CSSF Project Listings: 2013
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology

Senior Division

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S0502
Nicolo R. Daug, Grade 11
Michael S. Decicco, Grade 11
Metal Chelation Using Natural Compounds and Its Effect on Catalase Activity: Implications in Neurodegenerative Diseases
Advisor: Mrs. Dawn Reed
School: Bakersfield Christian High School, Bakersfield, Kern County
S0503
Rocio C. Del Cid, Grade 11
A New Genetic Transformation Method: Agrobacterium and CowpeaChloric Mosaic Virus in a Replication Independent Matter
Advisor: Mrs. Rina Morales
School: John Marshall High School, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County
S0504
Alexander N. Deng, Grade 11
Justin D. Wang, Grade 11
Preventing Cancer Metastasis by Targeting the Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition
Advisor: Dr. KunLiang Guan, Ms. Julia Newman
School: Torrey Pines High School, Encinitas, San Diego County
S0505
Rachel S. Dokko, Grade 11
Expression and Identification of N-acetylglucosamine-6-sulfatase (GNS): A Potential ERT Drug for Sanfilippo Syndrome D
Advisor: Mr. Peter Starodub
School: Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, Rolling Hills Estates, Los Angeles County
S0506 — Honorable Mention
Noa Glaser, Grade 11
Novel Software Tool for Structural Analysis of MHC Interactions with Immune Epitopes
Advisor: Mr. Brinn Belyea
School: Torrey Pines High School, Encinitas, San Diego County
S0507
Adithi R. Iyer, Grade 9
Regeneration Revolution
Advisor: Mr. Michael Nakaue
School: Woodbridge High School, Irvine, Orange County
S0508
Andrew C. Jin, Grade 10
Breast Cancer Prognosis through Gene Expression Profiling and Tumor Morphology
Advisor: Mr. Chris Spenner
School: Harker (The) School, San Jose, Santa Clara County
S0509
Dhuvarakesh Karthikeyan, Grade 9
Waste to Energy: Converting Cellulosic Waste into Fermentable Sugars for Bioethanol Production
Advisor: Mrs. Joanna Condon
School: California High School, San Ramon, Contra Costa County
S0510
Somya Khare, Grade 10
Improving Binding Affinity of the Calbindin-D9k Protein to Develop Efficient Calcium Biosensors
Advisor: Mrs. Amanda Alonzo
School: Lynbrook High School, San Jose, Santa Clara County
S0511
Daniel Kuai, Grade 9
Crazy for Catalase: The Effects of Temperature and Concentration on Enzyme Reaction Times
Advisor: Mr. Garrett Hageman
School: Acaciawood College Preparatory Academy, Anaheim, Orange County
S0512 — First Place
Charles J. Li, Grade 11
Solving the Mysteries of Reversible Messenger RNA Methylation
Advisor: Dr. Chuan He
School: California High School, San Ramon, Contra Costa County
S0513 — Honorable Mention
Sean E. Limfat, Grade 12
Alexander Lin, Grade 11
Michael Shi, Grade 11
Project T.A.B.I. (The Automated Biodiesel Invention): A Study of the Production and Benefits of Biodiesel
Advisor: Ms. Barbara Young
School: Arcadia High School, Arcadia, Los Angeles County
S0514
Priyanka Mahapatra, Grade 11
Halting Colorectal Cancer Progression through Chemokine G Protein-Coupled Receptor Signaling
Advisor: Mr. Jack Fendell
School: Mission San Jose High School, Fremont, Alameda County
S0515
James A. Najera, Grade 11
Kavya (Missing) Ramakrishnan, Grade
The Optimization of Industrial Scale Biodiesel Production
Advisor: Mrs. Shirley Miranda
School: COSMOS, San Diego, San Diego County
S0516
Anchit Narain, Grade 9
Preparing for Biofuels: Finding Alternative Sources for Cellulosic Ethanol (Year 2)
Advisor: Mr. Siva Subramanian
School: Clovis North High School, Fresno, Fresno County
S0517
Suchita P. Nety, Grade 12
Assessing a Targeted Heptapeptide as a Molecular Imaging Agent for Colorectal Cancer Screening
Advisor: Dr. Jonathan Hardy
School: Harker (The) School, San Jose, Santa Clara County
S0518 — Third Place
Natalie Ng, Grade 11
Advancing Precision Medicine: MicroRNA Prognostic Signatures and Prediction Models for Breast Cancer
Advisor: Mr. Joe Kim
School: Monta Vista High School, Cupertino, Santa Clara County
S0519 — Fourth Place
Jiho Park, Grade 11
MD Simulations of Membrane-Bound Aromatase with Titrated Asp-309: Implications for Catalysis and Novel Inhibitors
Advisor: Dr. Rommie Amaro
School: University High School, Irvine, Orange County
S0520
Shruthi R. Perati, Grade 11
A Molecular Study of Ror2/Wnt Signaling Pathways and Their Effects on Facial Deformities During Embryonic Development
Advisor: Mrs. Kavita Gupta
School: Monta Vista High School, Cupertino, Santa Clara County
S0521
Jazz Pouls, Grade 11
Analyzing Genomic Divergence in the Swainson's Thrush
Advisor: Mr. Christopher Nestlerode
School: Pacific Collegiate School, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County
S0522
Anika Radiya-Dixit, Grade 12
Regenerative Potential of Healthy vs. Diabetic Adipose-derived Stem Cells in the Setting of Biomimetic Hydrogel Scaffold
Advisor: Dr. Michael Sorkin
School: Harker (The) School, San Jose, Santa Clara County
S0523
Alap A. Sahoo, Grade 10
Effects of E. coli Restriction Enzymes on Lambda Phage DNA
Advisor: Mrs. Crystal Neptune
School: Stockdale High School, Bakersfield, Kern County
S0525 — Honorable Mention
Aryo Sorayya, Grade 12
Designing a Novel Freeze-Stable Tetanus Vaccine
Advisor: Dr. Rajiv Nayar
School: Monte Vista High School, Danville, Contra Costa County
S0526
Daniel Y. Suh, Grade 10
Nanowire Device to Detect Circulating Tumor Cells
Advisor: Mr. Peter Starodub
School: Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, Rolling Hills Estates, Los Angeles County
S0527 — Second Place
Emily S. Wang, Grade 11
A New Light In Biosensing: Engineering Photostable GFP Mutants for FRET
Advisor: Mrs. Elana Zizmor
School: Gunn (Henry M.) High School, Palo Alto, Santa Clara County
S0528
Steven M. Wang, Grade 10
Anti-Tumor Immunity: A Novel Hybrid Cellular Automaton for Cancer Vaccines
Advisor: Dr. Gary Blickenstaff
School: Harker (The) School, San Jose, Santa Clara County
S0529
Cooper L. Wedge, Grade 11
The Effect of Amino Acid Mutations on the Refolding of Thrombomodulin
Advisor: Mrs. Shannon Foster
School: Granite Hills High School, El Cajon, San Diego County
S0530
Catherine Wu, Grade 11
Reverse Suppressor Screen for a Dominant Mutant Form of SUMO Protein in Yeast
Advisor: Ms. Wendy Slijk
School: Canyon Crest Academy, San Diego, San Diego County
S0531
Holly Zhou, Grade 11
Bioinformatic Analysis of the Insulin Signaling Pathway in the Moon Jellyfish Aurelia
Advisor: Ms. Judy Fusco
School: Villa Park High School, Villa Park, Orange County
S0597
Joshua S. Mytych, Grade 12
The Effect of Carnosine on Glycation-induced Aggregation of a Human Therapeutic Antibody
Advisor: Dr. Nikki Malhotra
School: Thousand Oaks High School, Thousand Oaks, Ventura County
S0598
Andrew Barboza, Grade 12
Kimberly A. Grospe, Grade 12
Courtney B. Montague, Grade 12
Enzymatic Analysis of Various Tissues of the Bos primigenius
Advisor: Ms. Robin Pearce
School: Carter (Wilmer Amina) High School, Rialto, San Bernardino County
S0599
Saumya R. Keremane, Grade 10
Biochemical Analysis of Color Development in Citrus: Year 4
Advisor: Dr. Richard Lee
School: King (Martin Luther, Jr.) High School, Riverside, Riverside County


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