Are Jeff's Parents Really His Parents?
Advisor: Mrs. Alicia Morton
School: Calabasas High School, Calabasas
S0308 Danciger, Jeff E. Grade 11, Los Angeles County
Are Jeff's Parents Really His Parents?
Advisor: Mrs. Alicia Morton
School: Calabasas High School, Calabasas
S0309 Deans, Jonathan R. Grade 10, Los Angeles County
Arabidopsis thaliana: Data-Mining a Genome
Advisor: Mr. R. Bolton
School: Claremont High School, Claremont
S0310 Deibert, Margie L. Grade 10, Fresno County
Calculating the Osmotic Potential of Various Plant Cells
Advisor: Mr. Dan Deibert
School: Reedley High School, Reedley
S0312 Falcon, Christy A. Grade 10, Santa Cruz County
Moo: What Happened to My Milk?
Advisor: Mr. Dan Siddens
School: Soquel High School, Soquel
S0313 Gomez, Jessica Grade 12, San Diego County
Does Substantial Exposure to UV Radiation Cause any Significant Genetic Effects in Sordaria fimicola?
Advisor: Mr. Stephen Rodecker
School: Chula Vista Senior High School, Chula Vista
S0314 Kaplan, David M. Grade 11, San Mateo County
Comparison of Protein Gel Electrophoresis and Multi-Coupling Spectroscopy through Digestion of HSA and Fibrinogen
Advisor: Dr. Bob Chapman
School: Menlo School, Atherton
S0314 Niemasik, James F. Grade 11, San Mateo County
Comparison of Protein Gel Electrophoresis and Multi-Coupling Spectroscopy through Digestion of HSA and Fibrinogen
Advisor: Dr. Bob Chapman
School: Menlo School, Atherton
S0315 Leisure, Jeffrey P. Grade 11, San Mateo County
Gene Expressions in E. coli During Heat Shock Using the Affymetrix, Inc. Genechip
Advisor: Ms. Tanya Buxton
School: Menlo School, Atherton
S0315 Knight, Krista H. Grade 11, San Mateo County
Gene Expressions in E. coli During Heat Shock Using the Affymetrix, Inc. Genechip
Advisor: Ms. Tanya Buxton
School: Menlo School, Atherton
S0316 Lakhanpal, Amit Grade 11, Orange County
Complement Activation in Ischemia: Reperfusion Situations in a Mouse Model. Implications for the Treatment of Stroke
Advisor: Mrs. Patricia Janda
School: University High School, Irvine
S0317 Luong, Thuy Hong T. Grade 12, Santa Clara County
DNA Identification: Asian Connection
Advisor: Ms. Louise Handly
School: Overfelt (William C.) High School, San Jose
S0317 Ly, Sarith Grade 12, Santa Clara County
DNA Identification: Asian Connection
Advisor: Ms. Louise Handly
School: Overfelt (William C.) High School, San Jose
S0317 Lam, Nancy T. Grade 12, Santa Clara County
DNA Identification: Asian Connection
Advisor: Mrs. Louise Hanoly
School: Overfelt (William C.) High School, San Jose
S0318 Li, Annie Grade 11, Los Angeles County
The Application of a Retroviral Vector to Transduce Genes within Cells
Advisor: Dr. Michael Lai
School: Alhambra High School, Alhambra
S0319 Lodes, Evan J. Grade 11, San Mateo County
Using the Lac Operon for Affinity Purification of Plasmids for Cell-Free Protein Synthesis Studies
Advisor: Mrs. Tanya Buxton
School: Menlo School, Atherton
S0320 Maddock, Tom J. Grade 10, Contra Costa County
Hydrogen Bonding in Proteins
Advisor: Mrs. Vicky Acquistapace
School: De La Salle High School, Concord
S0321 Marcus, James H. Grade 12, San Mateo County
Site-Directed Mutagenesis on the Green Fluorescent Protein Gene Integrated into an Esherichia coli
Advisor: Ms. Tanya Buxton
School: Menlo School, Atherton
S0322 Marr, Henry L. Grade 10, Los Angeles County
Regulation of Bmp-4 Expression in the Early Chick Embryo
Advisor: Dr. Mark Selleck
School: Alhambra High School, Alhambra
S0323 Masliah, Alberto Grade 10, San Diego County
Can Your Own Protein Products Protect You from Alzheimer's Disease?
Advisor: Ms. Valerie Atkinson
School: Torrey Pines High School, Encinitas
S0324 Okamoto, Geoffrey W.S. Grade 10, Orange County
A Study to Determine if Decreasing the Denaturing Water Bath Temperature in a Polymerase Chain Reaction Yields More Prod
Advisor: Mr. Mike Nakaue
School: Woodbridge High School, Irvine
S0325 Rangarajan, Lakshmi Grade 12, Santa Clara County
The Effect of Ultraviolet Light on the Green Fluorescent Protein Gene
Advisor: Mr. Mark Okuda
School: Silver Creek High School, San Jose
S0326 Sanford, David A. Grade 10, San Diego County
A New Method to Indicate Gene Activation within a Cell
Advisor: Dr. Marc Montminy
School: Torrey Pines High School, Encinitas
S0327 Saroki, Christopher K. Grade 12, San Diego County
Using Chemiluminescence to Test the Effectiveness of Various Antioxidants
Advisor: Mr. Stephen Rodecker
School: Chula Vista Senior High School, Chula Vista
S0328 Serna, Martha L. Grade 12, Los Angeles County
Eat It, It's Good for You!
Advisor: Ms. Auliki Flagan
School: Ramona Convent Secondary School, Alhambra
S0330 Yap, Melo-Jean C. Grade 12, Los Angeles County
Nicotine Regulates PC2 Promoter Activity in GH3 Cells
Advisor: Dr. Ted Friedman
School: King-Drew Medical Magnet High School, Los Angeles


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