Intel Science Talent Search 2004 Semifinalists by Last Name

John L. Miller-Great Neck North High School, Great Neck, NY
Admoni, Henny (17)
Counting Features: Quantifying Discrete Parts in Visual Object Identification

North Shore High School, Glen Head, NY
Afshari, Sharagim (17)
Let's Play Ball: Domain-Specific Knowledge in Active Memory Performance and Reasoning Abilities of Children

Hathaway Brown School, Shaker Heights, OH
Ahmad, Erum P. (17)
Manganese Dependent Enzymes in Bacterial Metabolism: The Role of GpmM

Cedar Shoals High School, Athens, GA
Alexeev, Boris (16)
Minimal Deterministic Finite Automata (DFAs) for Testing Divisibility

Saint Paul Academy & Summit School, Saint Paul, MN
Ali, Nicole (16)
Bone Morphogenetic Protein Antagonists Twisted Gastrulation and Chordin Can Aid Primitive Human Hematopoietic Cell Expansion ex vivo

Falmouth Academy, Falmouth, MA
Allen, Rachel (17)
Depuration Rates of Quahogs from Estuaries with Different Signatures of Nitrogen

Manhasset High School, Manhasset, NY
Amend, Gregory Michael (17)
The Effect Sea Star Coelomocytes Have on Asteroidea Regeneration in vivo and Lumbricus terrestris Brain Cellular Proliferation in vitro

Montgomery Blair High School, Silver Spring, MD
Anahtar, Melis Nuray (17)
Microfluidic Device for Rapid Isolation of Pure Leukocyte Populations

Montgomery Blair High School, Silver Spring, MD
Anand, Easha (17)
Interactions Between the Amyloid Precursor Protein and the NMDA Receptor: A Possible Biophysical Basis for Alzheimer's Disease

Harrisburg Academy, Wormleysburg, PA
Angle, Matthew Robert (18)
Creation of a Novel Saccharomyces cerevisae Strain Able to Ferment Cellulose

Carmel High School, Carmel, NY
Auster, Craig Louis (17)
Uncovering the African American Experience in the Hudson Valley: The Guinea Community Archaeology Project

Half Hollow Hills High School East, Dix Hills, NY
Axelrad, Jordan Eric (17)
Effect of the Environmental Contaminants, Phosphorus, Cadmium Sulfate, and Pyrethrum on Neuroimmunomodulation in Mytilus edulis

Midwood High School, Brooklyn, NY
Azbel, Lyuba (17)
How Do the Deaf Read? The Paradox of Performing a Phonemic Task Without Sound

Clovis West High School, Fresno, CA
Banerjee, Sudeep (17)
A Taxonomic Reassessment of the Phaeophyceaen (Brown Algae) Orders Ectocarpales and Scytosiphonales Based on Ribosomal Small Subunit (18S) DNA Sequences

Paul D. Schreiber High School, Port Washington, NY
Barasch, Adrienne Heather (17)
Structural Analysis of Alzheimer's A-BETA14-23 Using Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer

Fox Lane High School, Bedford, NY
Barish, Robert David (17)
A Novel Three-Dimensional DNA Motif for Programmable Self-Assembly of Nanostructures

Staples High School, Westport, CT
Beckoff, Steven (17)
Chronic Social Stress Alters Glucocorticoid Receptor mRNA in the Rat Hippocampus

Brentwood School, Los Angeles, CA
Bernstein, Danielle Aviva (17)
Habitable Extrasolar Planets

Saint Edward's School, Vero Beach, FL
Bhalla, Rajat (17)
Antioxidant Protein Expression During Hypoxia-Reoxygenation in Glycera dibranchiata Coelomocytes: Implications for Ischemia-induced Oxidative Stress

Montgomery Blair High School, Silver Spring, MD
Bhaskar, Aditi Seth (17)
The Relationship Between Outer Radiation Belt Psi Database Variables

John L. Miller-Great Neck North High School, Great Neck, NY
Birnbaum, Jonathan Adam (17)
A Comparison of Flow Through Monoleaflet and Bileaflet Mechanical Heart Valves Utilizing in vitro Digital Particle Imaging Velocimetry and Computational Fluid Dynamics

Lynbrook High School, Lynbrook, NY
Bivona, Lauren Kathleen (17)
The Correlation Between the Overall Reading Experience of Youngsters and Their Mathematical Ability and Comprehension in the Upper Elementary Grades

Paul D. Schreiber High School, Port Washington, NY
Bloom, Joshua David (17)
A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Retro-Fitting American Commercial Jetliners with Anti-Missile Countermeasures

Fox Lane High School, Bedford, NY
Boehmer, Keeley Justin (17)
Consequences of Changing Jet Direction in Quasar CTA 102

Canterbury School, Fort Myers, FL
Borden, Timothy Calvin (18)
The Implications of the Global Movement of Bacteria in African Dust Storms on Terrestrial Ecosystems: A Four-Year Study

Ward Melville High School, East Setauket, NY
Braverman, Jennifer Anne (17)
A Novel Method of "On-On" Cell Patterning on Polymer Surfaces

Manhasset High School, Manhasset, NY
Breyre, Amelia Madeleine (17)
Soybean Aphid Host Plant Specificity

Scarsdale High School, Scarsdale, NY
Bronson, Wesley Harris (18)
Mechanisms of Modulation of Muscle Contraction in a Model Neuromuscular System

Commack High School, Commack, NY
Broomfield, Elizabeth Lauren (17)
Overcoming the Diffraction Limit: Alkanethiol Chain Length Dependence of Plasmon Resonance in Encapsulated Gold Nanoparticles

St. Francis Preparatory School, Fresh Meadows, NY
Bubnik, Michelle G. (17)
ADHD Subtype Differences on Objective Measures in Preschoolers

Muncy High School, Muncy, PA
Bumgardner, Sara Ashley (17)
Erythroid Ankyrin (Ank1) Gene Expression in C2C12 Myoblasts During Differentiation in Culture: Usage of Alternative 3'UTRs

Hathaway Brown School, Shaker Heights, OH
Butler, Kristin Loraine (17)
Developing a Microelectrochemical Sensor Array for the Monitoring of Glucose and Ketone Levels in Diabetics

Stuyvesant High School, New York, NY
Chan, Philip Wingho (16)
Hybrid Propulsion System Utilizing Solar Energy for Jet Aircraft

Susan E. Wagner High School, Staten Island, NY
Chauhan, Neha (17)
Dietary Polyphenolic Compounds Inhibit the Fibrillization of Amyloid BETA-Protein: Structure-Activity Relationship and Preventive Implications for Alzheimer's Disease

