Research Projects
by BioBus Jr. Scientists
Bioremediation Methods for Reducing Cyanobacteria Colonies in Morningside Pond
Amber Siurano, Sean Hamilton, Ulysses Olsen
A Breath of Injustice: Navigating Air Quality Disparities and Health Consequences in Economically Challenged Neighborhoods
Chelsea Nan, Matthew Diaz, Arpita Sushil, Justin Clarke
The Use of Oyster Mushroom Spawn To Decrease the Concentration of Plastic And Lead Pollutants in Soil
Yennaly Fernandez, Tori Herrera, Zonayed Abedin, Ryan Mei, Callie Morales, Ivy Lei
Sounding the Alarm: Exploring the effects of noise pollution on organisms
Josh Uben, Corey Cid, Michael Guan
The Effects of Different Nutrient Solutions on Early Plant Health and Growth in Hydroponics
Aaron Huang, Arianna Santos, Jenise Nunez, Luisa Valdez, Maliha Khan
From Scraps to Soil: Composting With Worms and Isopods
Marc-Anthony Suarez, Christy Zheng, Steven Sierra, Aaron Nelson, Daniel Arias
Rooting Out the Truth: Aluminum's Impact on Wisconsin Fast Plant
Jazlyn Fuentes, Lucia Villanueva, Rouguiatou Diallo
The Effect of Sound Frequencies on Daphnia Magna
Jazlyn Fuentes, Amber Siurano
Necrophobic behaviour of ants afflicted with oleic acid
Natasha Gonzalez, Arianna Santos
Daphnia in Distress: Microplastics in our Waters
Aminata Diallo, Ela Ekincioglu, Mamycoumba Diagne
Detection of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 virus (HPAI H5N1) in New York City
Adama Diaby, Kadiatou Kante, Shehryar Naeem Khan, Kailani Gaynor, Sadia Choudhury
Investigating the Impact of Genetic Modifications on Arabidopsis thaliana Growth under Varying Weather Conditions
Eshe Hunter, Naomi Nzeuton
Palaemonetes paludosus Surviving the CSO: A Predatory Assay to Measure Water Quality
Madelin Ramos, Sadie Waldron
Music to my ears, what about plants? The Effects of Different Sound Intensities on Wisconsin Fast Plant Stem Growth
Jasmine Harris, Deborah Theophile
Nature's Dynamic Duo: The Fascinating Relationship Between Snails and Algae
Elsa Sam, Chadisha Cummings, Sofia Lopez
Sonically Stressed: The Effect of Stressful Sounds on Physiology and Cognitive Processes
Ariel Andrade, Matthew Diaz
Microplastics and Photosynthetic Activity in Algae: A Macro-problem
Madelin Ramos, Amber Siurano
Effects of Microplastics on Ecosystems
Aylyn Mejia Lebron, Ryan Mei, Stefan Valdez, Victoria Campaña
Lowering Mosquito Population in LES Community Gardens Using Dragonflies and Mosquito Traps
Chandani Shrestha, Ivan Yang, Marc Anthony Suarez, Natasha Gonzalez
Lead Levels in Lower East Side Community Garden Soil
Michelle Liu, Arianna Santos, Steven Sierra, Frankie Ackerman
Air Quality Research: Comparing PM2.5 in Two Sites in New York State
Jason Marte
Effects of Sodium Nitrate and Ammonium Hydroxide on the Behavior of Daphnia Magna
Betzie Rosario, Keyanna McBryde
Effects of Genetic Modifications on Soybean and Fast Plant Growth
Julianne Aguilar, Milan Ndjiki
Effect of Drugs on Behavioral Traits of Drosophila Melanogaster using the Geotaxis and Locomotion Assays
Alexis Gutierrez, Chosen Archie, Sofia Lopez
NYC Virus Hunters - Working together to prevent the next pandemic
Karla Azcona, Daneidy Burgos, Mariama Diallo, Aaron Huang, William Kim
The Effect of Dietary Elements on Fly Movement and Behavior
Aishah Awotubo-Qasim, Hawa Drame
Here 2 Stay! Sessile Organisms in the Hudson River Estuary
Hamza Alamgir, Elsa Sam
Jellyfish vs Depth in the Hudson River
Chosen Archie, Alexis Gutierrez, Edward Thompson
Project Daphnia: Microplastics and MacroInvertebrates
Brianna Brookes, Mariah King, Gabriel Loor, Juliette Leroy
Isolation in the pandemic: A social experiment
Tishai Coke, Ameria Elliot, Milan Ndjiki
Particulate Matter in Upper Manhattan and the South Bronx
Jason Marte, Ivy Martinez, Miah Soto
The effect of classical music on working memory and processing speed
Lauren Conner, Hamza Alamgir, Chosen Archie
New York City Virus Hunters
Shatoni Bailey, Teresa Bautista, Djenabou Diallo, Joel Gonzalez, Jesus Gonzalez
The Effect of Microplastics on Terrestrial and Aquatic Organisms
Angelina Li, Rubie Menendez, Lou-Ann Sire
Nutrients of Fruits: Micro and Macro
Christine Kuang, Moises Lantigua, Mara Uben
Effects of Social Distancing on Mental Health
Anjali Basdeo, Nicholas Bustamante, Miah Soto
Neighborhood Soil Science Curriculum
Jane Rhee, Joseph Parziale, Shemar Rhoden
Exploring the Biodiversity of three Lower East Side Community Gardens in NYC
Kendra Ing
Effects of Dauer on C. elegans Behaviors: Assessing Impact of Various Induction Methods Across Mutants
Emily Eichenholtz, Wamia Siddiqui, Lee-Ashlie Fang
Analysis of Drosophila melanogaster preference to Food-infused Ethanol
Vanessa Akwada, Leya Groysman
Ants-wering Questions: Effects of Antenna Alteration on Ant Behavior
Busayo Oluwagbamila
The Effects of Soil Lead Contamination on Wisconsin Fast Plants (Brassica rapa)
Bea Mace, Zarifa Akbary
Baylander Exploration - Hudson River Ecology
Busayo Oluwagbamila, Shemar Rhoden, Joseph Alemar
Studying antibiotic resistance of gut bacteria in Molgula manhattensis
Marina Delgado
Brain and the Brainless: Euglena, Perception and Brainwaves
Joseph Parziale, Yeuming Li, Megan Vetter
Drunk Drosophila: Analysis of Long and Short-Term Exposure of Apterous (wingless) Drosophila Melanogaster to Ethanol
Vanessa Akwada, Aina Muhd Shahrulmiza
The Filtration Potential of Oysters to Purify NYC's Waterways
Naomi Moriera, Sharlene Odame, Hallie Robin
Can Hydra, an organism with no brain but a nerve network, be conditioned?
Seher Ali, Isuri Poththewela
Developing a DIY Microscope with Many Functionalities
Zoe Grier, Maria Francesca Soddu, Sharlene Odame, Naomi Kenyatta
This page was originally developed by BioBus Summer 2021 Jr. Scientist William Rhee.