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2020 VSSEF CATEGORY AWARDS
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CategoryPlace
Project Number
First NameLast NameProject Title
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Animal SciencesFirst PlaceANIM-9RebeccaQiuThe Effect of Taurine on the Heart Rate of Daphniamagna
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MaggieParkhurst
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Animal SciencesSecond PlaceANIM-1MalikEndsleyAn Investigation of the Darkling Beetle Larvae Circadian Rhythm
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Animal SciencesSecond PlaceANIM-2VinayBhaipAnalyzing Gap Crossing Behavior in Drosophila melanogaster
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Animal SciencesThird PlaceANIM-4MrunalKute
Observing Different Concentrations of Ginkgo Biloba on Danio rerio Memory Development
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Animal Sciences
Honorable Mention
ANIM-6SimranGillThe Impact of Pharmaceuticals on Aquatic Life using Danio rerio as a Model
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Behavioral and Social SciencesFirst PlaceBEHA-13MichaelaMcCormackToo Cool for JUUL: The Effect of Pod-Based E-Cigarettes on Sleep and Cognitive Function
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Behavioral and Social SciencesSecond PlaceBEHA-9BlairStilleyThe Effect of Music on Student Productivity
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ElizabethYow
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ElizaThorndike
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Behavioral and Social SciencesSecond PlaceBEHA-4NadineShannonIs There an Association Between People with a Morning Versus Evening Chronotype and Variants of the HCRTR2 Gene?
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Behavioral and Social SciencesThird PlaceBEHA-5AnjaliSardanaMaturation of Excitatory Synapses in the Juvenile Rodent Hippocampus Supports Spatial Navigation Ability in the Barnes Maze
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Behavioral and Social Sciences
Honorable Mention
BEHA-11KateLoftisThe Effect of Social Anxiety on People's Ability to Interpret Facial Expressions
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Behavioral and Social Sciences
Honorable Mention
BEHA-6SamuelGroveNicotine Usage Rates Amongst U.S. Sexual Minority Students
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BiochemistryFirst PlaceBCHM-9RaymondDel VecchioCardiomyopathic Chagas: An Exploration of Diagnostic Ability via Nanoparticle Biomarker Capture GluO x Pathway and Perseus-Based Machine Learning
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HariniSomanchi
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BiochemistrySecond PlaceBCHM-7HelenSparlingThe Effect of Vitamin C, Calcium, and Iron on Hemoglobin Production and Cellular Respiration
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BiochemistryThird PlaceBCHM-4JamesHenterFaster Pain Relief: Comparing Different Formulations of Three Pain Medications in a Simulated Stomach Environment
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Biochemistry
Honorable Mention
BCHM-3JolieCallCopper Most Effectively Reduces the Rate of Algal Growth
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Biomedical and Health SciencesFirst PlaceBMED-16KevinShengA Novel Multi-omic Approach to Identifying Cancer Recurrence-Associated Gene Signatures
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Biomedical and Health SciencesSecond PlaceBMED-2RebekahSmithEffect of Air Exposure before Corneal Preservation
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Biomedical and Health SciencesThird PlaceBMED-11SydneyMurphyInfluenza Vaccine Efficacy and Vaccination Rate
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Biomedical and Health Sciences
Honorable Mention
BMED-3EugeneChoiReal-Time Object Search and Detection for the Visually Impaired
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IfranNafi
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Biomedical Engineering and Translational Medical Science
First PlaceBETM-13MeenakshiAmbatiTriangulating Fluoxetine into a Novel Macular Degeneration Therapy via Biochemical, In Vivo and Big Data Approaches
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Biomedical Engineering and Translational Medical Science
Second PlaceBETM-5PerisaAsharDevelopment of a Novel Biomarker Panel for Rapid Identification of Lung Cancer by Blood Tests Using NGS, Bioinformatics, and In-Vitro Analyses
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Biomedical Engineering and Translational Medical Science
Third PlaceBETM-9JoshuaSalazarMulti-Objective Transcriptional Regulators for Hematopoietic Cellular Reprogramming with Simulated Directed Evolution and Parallelized Fitness Gauging
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RayanYu
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Biomedical Engineering and Translational Medical Science
Honorable Mention
BETM-4YilunZhouA Potential Therapeutic and Prognostic Target for Breast Cancer
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Biomedical Engineering and Translational Medical Science
Honorable Mention
BETM-3DarrahSheehanInvestigation of the Tumoricidal Effects of Sonodynamic Therapy in Glioblastoma Brain Tumors
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KimballSheehan
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Cellular and Molecular BiologyFirst PlaceCELL-8ShanLateefStaying Ahead of the Hit: Using Drosophila melanogaster as an Integrated Model to Elucidate the Neuropathology, Physiology, and Genetic Mechanisms Underlying Traumatic Brain Injury
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DelaneyWalts
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Cellular and Molecular BiologySecond PlaceCELL-5ClaireMortonThe Division Decision: The Cdc13 Protein and Cell Size Control
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Cellular and Molecular BiologyThird PlaceCELL-2DaivikSiddhiExtracellular Vesicles Derived from Cancer Demonstrate Autophagosome Properties
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Cellular and Molecular Biology
Honorable Mention
CELL-7KrishanPerumalUsing CRISPR and Viral Approaches to Assess the Significance of Novel Osteogenic Genes
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Cellular and Molecular Biology
Honorable Mention
CELL-1JessicaShiAntibiotics Alternative: Investigating the Effect of Phage Titer on Bacterial Populations
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ChemistryFirst PlaceCHEM-3ParkerHoangDesigning a Smarter Smart Hydrogel: Optimization of Poly(vinyl alcohol)-Sodium Borate Hydrogels by Physical Crosslinking with Sodium
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ChemistrySecond PlaceCHEM-9IsabellaDresselTwo-Step Microwave Pyrolysis of Spherical Seed Pre cursors with NaOH/KOH Chemical Activation: A Rapid Approach to the Synthesis of Spherical Activated Carbons for Water Remediation
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KapilKrishna
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ChemistryThird PlaceCHEM-4NicholasTodorovInexpensive, Functional Spectrophotometer for Future Use in Public School
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ChemistryThird PlaceCHEM-13SeanGibsonAssessment of Anode Metal and pH on Metal-Air Battery Voltage
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DavidMastro
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Chemistry
Honorable Mention
CHEM-1Uyen NhiTranAFM-based Nanoindentation Technique: A Novel Approach to Determine the Nanoscale Degradation of PET
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Earth and Environmental SciencesFirst PlaceEAEV-13MadiGoekeThe Effect of Algae Species Grown in a Photobioreactor on Algal Biomass for Biofuel Production
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Earth and Environmental SciencesSecond PlaceEAEV-16Rose
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The Effect of pH on the Growth Rate of Pyrocystisfusiformis
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Earth and Environmental SciencesThird PlaceEAEV-12SitaraSastrySnail Mucus Bioaccumulation of Microparticles for Water Purification
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ClareSparling
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Earth and Environmental SciencesThird PlaceEAEV-10HannahNamkoongRemoval of Pb Heavy Metal from Water Using Edible Marine Algae (Undaria pinnatifida)
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Earth and Environmental Sciences
Honorable Mention
EAEV-1ShannonFilerAssessment of Neonicotinoids in Blue Ridge Honey
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Engineering and RoboticsFirst PlaceENRB-8KateChildersThe Application of Fiber Optic Multi-Core Shape Sensing Fibers on Flexible Models
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Engineering and RoboticsSecond PlaceENRB-7KarenShrievesThe Alteration of Wing and Winglet Designs on Commercial Aircrafts for the Reduction of CO2 Emissions and the Increase of Aerodynamic Efficiency
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Engineering and RoboticsThird PlaceENRB-11AndrewBalchDesign and Application of Automated Robots Powered by Inductive Smart Tiles
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Engineering and RoboticsThird PlaceENRB-9ColinSartoriThe Study of Linear Motors and the Velocity of a Pinball
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