Cheshire High School, Cheshire, CT
Chen, James Xiao (17)
Development of a Cellular Disease Model for Bipolar Disorder Through Knockdown of Bcl-2 Gene Expression in Human SH-SY5Y Cells Using RNA Interference Technology

Texas Academy of Mathematics & Science, Denton, TX
Chen, Kuei Han (17)
Copper Under-Potential Deposition on Iridium: A Novel Diffusion Barrier

Logan High School, Logan, UT
Chen, Min (17)
An Adaptive Filter for Determination of Background in Instrumental Data

California Academy of Mathematics and Science, Carson, CA
Chen, Samuel Lo (17)
The Role of the PI-3 Kinase/AKT/GSK3 Regulatory Signaling Pathway in the Initiation of Meiosis through Regulation of GSK3BETA Activity

University School of Nashville, Nashville, TN
Chen, Yiliu (17)
Inhibition of Pro-inflammatory Cytokine Production by Cell-Permeant Peptides, Potential Protection Against Endotoxin-Induced Septic Shock

Cranbrook Kingswood School, Bloomfield Hills, MI
Chen, Yuyin (17)
Removing All Edges from the Complete Graph and the Complete Bipartite Graph

Byram Hills High School, Armonk, NY
Cheng, Jemmie Dean (17)
Structural Characterization of the NR1H Nuclear Receptor Family by Homology Modeling and Ligand Docking

Wilde Lake High School, Columbia, MD
Cheong, Colleen Melissa (16)
A Variant in the Uncoupling Protein 2 May Be Associated with an Increased Riskfor Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Terre Haute South Vigo High School, Terre Haute, IN
Chi, Ann (17)
H2 and C2H4 Elimination Pathways in the Y + C2H6 Reaction

William P. Clements High School, Sugar Land, TX
Chi, Cynthia Ann (18)
Feasibility Study of Colloidal Quasicrystals

John L. Miller-Great Neck North High School, Great Neck, NY
Chiang, Katherine Shang (17)
A Novel Study of Oceanic Bacterial Activity: ALPHA-Proteobacteria Enrichment in Aerosolsand the Microlayer

Syosset High School, Syosset, NY
Choi, Daniel Chimin (17)
DNA Microarray Analysis of Shewanella oneidensis Grown for Fuel Cell Use

Byram Hills High School, Armonk, NY
Cholankeril, George Thomas (18)
A Comparative Analysis of lvh Genes in Legionella

Great Neck South High School, Great Neck, NY
Chou, Sharon Hsiao-Wei (18)
Design of Drug Release Profile Using Polyelectrolyte Complexes

Ladue Horton Watkins High School, Saint Louis, MO
Chu, YunXiang (18)
Novel Nonpeptide Inhibitors of Caspase-3 for Neurodegenerative Diseases

Montgomery Blair High School, Silver Spring, MD
Chung, Elena Yin-yin (17)
A Novel Prebiotic Route to Pyrimidine Synthesis: A Hydrothermal Threshold to the RNA World

Harborfields High School, Greenlawn, NY
Clare, Andrew Scott (17)
Sonic Boom Prediction: A New Empirical Formulation and Animated Graphical Model

Oceanside High School, Oceanside, NY
Cohen, Bevin (17)
A Comparison of Hand Hygiene Practices in Two Neonatal Intensive Care Units

Montgomery Blair High School, Silver Spring, MD
Cohen, Lauren Joyce (18)
Novel Algorithms for Surface Plasmon Resonance Data Processing in a ParallelMultitask Environment

Mediapolis High School, Mediapolis, IA
Collier, Rachael Theresa (17)
Comparative Bioassay of Bt Corn Pollen and Limestone Road Dust Environment Contaminantson Monarch Larvae Growth and Development

Paul D. Schreiber High School, Port Washington, NY
Condi, Chiara (17)
Is Power the Product or the Cause of Violence? Coalition Dynamics in Male-to-Female Intragroup Aggression Among the Chimpanzees of Kimbale

Hopkins School, New Haven, CT
Cullen, Esme B. (17)
Microarray Analysis of Borrelia burgdorferi Gene Expression in MyD88-Deficient Mice

Academy of the Holy Names, Albany, NY
D'Ascoli, Jennifer Anne (17)
Blueberry Pie: Friend or Foe?

The Bronx High School of Science, Bronx, NY
Dama, Sravanthi (17)
The Effect of TIMP-4 on Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha (TNFALPHA) Involvement in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Wellington C. Mepham High School, Bellmore, NY
Davison, Miles Ernest (17)
The Effect of Visual Presentation Attractiveness on Perceived Information Accuracy

North Shore Hebrew Academy High School, Great Neck, NY
Debbi, Eytan Magen (17)
A New Method for Producing Derivatives of 3,3'-Diindolylmethane for the Possible Treatment of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Ward Melville High School, East Setauket, NY
Deng, Yiyi (17)
A Novel Technique for the Quantification of Trapping Force in Optical Tweezers

John F. Kennedy High School, Bellmore, NY
Denman, Gayle Jennifer (17)
Radiation-force Elastography with Reflected Ultrasound Beams

John L. Miller-Great Neck North High School, Great Neck, NY
Desai, Maanit (17)
A Simplified Method for Characterizing Complex Media by the Coherent Backscattering of Light

La Canada High School, La Canada, CA
Deutsch, Phillip Thomas (17)
A New Spin on the Haasnoot-Altona Equation: Determination of THETA by Variable Solvent 1H and Variable Temperature 13C and 1H NMR

Kent School, Kent, CT
Di Pasquale, Matthew Mario (19)
Single Electron Devices Using Gold Nanoparticle Monolayers

Paul D. Schreiber High School, Port Washington, NY
Diakow, Marla (18)
The Utilization of Rare SNPs Within the Canine Genome as a Means of Breed Identification

Coon Rapids High School, Coon Rapids, MN
Doan, Thai Thanh (17)
Rhizobium Inoculation of Wheat: A Surrogate Host for Rhizobia for SlowlyEstablishing Prairie Legumes

John F. Kennedy High School, Bellmore, NY
Eisenstat, Carol Margaret (17)
The Effects of Cytoskeletal Disrupting Agents in Gossypium hirsutum

Staples High School, Westport, CT
Eisman, Aaron Seth (17)
Lightcurve of Asteroid 21652 1999 OQ2

The Bronx High School of Science, Bronx, NY
Eng, Whitney (17)
A Comparison of Oyster Growth and Survival Rates in Two Regions of the Hudson River Estuary Around Pier 26 vs. a Monitored Indoor Facility

George Washington High School, Denver, CO
Eucker, William (17)
Determining the Growth Mechanism of Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes Synthesized by Catalyzed Chemical Vapor Deposition

New Rochelle High School, New Rochelle, NY
Fasman, Matthew Stuart (17)
Solving the Maximal Disjoint Paths Problem in Polynomial Time

Commack High School, Commack, NY
Fink, Sarah Jocelyn (17)
Design and Synthesis of Novel Taxoid-Fatty Acid Conjugates as Tumor Specific Anticancer Agents

Marlborough School, Los Angeles, CA
Finkelstein, Julie Nicole (17)
On the Price of Anarchy in Network Creation Games

Pacific Collegiate School, Santa Cruz, CA
Fischer, Michael Henry (18)
Solitonland: A Completely Relativistic Soliton Universe with a Universal Speed of Light

Ossining High School, Ossining, NY
Fitzpatrick, Laura Joy (17)
Animal Companionship as a Factor in Adolescent School Performance

Evanston Township High School, Evanston, IL
Flaxman, Seth (18)
Heat Conduction in a Body Subject to an Oscillating Heat Source

Stuyvesant High School, New York, NY
Fogel, Philip Michael (17)
Parents and Their Adolescents: Cross Sectional Comparison of Knowledge About Each Other's Wishes in End-of-Life Health Care

Stella K. Abraham High School for Girls, Hewlett Bay Park, NY
Forman, Michelle (17)
Nanostructured Thin Films for Hydrogen Storage

South River High School, Edgewater, MD
Frey, Erin Lynn (17)
Water on Mars: Where Was It, Where Is It Now?

John F. Kennedy High School, Bellmore, NY
Friedman, Julie Lynn (18)
A Study of Plant Protein Interactions Involved in Abscisic Acid Signaling

Smithtown High School, Smithtown, NY
Fumelli, Alexander James (17)
Inferring the Diet of a Bizarre Fossil Crocodyliform: Was Simosuchus clarki Herbivorous?

Union Endicott High School, Endicott, NY
Galkowski, David Michael (17)
The Effects of Sapphire Substrate on Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes Grown Using Chemical Vapor Deposition

Carmel High School, Carmel, NY
Garrad, James Richard (17)
The Effects of Seizures on Neuropeptide Y Expression in the Spinal Cord

Immaculata High School, Somerville, NJ
Germino, Elizabeth Anne (17)
Functional Analysis of Yeast Gene NOP14

Sleepy Hollow High School, Sleepy Hollow, NY
Gilliatt, Olivia Andrews (17)
Second Language Processing of English by Adult Native Spanish-Speakers: Gender Differences in the Declarative/Procedural Model of Lexicon and Grammar

New Milford High School, New Milford, CT
Glukhovsky, Lisa Doreen (17)
A Rapid, Accurate Method of Determining the Distance to Near-Earth Asteroids

Croton-Harmon High School, Croton-on-Hudson, NY
Goldberg, Allyson Molly (17)
The Effects of Manipulating Body Core Temperature on Performance and Naps in Humans

Blanche Ely High School, Pompano Beach, FL
Golden, Zarabeth L. (17)
Improving Cognitive Function After Chronic Brain Injury with Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment

John F. Kennedy High School, Bellmore, NY
Goldman, Samantha Beth (17)
Children's Selection of Sweet and High-Fat Foods Is Influenced by Their Inherited Sensitivity to 6-n Propylthiouracil (PROP): Results from a Twin Study

Roslyn High School, Roslyn Heights, NY
Gottesman, David Alexander (17)
Isolation and Expression of an Epinephrine-synthesizing Enzyme (PNMT) from Entamoeba Parasites

The Brearley School, New York, NY
Gregory, Alanna Eve (17)
A UvrD Homolog Affects the Genomic Integrity of the Human Pathogen Helicobacter pylori

Ossining High School, Ossining, NY
Gruskin, Matthew Reuben (17)
The Design and Implementation of a Secure Network Filesystem

Ulysses S. Grant High School, Portland, OR
Ha, Duy Minh (18)
Selective Preservation of White Matter in Long-Term Estrogen Replacement Therapy: A Quantitative MRI Analysis Using a Novel Methodology

Half Hollow Hills High School East, Dix Hills, NY
Halperin, Bruce David (16)
An Extension of the Dining Cryptographers Protocol to Multiparty, Simultaneous Sender-Recipient Anonymous Communication

Loyola-Sacred Heart High School, Missoula, MT
Hammen, Christopher Richard (18)
Enhancing the Tensile Properties of Composite Materials by Synthesis of Polyvalent Tethers

Stuyvesant High School, New York, NY
Han, Li Dong (17)
The Effect of Peer Interaction in English on the English Learning of Young Immigrant Children

Allegany High School, Cumberland, MD
Hang, Qilei (18)
Optimization of the Location for Two Drawpoint Holes in Conical Stockpiles

West Geauga High School, Chesterland, OH
Hanover, Jonathan Michael (18)
Electrostatic Effects of Multivalent Ions on the Adsorption and Desorption of Polyampholytes

Syosset High School, Syosset, NY
Haranhalli, Neil (17)
Analysis of Orthology and Molecular Evolution of the Carbonic Anhydrase (CAH) Gene of Dioscorea Species, Arabidopsis thaliana, and Oryza sativa

Stuyvesant High School, New York, NY
Harel, Matan (17)
Cell Motility Using Actin Polymerization Driven Protrusion with Electrostatic Interactions

Guilderland Central High School, Guilderland Center, NY
Hartman, Katherine (17)
Multicolor Photometry of the RR Lyrae Star CQ Bootis

North Attleboro High School, North Attleboro, MA
Hedberg, Herbert Mason (17)
An Efficient, Functional Telomerase Activity Assay

Davis Renov Stahler Yeshiva High School for Boys, Woodmere, NY
Hefter, Jonathan S. (18)
The Thermally Stabilizing Effects and Mechanisms of Clay Fillers on Acrylic Paints, Coatings, and Adhesives

Nanuet High School, Nanuet, NY
Heller, Elizabeth Rose (17)
An Evaluation of the 1868 El Nino

William P. Clements High School, Sugar Land, TX
Ho, Madelyn Meng-Ling (17)
Actin Organization Response to Micro- and Nano-Scale Topography

Upper Arlington High School, Upper Arlington, OH
Hoffman, Paul Martin (18)
Synoptic Features of the Dryline

Ronald Reagan High School, San Antonio, TX
Hong, Julian Clint (17)
Restraining Restenosis: Combating Vascular Disease, A Three-Year Study

David H. Hickman High School, Columbia, MO
Hsiau, Timothy Hwei-Chung (17)
Ion Channel and Pump Function in Planarian Regeneration

Saratoga High School, Saratoga, CA
Hsu, Grace (17)
Simulated Global Changes Alter Decomposition Rates Through Species Dynamics in a California Grassland Ecosystem

Alhambra High School, Alhambra, CA
Hsu, Richard (17)
Investigating a Novel Lifespan Gene in Drosophila melanogaster

Montgomery Blair High School, Silver Spring, MD
Hu, Han (17)
Cross-Country Empirical Analysis of Scarcity of Long-Term Credit in Developing Countries and Factors Affecting Countries' Access to Such Credit

The Bronx High School of Science, Bronx, NY
Hu, JunMei (17)
Possible Regulation by TrkB of Angiogenesis in Wilms Tumor

Stuyvesant High School, New York, NY
Husain, Naazia Amina (17)
Learned Fear of Phobic vs. Neutral Stimuli After Pavlovian Conditioning

Jericho High School, Jericho, NY
Ivans, Allison Michele (17)
Introversion and Anxiety Among High Achieving High School Students: An Empirical Analysis

Wellington C. Mepham High School, Bellmore, NY
Jackson, Benjamin Foster (17)
The Altruistic Behavior of Rabbis Toward Jewish and Non-Jewish Partnersin a Hypothetical Impunity Game

Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology, Alexandria, VA
Jacokes, Michael Brian (17)
An Improved Quantum Algorithm for Ordered Search

Ward Melville High School, East Setauket, NY
Jiang, Xiaodong Jessica (17)
Synthesis of Fe-Cr Core/Shell Nanoparticles in Pluronic(R) by Thermal Decomposition

Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School, Plainview, NY
John, Samuel (17)
Differential Effects of Blockade of GABAA Receptors on Inspiratory Phase Fast Oscillatory Rhythms

Stuyvesant High School, New York, NY
Jou, Erin (17)
The B Cell Stimulating Molecules BAFF and APRIL Play an Important Role in B Cell Lymphoma

John Adams High School, South Bend, IN
Kamat, Neha Prashant (17)
Ecotoxicological Effects of "Green Chemistry" Solvents on Daphnia magna

Edward R. Murrow High School, Brooklyn, NY
Karabash, Dmitriy (18)
Solution Structure of Markov-like Diophantine Equations

Oregon Episcopal School, Portland, OR
Karnik, Ryna (17)
A Non-Photo Lithographic Approach to the Construction of N-Type MOSFET Devices Using FIB Technology

Kaseorg Homeschool, Charlotte, NC
Kaseorg, Anders Heino (17)
The Theory of P-set Games

McQuaid Jesuit High School, Rochester, NY
Kekre, Rohan (17)
Tuning Multiple Triplers Using a UV Spectrometer

Paul D. Schreiber High School, Port Washington, NY
Kenger, Daniel (17)
First Prototype Mouse-Enabled Web Browser for the Blind

Roslyn High School, Roslyn Heights, NY
Kessler, Julia Beth (17)
Gender Differences in Students' Academic Confidence Levels Concerning Advanced Placement Science Classes

Columbia River High School, Vancouver, WA
Kim, Eugene (17)
Evaluation for Survival Based on the New AJCC Sixth Edition Staging System for Breast Carcinoma

Pulaski Academy, Little Rock, AR
Kim, Han (17)
Graphite-Epoxy Coatings for Thermal Actuation of Smart Materials

Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School, Rockville, MD
Kimchi, Itamar (17)
Salt Partitioning in Multi-Lamellar Phosphatidylcholine Lipid Bilayer Dispersions

Midwood High School, Brooklyn, NY
Kolod, Elizabeth Rose (17)
How Does Learning Sign Language Affect Perception?

Paul D. Schreiber High School, Port Washington, NY
Koo, Tiffany Christina (17)
Cloning and Molecular Characterization of Novel Breast Cancer Gene: ERIAP

Signature School, Evansville, IN
Kraft, Emily Michele (17)
The Effect of Heating Elements on the Production and Residue Build-up of Acrylamide

Nova High School, Davie, FL
Krishnan, Jai Kumar (17)
Improving Photocatalytic Water Treatment in Space

Middlesex School, Concord, MA
Kruzel, Sean Paul (17)
Localizing Fluid Flow in Microfluidic Channels to Locally Stimulate Biological Neural Networks

Fox Lane High School, Bedford, NY
Kulawik, Chris E. (17)
A Two-State DNA Nanomechanical Motor Powered by the Reversible Hybridizaton of a Unique DNA Strand Trigger

Walter Panas High School, Cortlandt Manor, NY
Kulkarni, Saken Subhash (17)
The Electronic Properties of Carbon Nanotube Field Effect Transistors

Paul D. Schreiber High School, Port Washington, NY
Kume, Maiko (17)
Is PCR a Revelant Tool for the Analysis of Microbial Diversity?

The Wheatley School, Old Westbury, NY
Kuncham, Vivek (16)
Development of an Optimal Polymer Coating Through Crystalline Modification

Independence Home Schoolers, Yardley, PA
Lang, Ross Howard (18)
Social Response of the Termite Reticulitermes flavipes to a Vector Carrying the Pathogenic Fungus Metarhizium anisopliae

St. Francis Preparatory School, Fresh Meadows, NY
Laszkowska, Marlena (17)
Disruption of the Interaction Between the Apolipoprotein E and Amyloid Beta (ABETA) as a Potential Therapeutic Target for Alzheimer's Disease

Midwood High School, Brooklyn, NY
Lau, Kenneth (17)
Adenosine A2A Receptor Stimulation Modulates Matrix Metalloproteinase Activity in Hepatic Fibrosis

John Adams High School, South Bend, IN
Lavanture, Douglas George (17)
Maximizing Power Density in Direct-Methanol Fuel Cells: The Construction of a Novel Design of a Multiple Fuel Cell Unit

Stuyvesant High School, New York, NY
Lee, Eugenia Ester (17)
Characterization of Hepatitis G Infection in Children Born to HIV-infected Mothers

Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, Rolling Hills Estates, CA
Leung, Connie Hongwei (17)
A Robust Web-based Face Recognition System Based on Gabor Wavelets Matching

Governor Thomas Johnson High School, Frederick, MD
Levashov, Michael Yurievich (17)
Computer Simulation of the Convergent Evolution of DNA Binding Sites as in the LAMBDA cI/Cro Control System

Maimonides School, Brookline, MA
Levin, Andrei Joseph (17)
Mouse Homologs of Human Retroposed Genes

White Plains High School, White Plains, NY
Levine, Sara Rebecca (17)
Correlation Between Religiosity, Community Support, and Post-Traumatic GrowthAmong Secular and Religious Israeli Adolescents

Stuyvesant High School, New York, NY
Lewallen, Sam Jay (17)
Investigation of a Novel Representation of the Link Group and Consequent Coloring and Determinant Invariants

John L. Miller-Great Neck North High School, Great Neck, NY
Li, Jason G. (17)
A Numerical Analysis of Gravitational Lensing Events Involving Large Tidal Radius or D25 Isophote Local Group Galaxies

Syosset High School, Syosset, NY
Li, Kun (16)
Policy-Oriented Issues Concern and Human Interest-Based Solidary Incentive as Factors in Political Activism in High School and College Level Activism

Stuyvesant High School, New York, NY
Li, Xiru (17)
Interaction of N-3 Fatty Acid and the Binding Protein MRG on Inhibition of COX-2

Plano High School, Plano, TX
Liang, Marvin Albert (18)
Use of Lentiviral Vectors Expressing Multiple siRNAs to Improve the Efficiency of Gene Silencing in Mammalian Cells

Saratoga High School, Saratoga, CA
Lin, Michael Yu-horng (17)
Context-Dependent Regulation of Direct MYC Targets: The Cellular Basis for Sustainable Tumor Regression

Byron-Bergen High School, Bergen, NY
Lippa, Nadine Marianna (17)
Single Dye Molecule Fluorescence in a Liquid Crystal Host

Edward R. Murrow High School, Brooklyn, NY
Litwack, Evan Marc (17)
Socialization and the Hijab: The Implications of the Hijab on Female Muslim Adolescent Self-Bifurcation and Sex-Role Identity

Clayton A. Bouton High School, Voorheesville, NY
Liu, Anne Ping (17)
Analysis of Regulatory Elements SP1 and CRE in the Transcription of Genes Affectedby Huntington's Disease

Lexington High School, Lexington, MA
Lo, Andrew Kwok-Wai (18)
Do D014N Mutation in Endostatin Correlate with a Higher Incidence of Prostate Cancer?

Kings Park High School, Kings Park, NY
Louie, Michelle (17)
Functional Genomics: An Optimized Method for Fluorescent Tagging of Full-length Gene Products of Unknown Function from Arabidopsis thaliana

Stuyvesant High School, New York, NY
Lu, TingTing (17)
Analysis of Modular Nim Under Specific Movesets

Okemos High School, Okemos, MI
Lu, Yao (17)
Porous Silicon-Based Biosensor for Detection of Salmonella

Hanover High School, Hanover, NH
Lubin, Amos Benjamin (17)
Timelike Hypersurfaces in de Sitter Space

West Islip High School, West Islip, NY
Lubin, Steven Michael (17)
Applications of Supercritical Fluid Technology to Polymer Blends

Oceanside High School, Oceanside, NY
Lurie, Kristen Louise (17)
Inhibition of the Cell Division Protein FtsZ: A Novel Target for Anti-Tuberculosis Drug Discovery

The Bronx High School of Science, Bronx, NY
Ma, Lenong (17)
The Dual Role of Radial Glial Cells as Scaffolds and Neuronal Progenitors in the Adult Canary Brain

Paul D. Schreiber High School, Port Washington, NY
Malone, Andrew Barrow (17)
Evaluating Loss Aversion in Riskless Choice Across Trade-Offs of Varying Value

George W. Hewlett High School, Hewlett, NY
Mann, Marisa Sara (17)
Regulation of the Phytochrome Gene Family in Ceratopteris richardii

Caravel Academy, Bear, DE
Manrai, Arjun Kumar (17)
STOC: A Novel Methodology Incorporating Optimization for Clustering Multidimensional Normalized Microarray Data

Walt Whitman High School, Bethesda, MD
Marberg, Eric Paul (17)
Electrostatic Deflection of Highly Charged Ions Within the Beam Line of the Electron Beam Ion Trap

High Technology High School, Lincroft, NJ
Marino, Garrett Peter (17)
A Model for Steady Flow Through a Long Collapsible Tube

Suffern High School, Suffern, NY
Mass, Alon Yishai (18)
Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) Overexpressing Transgenic Mice Exhibit AlteredSpinal Cord Neurons and Gait: A Morphological and Functional Study

Walter Tresper Clarke High School, Westbury, NY
Mathews, Emily Clarice Ho (17)
The Effects of the Racial Diversity of High School Environments on Ethnic Attitudes

Montgomery Blair High School, Silver Spring, MD
McManigle, John Edward (18)
Using Immunocytochemistry to Study the Effect of Estrogen on Amyloid Protein in Brain Cells

Uniondale High School, Uniondale, NY
McMillan, Simeon Charles (17)
Crossing the Divide: Using Acoustics and Geographic Location to Determine the Differences Between North and South American Frog and Toad Species

Westview High School, Portland, OR
Menon, Parvathy Rama (17)
Design and Fabrication of Planar Glucose Sensor Arrays

Sachem North High School, Lake Ronkonkoma, NY
Michta, Maria Lynn (17)
Radio Detection of Meteors

Stuyvesant High School, New York, NY
Miller, Charles Grabel (17)
Gefitinib ("Iressa", ZD1839) Inhibits the Growth of Experimental Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC)

John L. Miller-Great Neck North High School, Great Neck, NY
Mishchenko, Svyatoslav Sergeevich (17)
A Novel High-Yield Recombinant Protein Expression System

Midwood High School, Brooklyn, NY
Miskiewicz, Hayley Beth (17)
Nucleoporins and the Nuclear Envelope in Alzheimer's Disease: A First Look

Breck School, Minneapolis, MN
Mitchell, William Stuart (18)
Suzuki Coupling: Aqueous and Anhydrous Synthesis of Ferrocene-Capped Thiophene

Miami Valley School, Dayton, OH
Mohile, Monica V. (17)
A Potential Treatment for Liver Cancer: Lithium Chloride Induces Cell Death in Human Hepatoma Cells and Sensitizes Them to TNF ALPHA Cytotoxicity

Regis High School, New York, NY
Monsen, Craig Bryant (17)
Computer Identification of Cardiac Murmurs

Oceanside High School, Oceanside, NY
Moss, Adam Jacob (17)
The Effects of Changes in Spatial Frequency on Visual Performance Fields Elicited by Motor Control

Troy High School, Fullerton, CA
Moy, Ryan Hideki (17)
Equilibrium Constants of Hydrated H2SO4, NH3 H2SO4, and SO3 NH3 Clusters from Density Functional Theory Calculations

Carle Place High School, Carle Place, NY
Mulvey, Laura Ann (17)
Interplay of Genes Regulated by Estrogen and Diindolylmethane

Benjamin Banneker High School, Washington, DC
Munteanu, Andrei (17)
A Novel Algorithm for Computing the Minimum Distance Between Two Elliptical Orbits

Saint Albans School, Washington, DC
Nabel, Christopher S. (17)
Yersinia Effector Protein YopJ Induces Apoptosis with Intracellular and ExtracellularStimulation of the NF-kB Transduction Pathway

Crystal Springs Uplands School, Hillsborough, CA
Nachbaur, Moriah Katherine (17)
Translatability of Gene Function Between Plant Species: From Arabidopsis thaliana to Nicotiana tabacum

Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Alexandria, VA
Nettimi, Divya (17)
Connecting the Macro-Scale to the Nano-Scale: New Insights into the Kinetics of the Myosin-Actin Molecular Biomotor System

Greencastle High School, Greencastle, IN
Newman, Zachary Louis (17)
Measuring the Photovoltage Responses of Halobacterium salinarum Membranes ContainingLight Sensitive Proteins

Greece Athena High School, Rochester, NY
Noto, Anthony (17)
Development of Weighted Chiral Indices: Their Use in Modeling Nickel Dithiolene Systems

Santa Monica High School, Santa Monica, CA
Oldenburg, Reid Patrick (17)
Specific Inhibition of an Oncogenic Mutation Using Small Interfering RNA

Roslyn High School, Roslyn Heights, NY
Parikh, Anuraag Suhrid (17)
The Effects of Price Level and Price Type on Perceptions of a Restaurant

Montville Township High School, Montville, NJ
Park, Jin-Hyung (17)
The Role of Cadherins in Olfactory Axon Guidance

Manhasset High School, Manhasset, NY
Pellegrino, Jason Scott (17)
Analysis of Metformin's Effect on Brain Insulin Receptors

Yorktown High School, Yorktown Heights, NY
Perinbasekar, Rajiv Arul (17)
The Role of Iron in the Expression of Membrane Type 1 Matrix Metalloproteinase

Ward Melville High School, East Setauket, NY
Petersen, Eric William (17)
DNA Electrophoresis on Micro-Patterned Surfaces

Schuylerville Central School, Schuylerville, NY
Peterson, Christina Anne (17)
Effect of Focal Adhesion Kinase and Paxillin Overexpression in Cardiac Hypertrophy

Caddo Parish Magnet High School, Shreveport, LA
Philips, Rebecca Catherine (17)
Effects of Copper Suppression on Invasion and Metastasis of Prostate Cancer

Edward R. Murrow High School, Brooklyn, NY
Pincas, Daniel Andrew (17)
The Effect of Sibship Size, Sibship Density, Ordinal Position, and Sibling Support on Educational Achievement in Adolescents

Carmel High School, Carmel, NY
Piscionere, Jennifer Anne (17)
Using a Photometric Subtraction Technique to Probe the Deep Lens Survey for Evidenceof Active Galactic Nuclei

Ward Melville High School, East Setauket, NY
Polyakov, Oleg Yurievich (17)
A Femtotesla Optical Magnetometer Suitable for Applications in Multi-channel Magnetic Imaging

Franklin High School, El Paso, TX
Ponton, Elais Moore (18)
Altered Performance and Brain Activity in a Simulation of Cellular Phone Use While Driving

Woodbridge High School, Irvine, CA
Prabhala, Keerthi Kiran (17)
Engineering a Brain Computer Interface Using the MU-Rhythm from the Human Sensorimotor Cortex to Improve Self-Reliance for Persons with Neuromuscular Disorders

Shaker Heights High School, Shaker Heights, OH
Pretzer, David Fleming (17)
Say What? Testing Models of the Evolution of Language in a Virtual World

Jericho High School, Jericho, NY
Price, Jeremy Gordon (18)
Cell Culture Studies as a Model of the Interaction Between Two Inflammatory Diseases: Periodontitis and Coronary Artery Disease

Yorktown High School, Yorktown Heights, NY
Purushothaman, Sudarshan P. (17)
Localization of Microtubules for Potential Nanoscale Applications

Stuyvesant High School, New York, NY
Qian, Tony Dahao (17)
Investigation of the Differential Functions of Interleukin-10 (IL-10) and IL-6 in Macrophages

Hightower High School, Missouri City, TX
Raj, Sean Dilip (18)
Repairing Damaged Heart by Cell Fusion and Transdifferentiation of Peripheral Blood Stem Cells

Texas Academy of Mathematics & Science, Denton, TX
Ranjbaran, Shaheen Shawn (18)
Scratch Resistance and Recovery of Optimized Polymers

Yorktown High School, Yorktown Heights, NY
Rau-Murthy, Rohini Subhadra (17)
Implicit Math Cognition

Ward Melville High School, East Setauket, NY
Ray-Mazumder, Nikhilesh (18)
Successful Transfection Using Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles

Governor's School for Science & Mathematics, Hartsville, SC
Reighard, Chelsea Lynne (17)
Cloning cDNA of a Predicted Gene in the Evergrowing Gene (EVG) Locus of Peach Prunus persica

Ward Melville High School, East Setauket, NY
Reznik, Eduard (16)
New Exact Solutions to Einstein's Equations

Byram Hills High School, Armonk, NY
Richelson, Silas Isaac (17)
The Primal Catalanian Conjecture Generalized to Quadratic Fields

Blind Brook High School, Rye Brook, NY
Rosenberg, Brian James (17)
N-methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Abnormalities in a Mouse Model of Velo-Cardio-Facial Syndrome: Implications for Schizophrenia

Horace Mann School, Riverdale, NY
Ross, Adrian Flatau (17)
Regulation of Rhodopsin Gene Expression in Drosophila Photoreceptor Cells

Syosset High School, Syosset, NY
Rubin, Todd Wayne (17)
The Rise of the Right: An Analysis of European Politics

Fox Lane High School, Bedford, NY
Russo, Amanda (17)
The Use of Gene Therapy in Treating Arthritis

Pacific Grove High School, Pacific Grove, CA
Ryu, Ho Seung (17)
The Power-Law Distribution of Internet Protocol Backbone Graphs and a New Model for Non-Poisson Distributed Random Graphs

Cherry Creek High School, Englewood, CO
Saccomano, Lisa Marie (17)
Determination of the Embryogenesis of OAVS: A Study of Abnormal Otic Development

Wilson High School, West Lawn, PA
Sanford, Kathryn Lyn (17)
Improving Seed Germination of Native Midwestern Wildflowers

Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, KS
Sarma, Arup (17)
Word Co-occurrence Analysis: A Novel Approach to Speech Recognition Error Correction

Mid-Buchanan High School, Faucett, MO
Sass, Jennifer Rose (18)
The Effects of Simulated Microgravity on the Memory Retention of Dugesia tigrina: Phase II

Lecanto High School, Lecanto, FL
Shah, Nisha (17)
The Development of an Enriched Microsatellite Library for the Genetic Analysisof Briareum asbestinum

Pine Crest School, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Shampain, Kimberly Lauren (17)
The Anti-MBP Response in Multiple Sclerosis and Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis

Montgomery Blair High School, Silver Spring, MD
Shang, Jessica K. (16)
Element Partitioning Between Olivine and Melt at 1400-1450oC

Texas Academy of Mathematics & Science, Denton, TX
Shankar, Anita Priya (17)
Effects of Modeled Microgravity on Protein Expression in MG-63 Bone Cells

South Side High School, Rockville Centre, NY
Shay, Philip-Edouard (17)
Luring German Cockroaches (Blattela germanica) Using Aggregation Pheromones

Brewster High School, Brewster, NY
Shedletsky, Anna-Katrina (17)
Disease Propagation Through Connective Paths: Application of the Small World Theoryto Epidemic Modeling

Byram Hills High School, Armonk, NY
Sherman, Marc Chritopher (17)
Standard Automated Perimetry, Applanation Tonometry and Scanning Laser Polarimetry in Glaucoma Subjects with Abnormal Peripheral Visual Fields

Troy High School, Fullerton, CA
Shih, Angela Ra-ann (17)
Theoretical Mechanisms and Kinetics for the Reaction of Dimethyl Sulfide and Ozone in Water Vapor

Jericho High School, Jericho, NY
Shum, Justine (17)
Studies of the Reactivity of Copper-Zinc Superoxide Dismutase and Hydrogen Peroxide

The Bronx High School of Science, Bronx, NY
Shum, Simon (17)
Identification of an Acyl-CoA Binding Site in a Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase

Roslyn High School, Roslyn Heights, NY
Siddique, Nuara (17)
The Impact of the Racial Composition of a Couple on Evaluations of the Couple's Compatibility

MAST Academy, Key Biscayne, FL
Simo, Monica (17)
The Effect of Tropical Cyclones on Global Tropical Rainfall

Clear Brook High School, Friendswood, TX
Singh, Manmohan (17)
Metropolitan Smog: A Lung Cell's Life, A Three-Year Study

Mills E. Godwin High School, Richmond, VA
Sircar, Suravi (17)
Japanese Medaka as an Alternative Vertebrate Model of Human Aging and Cancer

Sanford H. Calhoun High School, Merrick, NY
Skop, Helaina Jessica (17)
Identification of Genes Involved in the Formation of the Gonadal Sheath in Caenorhabditis elegans Using RNAi

Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School, Plainview, NY
Slade, Alexander (17)
The Expression of Connexin 36 in GABAergic Neurons in Respiratory Related Brainstem Regions of Adult Rat

Arcata High School, Arcata, CA
Smith, Teiwaz Taliesen (16)
Hydrofoam: Using Foam to Control the Combustion Rate of Hydrogen

Staples High School, Westport, CT
Sobelman, Robert Benjamin (17)
Optimization of Chemical Vapor Deposition for the Synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes

Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, Lexington, KY
Soleimani-Meigooni, David Nima (17)
A Novel Method of Enhancing Prostate Cancer Radiosensitivity by Natural Compound Curcumin

Wheeler High School, Marietta, GA
Solomon, Benjamin (18)
Analysis of SX Phoenicis Variable Star CY Aquarii Using Differential Photometry

Wellington C. Mepham High School, Bellmore, NY
Sorrentino, Jessica Ann (17)
The Effects of Ephedrine on the Viability of Rat Hippocampal Astrocytes

Byram Hills High School, Armonk, NY
Stauffer, Julian Alexander (18)
Planar Graphs and Their Applications to Chemistry

Stuyvesant High School, New York, NY
Sterling, Bram (17)
Use of Artificial Intelligence to Predict Type and Stage of Cancer

Montgomery Blair High School, Silver Spring, MD
Stern, Joshua Gallant (17)
Water Indicators in Sirenum Terra and Around the Argyre Impact Basin, Mars

Timpview High School, Provo, UT
Stokes, Sarah Ann (18)
Chemo-Mechanical Surface Patterning on Germanium Surface Using an Atomic Force Microscope

Midwood High School, Brooklyn, NY
Storm, Shaye Perry (17)
Age Determination and Size Reconstruction of North Atlantic Codfish (Gadus morhua)from Akurvik, NW Iceland

Stuyvesant High School, New York, NY
Stronger, Brad Andrew (17)
Computer Vision Algorithms: Breaking the "Gimpy" CAPTCHA

Montgomery Blair High School, Silver Spring, MD
Su, Gordon L. (17)
The Effects of Economic Globalization on Income Inequality in Post-Mao China

Henry M. Gunn High School, Palo Alto, CA
Sun, Catherine Qing (17)
Improving Plant Growth by Increasing Biosynthesis and Sensitivity to a Plant Steroid Hormone

Clovis West High School, Fresno, CA
Suri, Arjun Anand (17)
Modeling of Predicted Tyrosine Sulfation Sites in Seven-Transmembrane Receptors

Lawrence High School, Cedarhurst, NY
Sussman, Gene (17)
AKT2 Kinase Activation and It's Relation to Cellular Stress and Chemoresistance in Ovarian Cancer

Ward Melville High School, East Setauket, NY
Tang, Xiaojing (17)
Development of a Novel Ibuprofen Film for the Prevention of Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation

Midwood High School, Brooklyn, NY
Tannenbaum, Lindsey Blair (17)
What is the Relationship Between Apoptosis and Nuclear Changes in Alzheimer's Disease?

Stuyvesant High School, New York, NY
Tao, Alice (17)
Pocket Cells Increase Hindrance to Molecular Diffusion in Brain Extracellular Space

Troy High School, Fullerton, CA
Tao, Li (17)
Probing the Acidity of Functional Groups in Organic Compounds with Water, Ammonia, or Hydrogen Fluoride: A Computational Study Using Density Functional Theory

Frederick High School, Frederick, MD
Tarasov, Vladimir Sergeevich (17)
Molecular Genetics Characterization and Subspecies Determinationof Captive Tigers (Panthera tigris)

New Rochelle High School, New Rochelle, NY
Telzak, Andrew Harris (17)
Function and Expression of Capsule (CAP) Genes During Capsular Induction in the Pathogenic Fungus Cryptococcus neoformans

The Learning Community International, Columbia, MD
Thakur, Gaurav Subhash (17)
Analysis of Generalized Factorial Functions

Dobson High School, Mesa, AZ
Thongkham, Dean Wong (17)
The Effects of Early Stage Development on the Competition Between Populus deltoides and Tamarisk chinensis

