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Therapeutic Natural Products: Effect of H36A Mutation on Structure and Function of StfQ
Advisor: Mr. Tim Smay
School: University High School, Irvine, Orange County
Analysis of Enzymatic Activity of Natural Protein vs. Synthetic Protein
Advisor: Ms. Robin Pearce
School: Carter (Wilmer Amina) High School, Rialto, San Bernardino County
The Effect of the Concentration Level of B-glucosidase on the Rate of the Amount of p-NItrophenol Produced
Advisor: Mr. Michael Antrim
School: Woodbridge High School, Irvine, Orange County
A Single Amino Acid Substitution Switches a Protein Specificity
Advisor: Dr. Bahram Razani
School: Calabasas High School, Calabasas, Los Angeles County
The Effects of hESC Mother Colony Partitioning on the Pluripotency of Daughter hESC Colonies
Advisor: Dr. Victoria Fox
School: Sonora High School, La Habra, Orange County
PTEN, Nine, Eight: A Countdown for Diabetes
Advisor: Dr. Bangyan Stiles
School: Newbury Park High School, Newbury Park, Ventura County
The Effect of Ultraviolet Light on DNA Degradation
Advisor: Mr. Skip Lovelady
School: Redwood High School, Larkspur, Marin County
Blake C. Marggraff, Grade 12
Treatment of Simulated Cancer Cells with Compton Scattering-Produced Secondary Radiation
Advisor: Mr. Jay Chugh
School: Acalanes HIgh School, Lafayette, Contra Costa County
The Effect of Single Amino Acid Mutations on Engineering Thermally Stable Enzymes for Bioethanol Production
Advisor: Mr. Tim Smay
School: University High School, Irvine, Orange County
Stress Hormones, DNA Damage Repair, and Cellular Aging
Advisor: Dr. Cornelia Weyand
School: Gunn (Henry M.) High School, Palo Alto, Santa Clara County
Alyssa T. Greene, Grade 12
Studying the Link between Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Adenocarcinoma Esophageal Cancer in Humans
Advisor: Dr. Nikki Malhotra
School: Thousand Oaks High School, Thousand Oaks, Ventura County
Manita Singh, Grade 11
Telomerase Processivity in Cervical Carcinoma Cells of Varying Telomere Length
Advisor: Ms. Wendy Slijk
School: Canyon Crest Academy, San Diego, San Diego County
Aptameric Modulation of Gadolinium (III) Contrast Agents
Advisor: Mrs. Constance Zeeb
School: Clovis High School, Clovis, Fresno County
A Novel Method Using Chemically Engineered CYP101 Enzyme and Light to Hydroxylate Camphor
Advisor: Mrs. Amanda Alonzo
School: Lynbrook High School, San Jose, Santa Clara County
The Future of Tissue Engineering: A Novel Perfusion-Based Protocol for Decellularizing Adipose Tissue on a Bioreactor
Advisor: Mr. Chris Spenner
School: Harker (The) School, San Jose, Santa Clara County
Antioxidant Activities of Human Retinal Cell Lines under the Exposure of 2.4 GHz Electromagnetic Field
Advisor: Dr. Phillip Wenzel
School: Stevenson (Robert Louis) High School, Pebble Beach, Monterey County
Comparative Analysis of Mutagenic Effects of Ultraviolet Irradiation on D. melanogaster between Males and Females
Advisor: Ms. Marlene Kent
School: River Springs Charter, Temecula, Riverside County
Tracy Ly, Grade 10
Optimization of Transfection Efficiency and Cell Viability in Various Cancer Cell Lines for Gene Therapy
Advisor: Ms. Stephanie Moorlach
School: Hector Godinez Fundamental High School, Santa Ana, Orange County
A Model for Water Transport Mediated by Aquaporins in the Inner Ear
Advisor: Dr. Nikki Malhotra
School: Thousand Oaks High School, Thousand Oaks, Ventura County
Phenotypic and Genotypic Analyses of Oryza sativa T-DNA Lines
Advisor: Dr. John C. Howe
School: Mission San Jose High School, Fremont, Alameda County
Regulation of Fibronectin Expression by EGR1 in Prostate Cancer Cells
Advisor: Dr. Veronique Baron
School: Torrey Pines High School, Encinitas, San Diego County
A Contrasting Quandary: Optimizing the Signal Strengths of MRI Contrast Agents via Oligonucleotide Bridging
Advisor: Dr. Jay Vavra
School: High Tech High, San Diego, San Diego County
Effects of Diabetes Mellitus on Vasculogenesis Capacities of Mesenchymal Stem Cells
Advisor: Dr. Jason Glotzbach
School: St. Francis High School, Moutain View, Santa Clara County
A Novel Approach to Fighting Cancer: Silencing hif-1 in C. elegans to Study the Resulting Effects of Hypoxic Survival
Advisor: Dr. Ronald Birrell
School: Lynbrook High School, San Jose, Santa Clara County
Fluorescent Complexin and Its Role in Cellular Exocytosis
Advisor: Dr. Joyce Rohan
School: Bravo (Francisco) Medical Magnet High School, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County
A Novel Study of Neurotransmitter Plasticity in the Embryonic Brain
Advisor: Dr. Davide Dulcis
School: Canyon Crest Academy, San Diego, San Diego County
Caffeine, Chocolate, and Cell Cycle Checkpoints: The Effect of Theobromine on the G1 Checkpoint in S. pombe
Advisor: Dr. Lynn Rothschild
School: Carlmont High School, Belmont, San Mateo County
Evaluation of Hydrogenase on Hydrogen Production by Cyanobacteria
Advisor: Mr. Wai-Pan Chan
School: Irvington High School, Fremont, Alameda County
Effect of Three SIRT-1 Inducers on the Production of Alzheimer's Causing Beta Amyloid Plaques
Advisor: Mrs. Belinda Schmahl
School: Leland High School, San Jose, Santa Clara County
Evolutionary Genetics: An Investigation into the Light-Absorbing Property of Variants of Bacteriorhodopsin
Advisor: Dr. Marc Facciotti
School: Davis Senior High School, Davis, Yolo County
Evolution of a Tryptophanyl tRNA/Tryptophanyl-tRNA Synthetase Pair for Encoding Unnatural Amino Acids in E. coli
Advisor: Dr. Abhishek Chatterjee
School: Parker (Francis) Upper School, San Diego, San Diego County
An Investigation of the Ice Nucleation Protein from Pseudomonas syringae
Advisor: Dr. Venkatesan Sundaresan
School: Davis Senior High School, Davis, Yolo County
Ali N. Tradonsky, Grade 11
A Search for Reliable Molecular Cytogenetic Markers of Prostate Cancer Prognosis
Advisor: Dr. Sharon Mair
School: San Diego Jewish Academy, San Diego, San Diego County