CSSF Project Listings: 2015
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology

Senior Division

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S0501
Rupsa B. Acharya, Grade 10
The Effect of Carica papaya Leaf on the Lifespan of C. elegans with Fatal Germline Tumors
Advisor: Mr. Jason Lee
School: Lynbrook High School, San Jose, Santa Clara County
S0502 — Second Place
Rohan Arora, Grade 9
Using Virtual Screening Methods to Identify a Novel and Noninvasive Method of Heart Disease Treatment and Prevention
Advisor: Mr. Neeraj Arora
School: American High School, Fremont, Alameda County
S0503
Kyung Eun Baek, Grade 11
Cancer Targeting Activity of Salmonella Invasion Protein A
Advisor: Mrs. Julia Newman
School: Torrey Pines High School, Encinitas, San Diego County
S0504 — Honorable Mention
Jessika Baral, Grade 10
Novel Usage of Natural Phytochemical 3,3-diindolylmethane as Anti-Cancer Therapeutic and Preventative Drug for Melanoma
Advisor: Dr. Gary Firestone, PhD.
School: Mission San Jose High School, Fremont, Alameda County
S0505
Julie Barreto, Grade 11
Andrea Benitez, Grade 11
Esmeralda E. Lara, Grade 11
The Effects of Papain and Bromelain in Denaturing Bos Primegenious
Advisor: Mrs. Robin Pearce
School: Carter (Wilmer Amina) High School, Rialto, San Bernardino County
S0506
Charley H. Bi, Grade 11
Austin W. Chang, Grade 11
Cooper J. Ge, Grade 11
How Bacterially Secreted Intrinsic Factor Affects Vitamin B12 Transfer
Advisor: Dr. Rita Huff
School: Valley Christian High School, San Jose, Santa Clara County
S0507
Ruoxi Michelle Chen, Grade 11
Mathematical Models of the Growth of Stem Cell Driven Cell Clusters
Advisor: Dr. Drew Ishii
School: Sage Hill High School, Newport Coast, Orange County
S0508 — First Place
Min Jean Cho, Grade 11
Identification of Pathogen and Anti-Ebola Drug Targets Using Bayes' Theorem and Information Entropy
Advisor: Mrs. Julia Newman
School: Torrey Pines High School, Encinitas, San Diego County
S0509
Parsa Derakhshan, Grade 11
Examining the Role of CXCR4 on the Differential Migration of ESC-Derived Neural Stem Cells
Advisor: Ms. Shannon Bunch
School: University High School, Irvine, Orange County
S0510 — Honorable Mention
Durga Ganesh, Grade 11
Identification of NUSAP1 as a Novel Therapeutic Target for Aggressive Prostate Cancer
Advisor: Mr. Jason Lee
School: Lynbrook High School, San Jose, Santa Clara County
S0511
Paul Gauvreau, Grade 9
Artificially Formed Stable Interactions
Advisor: Mr. Ariel Haas
School: Canyon Crest Academy, San Diego, San Diego County
S0512
Priyansh Gupta, Grade 9
Investigating the Role of Antioxidants in the Prevention of Skin Cancer Using Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Advisor: Dr. Nikki Malhotra
School: Thousand Oaks High School, Thousand Oaks, Ventura County
S0513
Stephanie M. Hu, Grade 11
A Computer-Based Integrated Analysis of Genomic Signatures in Ovarian Cancer
Advisor: Mrs. Julia Newman
School: Torrey Pines High School, Encinitas, San Diego County
S0514
Maya Jayanth, Grade 10
Development of New Primers and TaqMan(R) Probes for the Detection of Grapevine Viruses
Advisor: Dr. Mysore Sudarshana
School: Mira Loma High School, Sacramento, Sacramento County
S0515
Nivedita Kanrar, Grade 9
Testing for Predicted Transposable Elements in Citrus sinensis and C. clementina
Advisor: Dr. James M. Burnette
School: Riverside STEM Academy, Riverside, Riverside County
S0516
Emily A. Kim, Grade 11
Electrophysiology-Based Screen to Discover Genes Involved in Synaptic Homeostasis
Advisor: Mr. Peter Starodub
School: Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, Rolling Hills Estates, Los Angeles County
S0517
Cody L. Lim, Grade 12
Optimizing Viral Vectors for Site-Specific Gene Therapy in Hematopoietic Stem Cells
Advisor: Dr. Paula Cannon
School: Bravo (Francisco) Medical Magnet High School, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County
S0518
Vincent Lok, Grade 11
DNA Damage Induced by a Novel Drug Cocktail Regulates Chemokine Production in Leukemia through Cytosolic DNA Sensing
Advisor: Dr. Caius Radu
School: Thousand Oaks High School, Thousand Oaks, Ventura County
S0520
Edward Park, Grade 10
Hybrid Biosensor Capable of Early Diagnosing and Rapidly Monitoring Breast Cancer
Advisor: Dr. Ji Hoon Lee
School: Larchmont Charter School, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County
S0521
Jayani R.T. Ratnam, Grade 9
Effective Targeted Therapy for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer using EGFR Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors Based on the Mutation ty
Advisor: Mrs. Janet Kaehms
School: Dublin High School, Dublin, Alameda County
S0522 — Third Place
Swetha Revanur, Grade 11
Enabling Precision Medicine with Big Data: A Cross-Platform Framework to Characterize Gene Presence and Function
Advisor: Mr. David Walz
School: Evergreen Valley High School, San Jose, Santa Clara County
S0524
Alap A. Sahoo, Grade 12
Adaptations to Restriction Enzymes in Various Bacteriophage Genomes
Advisor: Mrs. Crystal Neptune
School: Stockdale High School, Bakersfield, Kern County
S0525 — Fourth Place
Japmeet Sandhu, Grade 12
Ashima Thusu, Grade 11
Role of Taste Receptor Gene TAS2R38 and Fat Sensor Protein CD36 in Supertasting Ability and Childhood Obesity
Advisor: Mr. Jonathan Bowns
School: Clovis North High School, Fresno, Fresno County
S0526
Anin Sayana, Grade 11
Novel Design and Optimization of an EGFRvIII-based Cancer Peptide Vaccine
Advisor: Dr. Debjani Roy
School: Bellarmine College Preparatory, San Jose, Santa Clara County
S0527
Rebecca M. Sine, Grade 12
Allopregnanolone Site of Action for Promoting Regeneration of Human Neural Stem Cells: Uncovering the Paths
Advisor: Mrs. Ramirez De La Cruz
School: Bravo (Francisco) Medical Magnet High School, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County
S0528
Varun J. Venkatesh, Grade 10
HDX Mass Spectrometry Study to Identify a Key, New Thrombin-TM Complex Mechanism Used to Prevent Blood Clotting
Advisor: Mr. Jason Lee
School: Lynbrook High School, San Jose, Santa Clara County
S0529
Clare Zhu, Grade 11
Development of Feature-Based Receptor-Ligand Docking Using POVME
Advisor: Ms. Judie Persons
School: Northwood High School, Irvine, Orange County


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