Macomb High School, Macomb, IL
Thottumkara, Arun Poothatta (17)
Synthesis and Oxidative Transformations Using Novel Water-Soluble Hypervalent Iodine Reagents

Byng High School, Ada, OK
Timmons, Cortney A. (17)
The Independent and Synergistic Effects of Carbon Dioxide and Light Intensity on Brassica rapa

Ward Melville High School, East Setauket, NY
Tingue, Christopher Walter (17)
A Ground-Penetrating Radar Survey of the Ashley Schiff Preserve, Stony Brook, New York

Edward R. Murrow High School, Brooklyn, NY
Tran, Shirley (17)
The Effect of Tai Chi Exercise on Psychological Stress and Life Satisfaction

Townsend Harris High School, Flushing, NY
Trzcinka, Paulina (17)
Questions Without Words: Human Movement Planning and Decision Making

Stuyvesant High School, New York, NY
Tsao, Winnie (17)
Daily Natural Gas Sendout Forecasting Using a Support Vector Machine Model

Lexington High School, Lexington, MA
Tse, Monica Y. (17)
Attraction of the Plant Parasitic Nematode Meloidogyne hapla to Nitric Oxide from Medicago truncatula Roots

Spring Valley High School, Columbia, SC
Van Schaik, Katherine Douglas (17)
The Effects of Time and Thickness on the Concentration of Formaldehyde Emitted by Oriented Strand Board and the Absorption of Emissions by an Artificial Human Lung: A Two-Year Study

Parkway Central High School, Chesterfield, MO
Vinjamoori, Anant (17)
Proteasomal Stress Response: Analysis of Proteasome Activity Using a Newly Developed Lentiviral Reporter

Rockville High School, Silver Spring, MD
Vira, Shaleen Naren (17)
A Novel Mechanism to Compare Protein Binding vs. Folding to Aid in Mitigating the Effects of Autoimmune Diseases via Development of a Biotinylated Mutant BETA2microglobulin

Ward Melville High School, East Setauket, NY
Wang, Kevin Yibo (17)
A Novel Simulation Method for Protein Structure Prediction

Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, Aurora, IL
Wang, Peter Pei (17)
Translocation of Protein Kinase A to Focal Adhesions Causes CytoskeletalReorganization and Anoikis

Okemos High School, Okemos, MI
Wang, Shuyu (17)
Statistical Mechanics of DNA Bending

Montgomery Blair High School, Silver Spring, MD
Wang, Xinlei (17)
Development of a Siderophore-based Optical Array Biosensor for Detection of Pathogenic Bacteria

San Marcos High School, San Marcos, TX
Warshauer, Jeremy Takashi (17)
On the k-ordered Hamiltonicity of n-dimensional Hypercubes

Maggie L. Walker Governor's School, Richmond, VA
Westrick, Linda Brown (17)
Investigations of the Number Derivative

Dunbar High School, Fort Worth, TX
Widerhorn, David Isidor (16)
Effects of Modification of the Gravitational Inverse Square Law on the Stability of a Solar System

Hillsborough High School, Tampa, FL
Wise, Aaron Michael (17)
Strengthening Ni/Au Nanorods for Use in a Bio-Motor

Montgomery Blair High School, Silver Spring, MD
Wolf, Elliott (18)
The Use of Racial Profiling by the Maryland State Police in Drug Interdiction, 1995-2002

Byram Hills High School, Armonk, NY
Wolfson, Jayne Frances (17)
An Exposition of the Cognitive Development in Toddlers Using Pretend Play

Oak Ridge High School, Conroe, TX
Woloszyn, Matthew John (17)
Controlling Gene Expression Through RNAi Gene Therapy

Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, Aurora, IL
Xu, Bobby Xiaoke (17)
A Novel Method for Localization of Neural Sources in the Human Brain

Oregon Episcopal School, Portland, OR
Yamanaka, Yvonne Joy (17)
Synthesis and Evaluation of a Molecularly Imprinted Polymer for the EnantiomericResolution of L- and D- Phenylalanine

Montgomery Blair High School, Silver Spring, MD
Yan, Kenneth (18)
Identification of New Targets for HIV-1 Antivirals Using a Model Retrovirus in Yeast

Stuyvesant High School, New York, NY
Yang, Liubin (17)
Glucocorticoid Receptor (GR) Expression in Human Placenta and Its Role in Intrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR)

Half Hollow Hills High School East, Dix Hills, NY
Yen, Felicia Yuen-Lee (17)
Molecular Analysis of Breast Cancer by cDNA Microarrays: Developing a Better Diagnosis and a Potential Cure

Ward Melville High School, East Setauket, NY
Yin, Nan (17)
Design and Development of a High Power, High Repetition Rate Eye-Safe Laser Utilizing Intra-Cavity Optical Parametric Oscillation Technology

Breck School, Minneapolis, MN
Yock, Adam Douglas (18)
Sun and Shade Acclimation of the Photosynthetic Apparatus in Moss

White Plains High School, White Plains, NY
Younge, Tamiko Bianca (17)
Racial Bias by Physicians Providing Prenatal Care

The Bronx High School of Science, Bronx, NY
Yu, Jessica Samantha (17)
The Effects of Space Flight on Bone Development in Embryonic Quail

Lake Brantley High School, Altamonte Springs, FL
Zelkowitz, Rachel Lauren (18)
Comparative Investigation of Replication Processes in Wild-type and Mutant Strains of Cabbage Leaf Curl Virus: A Two-Year Study

Morgantown High School, Morgantown, WV
Zhang, Jennifer (16)
Molecular-Dynamics Simulations of the Mechanical Strength of Silicon/Silicon Nitride Interfaces

Stuyvesant High School, New York, NY
Zhang, Tejia (17)
Study of Membraneless Convective-Diffusive Flows in Microchannels

Wayzata High School, Plymouth, MN
Zhou, Ning (16)
Quantitative Trait Loci Modulating Corpus Callosum Size in Mouse Brain

River Hill High School, Clarksville, MD
Zhu, Jiang Wei (17)
Peripheral Blood T Cells: Remodeled Internal Morphology of Microvilli and Nucleus-Mitochondria Polarization in Response to Chemokine Stimulation

Stuyvesant High School, New York, NY
Zhu, Jimmy (17)
Obligate Stabilization of BETA-Catenin Is Essential for Tumorigenesis of Syndromic Wilms Tumors

Waiakea High School, Hilo, HI
Zimmerman, Kolea C.K. (17)
Crude Extracts of Polyporaceae Fungi Repel Formosan Subterranean Termites:An Ecological Evaluation

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