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BI014
Computational Analysis of Specific Missense
Mutations in the SMN Tudor
Domain
Dianna Hu, 18, Senior, Half Hollow Hills High School West, Dix Hills, New York,
T: Michael Lake
BI015
All-Atom Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Stapled p53/hDM2 Interactions:
Modeling a Novel Cancer Therapeutic Agent
#
Jan Gong, 18, Senior, Garden City High School, Garden City, New York,
T: Steven Gordon
CB011 Correcting Dysregulated Splicing of the KLF6 Gene in Pancreatic Cancer
Using Modified Antisense Oligonucleotides
Blake Edward Smith, 16., Junior, Oceanside High School, Oceanside, New York,
T: Heather Hall
CB012 The Effects of Indoleamine 2, 3-dioxygenase Expression on Tumor-Induced
Immunosuppression
Bilal Ahmed Siddiqui, 17, Junior, Wellington C. Mepham High School, Bellmore,
New York, T: David Kommor
CB304T Expression of a Schizophrenia-Associated V321L-Nrg1 Protein Reduces
Nrg1-ICD Nuclear Translocation and alpha-7 nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor
Expression
Savina
Dine Kim, 16., Junior; Neil Mehta, 16., Junior
Commack High School, Commack, New York, T: Richard Kurtz
Jericho
High School, Jericho,
New York, T: Serena McCalla
CH016 Polyfunctionalized Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes as Novel Scaffolds for
Multimodal Tumor-Targeted Therapy and Biological Imaging
#
Neil Pathak, 18, Senior, Herricks Senior High School, New Hyde Park,
New York, T: Renee Barcia
CS027 The Design and Implementation of a Dialect of Scheme for Parallel
Processing on the GPU
Gregory Louis Manis, 18, Senior, John F. Kennedy High School, Bellmore,
New York, T: Barbara Franklin
EA011 Investigating Climate Change: A Comparative Analysis of Colonial and
Modern Weather Data
Marni Jordyn Wasserman, 18, Senior, Commack High School, Commack,
New York, T: Richard Kurtz
EE038 A Robotic Assistant for the Visually-Impaired (RAVI): A Novel System
Employing Digital Image Processing and Sonar Range Detection
Ishwarya Ananthabhotla, 17, Senior, Kings Park High School, Kings Park,
New York, T: Mary Ellen Fay
EM318T Enhancing Biofilters III: The Impact of Abscisic Acid on the Sequestration of
Heavy Metals by Euglena gracilis
## Jacqueline Bari Bokor, 18, Senior; ## Hannah Michele Berkowitz, 17, Senior
Long
Beach High School, Lido Beach, New York, T: Veronica Ade
EN023 Synthesis, Characterization, and Biological Evaluation of a Novel Biomaterial
for Post-Lumpectomy Breast Reconstruction
Shyam Venkateswaran, 17, Senior, Herricks Senior High School, New Hyde Park,
New York, T: RenEe Barcia
ET305T Manufacturing an Improved Polymer Photovoltaic Cell Using Graphene and
Graphene Oxide
Nathan Akhavan, 18, Senior; Benjamin Joseph Goldman, 17, Senior
Rambam Mesivta, Lawrence, New York, T: Rebecca Isseroff
EV308T Allelopathy: A Potential Method for Invasive Plant Species Control
Elan Heller, 17, Junior;
Eric Michael Rubin, 17, Junior
Long Beach High School, Lido Beach, New York, T: Veronica Ade
EV309T Mussels, a Natural Approach to Sewage Treatment: Evaluating Geukensia
demissa as Biofilters of Local Bay Pollution
# Arianne Elizabeth Papa, 17, Junior; # Jane Elizabeth Smyth, 17, Junior
Long Beach High School, Lido Beach, New York, T: Veronica Ade
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MA021 The Mathematics of Breast Cancer: A Comparison of the Gompertz and
Logistic Equations in Terms of Tumor Carrying Capacity
Elise Victoria Meade, 17, Senior, Sanford H. Calhoun High School, Merrick, New
York, T:
Nick Pappas
ME051 Characterization of Tyrphostin AG879 as a Novel Selective Modulator of
Amyloid Precursor Protein Gamma-Secretase: Towards Safe Neuroprotective
Therapy for Alzheimer’s Disease
##
Shaunak Krishan Bakshi, 17, Senior, Manhasset High School, Manhasset, New York,
T: Peter Guastella
ME308T 3-Dimensional Bio-imprinting of Proteins and Viruses
Kelsey Skyler McKenna, 17, Senior; Alan Eyal Czemerinski, 18, Senior;
Tom Jie Wang, 16., Junior
South Side High School, Rockville Centre, New York, T: Herbert Weiss
The Wheatley School, Old Westbury, New York, T:
Paul Paino
MI030 A Novel Approach to Mapping Protein Interactions during Pilus Biogenesis
by Using
in vivo Photocrosslinking
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Erica Brooke Portnoy, 17, Senior, Commack High School, Commack, New York,
T: Richard Mark Kurtz
PH307T Optimizing the Data Collection of the Proton Electric Dipole Moment
Experiment
Alina Ranjbaran, 16., Junior; Andrew Scott Rosen, 18, Senior
Garden City Senior High School, Garden City, New York, T: Steven Gordon
Half Hollow Hills High School West, Dix Hills, New York, T: Michael William Lake
PS306T Investigation of a Novel Herbal Anti-Inflammatory Agent:
Liquidambar
formosana Hance Exudate, Bornyl Cinnamate
Justine Li, 16., Junior; Serife E. Uzun, 16., Junior
Jericho High School, Jericho, New York, T: Serena McCalla
New York City, USNY03, New York City Science and Engineering Fair
AS051 Using Ecological Niche Modeling to Predict Current and Future Ranges of
Cryptic Phylogeographic Lineages
Helen Yao, 18, Senior, Staten Island Technical High School, Staten Island,
New York, T: Mark Erlenwein
BE054 The Effect of Ear Dominance on Object Localization after Audio-Visual
Conditioning
Nadege Giraudet, 17, Senior, Institute for Collaborative Education, New York,
New York, T: Jennifer Dahlstrom
BI037
Genetic and Genomic Analysis of TOR1 Signaling in Initiation of Cell
Quiescence
Lev Omelchenko, 18, Senior,
Stuyvesant High School, New York, New York,
T: Jonathan Gastel
BI038
Effects of Fluorinated Alcohols on Lipid Bilayers
Mike Zhang, 18, Senior, Bronx High School of Science, Bronx, New York,
T: Susan Brauerman
CB042 Direct Visualization of Single Hypoxic Tumor Cell Invasion and Intravasation
in Mammary Tumors
Haoxuan Wang, 17, Senior, Bronx High School of Science, Bronx, New York,
T: Vladimir Shapovalov
CS055 Active Noise Cancellation in Human-Robot Speech Interaction
Jao-ke Chin-Lee, 16., Senior, Stuyvesant High School, New York, New York,
T: Jonathan Gastel
EA019 Tracking Quaternary Sealevel with Corals and Molluscs:
Cosmic Dose Rate
Modeling and ESR Dating on San Salvador, Bahamas
Aislinn Deely, 17, Senior, Francis Lewis High School, Fresh Meadows,
New York, T: Bonnie Blackwell
EA020 Sedimentological Analysis and Determination of Heavy Metals: Howard
Beach, NYC
Savera Dhanraj, 18, Senior, High School for Health Professions and Human
Services, New York, New York, T: Hayriye Celtikcilioglu