Applying Molecular Biology Techniques to Assess Bacterial Infection
Jason Econome, Stuyvesant High School, New York City, NY
Mentor: Betty Diamond, M.D., The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY
Bacteria, Viruses, and Fungi, Oh My!
Lesli Horowitz, Kearny School of International Business (SDUSD), San Diego, CA
Mentor: Nicholas Gascoigne, Ph.D., The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA
Where Will Our Next Antibiotic Come From? Investigating the Effects of Plant Extracts on the Growth of E. coli | Teaching Slides
Lori Herrington, Chaparral High School, Temecula, CA
Mentor: Luc Teyton, M.D., Ph.D., The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA
Killer Proteins! A Bactericidal Assay to Study the Role of Complement in Killing Bacteria
John F. Long, Dallas Independent School District, Dallas, TX
Mentor: David Farrar, Ph.D., Department of Immunology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Identification of E-coli at Various Dilutions Using the ELISA Test
Alice Apostolou, Tahanto Regional High School, MA
Mentor: Frank Gibson, Ph.D., Boston University Medical School
Using a Modified ELISA Assay to Demonstrate the Transmission of a Simulated Disease and the Subsequent Identification of the Bacterial Agent
Kara Jon Christesen and Aurora Merry, Salem High School, Salem, NH
Mentor: Andrew B. Onderdonk, Ph.D., Harvard University, and Arthur O. Tzianabos, Ph.D., Harvard Medical School
The Bull's Eye of the Immune System
Tamica A. Stubbs, E. E. Waddell High School, Charlotte, NC
Mentor: Juan Anguita, Ph.D., University of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC
Standing on Guard for You
L. Dee Eller, Coupeville High School, Coupeville, WA
Mentor: Philip F. Mixter, Ph.D., Washington State University
A Forensic Analysis of Food Poisoning using a Dip-stick Immunoassay
John Goudie, Ed.D., Kalamazoo Area Math and Science Center, Kalamazoo, MI
Mentor: Terecita D. Yule, Ph.D., Pfizer, Inc., Kalamazoo, MI
The Basics of Immunology Through Case Studies
Amy Loewen, Hinkley High School, Aurora CO
Mentor: Ronald J. Harbeck, Ph.D., National Jewish Health Advanced Diagnostic Labs, Denver, CO
How does infection spread? The Mechanisms of Immunity: An Introduction to Cancer and Infectious Diseases
Lyndonia L. Pascal, Palm Beach Lakes Community High School, West Palm Beach, FL
Mentor: Zhibin Chen, M.D., Ph.D., University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL
Hiding in Plain Site: The Immune System, Tuberculosis, and Antibiotic Resistance
Mark E. Stephansky, Whitman-Hanson Regional High School, Whitman, MA
Mentor: William Cruikshank, Ph.D., Pulmonary Center, Boston University Medical School, Boston, MA
Who Compromised My Immune System?
Beverly Feig and Nicole Veltre, Digital Harbor High School, Baltimore, MD
Mentor: Jan L. Powell, Ph.D., University Maryland Medical School
Mind the Gap: Utilizing Borrelia burgdorferi, causative agent of Lyme Disease, as a model to study cells bridging innate and adaptive immunity
Sarah Peterson, Denver Public Schools, Denver, CO
Mentor: Mark J. Soloski, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Our Body's Response to Infectious Diseases
Debra Paul, F.H. Tuttle Middle School, South Burlington, VT
Mentor: Ralph C. Budd, M.D., Univ. of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT