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Research Projects
by BioBus Jr. Scientists

Rain Gardens: Where Rain Takes Root

Eowyn Osborne, Juwan Miller-Hatcher, Johnathan Perkins

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Clearing the Air: Heatwave Effects on PM2.5 Concentrations in Harlem NYC

Jade Deutou, Harvey Larsen

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Disparities In Tree Health And Tree Soil In East Harlem Versus The Upper East Side

Sarah Ibrahim, Fabiola Javier Valdovino, Yadiel Lopez

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Sewage Pollution in the Hudson River

Kadijatu Barry, Penelope Cid

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Bugged Out by Bad Air: Investigating how PM2.5 exposure duration affects locomotion and fertility in D. Melanogaster

Divya Chandrica, Joshua Uben

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Oyster odyssey: Oyster Filtration Effectiveness Among Bronx Estuaries

Kairy Magdaleno, Destiny Guity

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Effects of Copper Sulfate on Monarch Butterfly Growth and Morphology

Zafnah Unaisah, Isabel Mateos, Sheila Andrade

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Effects of Varying Temperature Conditions on Monarch Butterflies’ Morphological Display and Motor Abilities

Eric Li and Ryan Chen

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Salt & Acid: How Oysters React to the Shift

Helen Jiang, Andrew Amador

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How does imposter syndrome influence the perception of isolation in college students at 3 different colleges in NYC?

Gabriela Romero, Fabiola Javier Valdovino

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A Wave of Data: The Effect of Breakwater Permeability on Passing Waves

Stephen Perez, Ulysses Olsen

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Ant-putation: The Impact of Ant Antennae Removal on Ant Interaction with Addictive Substances

Corey Cid, Avery Mak

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Sweet C. elegans

Sulaf Hatab, Joshua Uben

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The MFC Project: Turning Bacteria Into Energy

Eric Cai, Freddy Ouyang

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In bloom or in trouble? A flowers reaction to copper sulfate

Jada Maisonet

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Choking the Next Generation: How Rising PM2.5 Affects Wingless Drosophila Birth Rates

Mame Khady Diakhoumpa, Sarah Eyre

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Does biodiversity affect the growth in length of Elodea and the population size of Daphnia when pollutants like salt are present?

Elisabeth James, Eumya Lyken, Fabiha Muhsina

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The Not So Sweet Truth About Sugar: The Effects of a sugary diet on Fruit Flies(Drosophila Melanogaster)

Janelle Japa, Maddelyn Contreras

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Mission Shrimpossible: A Study of the Effects of Algal Blooms on Glass Shrimp (Palaemon paludosus)

Poppy Larsen, Kaylin Holt, Abigail Campbell

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Perception vs. Reality: A Study of Water Quality and Student Preferences in the Lower East Side Schools

Carmen Jansons & Assiatou Diallo

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Air Quality Avengers: Fighting Air Pollution with Biodiversity

Eric Cai, Fabiola Javier Valdovino, Farhat Ahamed, Mara Lopez, Sulaf Hatab

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An Investigation of the the Urban Heat Island Effect in West Harlem on Parris Island Cos and Black Seeded Simpson Lettuce and Microbial Soil Diversity

Corey Cid, Assiatou Diallo, Stephen Perez, Daniel Arias

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The Green Roof Project

Andrew Amador, Nicky Chai, Helen Jiang, Josh Uben

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Effects of Hudson River CSO-Derived Heavy Metal Pollutants on Palaenmon paludosus Locomotion & Survival

Gabriela Romero, Zion Mak de Souza, Frederick Ouyang, Farrah Leto, Lucia Flores

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Shrimply the Best!

Samiha Ahmed, Kairy Magdaleno

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Sewer Monsters

Shreeya KC, Xuyin Zhong

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Earthworms vs Nicotine

Jezreel Toatley, Aminata Barry, Vivian Russell

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The Impact of Microplastics on Daphnia Reproductive Strategy

Avery Mak, Nusrath Uddin

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Will the quality of water affect the plants' ability to photosynthesize? How might the quality of water affect the plants' structure and growth?

Ivy Lei

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Happy Crab, Happy Lab

Christy Zheng, Ryan Mei

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Beech Tree Leaf Disease in LES

Callie Morales

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Algae vs Caffeine: Can algae reduce drug pollution in waters?

Ashley Wu, Arianna Santos

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Oysters & Climate Change

Jenise Nuñez

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Starry Sea of Microplastics (Feat. Clams)

Eric Cai

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From Birds to Boroughs: Investigating HPAI H5N1 Avian Influenza Presence in New York City

Mayisha Alam, Reeda Rashid, Rebecca Rha, Swazi Tshabalala

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The Effect of Heat on Worms in Urban and Compost Soil

Lucia Villanueva, Sean Hamilton, Rougiatou Diallo

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Drunk Fighting Fruit Flies: Effect of food-administered alcohol on Drosophila Aggression

Justin Clarke, Ulysses Olsen, Joshua Uben

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Daphnia Heatwave: How Temperature Influences Water Flea Behavior

Aminata Diallo, Chelsea Nan

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Transgenerational Effects of Smoke Pollution on the Physiology and Behavior of Drosophila

Arpita Sushil, Michael Guan

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A Breath of Injustice: Navigating Air Quality Disparities and Health Consequences in Economically Challenged Neighborhoods

Chelsea Nan, Matthew Diaz, Arpita Sushil, Justin Clarke

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Rooting Out the Truth: Aluminum's Impact on Wisconsin Fast Plant

Jazlyn Fuentes, Lucia Villanueva, Rouguiatou Diallo

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Sounding the Alarm: Exploring the effects of noise pollution on organisms

Josh Uben, Corey Cid, Michael Guan

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Bioremediation Methods for Reducing Cyanobacteria Colonies in Morningside Pond

Amber Siurano, Sean Hamilton, Ulysses Olsen

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From Scraps to Soil: Composting With Worms and Isopods

Marc-Anthony Suarez, Christy Zheng, Steven Sierra, Aaron Nelson, Daniel Arias

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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

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The Effects of Different Nutrient Solutions on Early Plant Health and Growth in Hydroponics

Aaron Huang, Arianna Santos, Jenise Nunez, Luisa Valdez, Maliha Khan

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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

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Palaemonetes paludosus Surviving the CSO: A Predatory Assay to Measure Water Quality

Madelin Ramos, Sadie Waldron

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Sonically Stressed: The Effect of Stressful Sounds on Physiology and Cognitive Processes

Ariel Andrade, Matthew Diaz

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Roaches and Robots

Steven Sierra, Ryan Mei

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3D Printed Hydroponics System

Marc-Anthony Suarez

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The Effects of Inbreeding Depression in Daphnia

Victoria Campaña

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Necrophobic behaviour of ants afflicted with oleic acid

Natasha Gonzalez, Arianna Santos

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The Effect of Sound Frequencies on Daphnia Magna

Jazlyn Fuentes, Amber Siurano

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Nature's Dynamic Duo: The Fascinating Relationship Between Snails and Algae

Elsa Sam, Chadisha Cummings, Sofia Lopez

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Investigating the Impact of Genetic Modifications on Arabidopsis thaliana Growth under Varying Weather Conditions

Eshe Hunter, Naomi Nzeuton

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Daphnia in Distress: Microplastics in our Waters

Aminata Diallo, Ela Ekincioglu, Mamycoumba Diagne

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Music to my ears, what about plants? The Effects of Different Sound Intensities on Wisconsin Fast Plant Stem Growth

Jasmine Harris, Deborah Theophile

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The Mess of Stress: Daphnia and Predator Response

Hawa Drame, Milan Ndjiki

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Bacteria Busters: Human vs Hudson

Sofia Lopez, Chadisha Cummings

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Keep It Shrimple

Ariel Andrade, Jazyln Fuentes, Elsa Sam

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Phytoplankton and Microplastics

Sadie Waldron, Matthew Diaz, Chosen Archie

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Microplastics and Photosynthetic Activity in Algae: A Macro-problem

Madelin Ramos, Amber Siurano

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Lessons in Science and Development

Musa Shams, Yamini Patel

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Effects of Microplastics on Ecosystems

Aylyn Mejia Lebron, Ryan Mei, Stefan Valdez, Victoria Campaña

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Lowering Mosquito Population in LES Community Gardens Using Dragonflies and Mosquito Traps

Chandani Shrestha, Ivan Yang, Marc Anthony Suarez, Natasha Gonzalez

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Lead Levels in Lower East Side Community Garden Soil

Michelle Liu, Arianna Santos, Steven Sierra, Frankie Ackerman

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Ecology Curriculum

Uli Lindo, Aaron Nelson

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Environmental Engineering

Evelyn Gonzalez, Jason Marte

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NYC Virus Hunters - Working together to prevent the next pandemic

Karla Azcona, Daneidy Burgos, Mariama Diallo, Aaron Huang, William Kim

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Bugs and Drugs

Ela Ekincioglu, Madelin Ramos

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Effects of Age on Cognitive Processing

Lisa Farley

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Effect of Drugs on Behavioral Traits of Drosophila Melanogaster using the Geotaxis and Locomotion Assays

Alexis Gutierrez, Chosen Archie, Sofia Lopez

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Effects of Genetic Modifications on Soybean and Fast Plant Growth

Julianne Aguilar, Milan Ndjiki

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Music and the Brain

Miles Larkins, Zion Irvine

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Effects of Fertilizer on Soil

Hamza Alamgir, Elsa Sam

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Air Quality Research: Comparing PM2.5 in Two Sites in New York State

Jason Marte

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The Effect of Dietary Elements on Fly Movement and Behavior

Aishah Awotubo-Qasim, Hawa Drame

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Effects of Sodium Nitrate and Ammonium Hydroxide on the Behavior of Daphnia Magna

Betzie Rosario, Keyanna McBryde

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How Basic Are Daphnia?

Isha Dhanjal, Chadisha Cummings, Caroline Vooss

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What's on the menu for eels?

Julianne Aguilar, Sofia Lopez, Miles Larkins

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Ideal Habitat for Oysters

Lisa Farley, Zion Irvine, Jason Marte

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Jellyfish vs Depth in the Hudson River

Chosen Archie, Alexis Gutierrez, Edward Thompson

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Here 2 Stay! Sessile Organisms in the Hudson River Estuary

Hamza Alamgir, Elsa Sam

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Lead remediation in NYC soils

Tiffany Zeng

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Using Mushrooms to remediate NYC soils

Karen Ni

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Mushroom Growth Viability in NYC Community Gardens

Candida Barreto

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Garden Biodiversity Curriculum 3rd-6th grade

Laura Saint-Victor

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Garden Biodiversity Curriculum

Grace Nkrumah

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Decomposition Class

Marikit Moreno

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Urban Foraging

Alaha Nasari

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Project Daphnia: Microplastics and MacroInvertebrates

Brianna Brookes, Mariah King, Gabriel Loor, Juliette Leroy

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Drosophila on Stimulants

Hawa Drame & Betzie Rosario

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Isolation in the pandemic: A social experiment

Tishai Coke, Ameria Elliot, Milan Ndjiki

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The effect of classical music on working memory and processing speed

Lauren Conner, Hamza Alamgir, Chosen Archie

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New York City Virus Hunters

Shatoni Bailey, Teresa Bautista, Djenabou Diallo, Joel Gonzalez, Jesus Gonzalez

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The Effect of Microplastics on Terrestrial and Aquatic Organisms

Angelina Li, Rubie Menendez, Lou-Ann Sire

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Particulate Matter in Upper Manhattan and the South Bronx

Jason Marte, Ivy Martinez, Miah Soto

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The Effects of Acid Rain on Algae

Juliette Leroy

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Effects of Social Distancing on Mental Health

Anjali Basdeo, Nicholas Bustamante, Miah Soto

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DIY Microscope Curriculum & Race Resource Guide

Paul Kehinde Ajayi

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History of Pandemics: SARS

Joseph Parziale

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Middle School Project Guides

Emily Eichenholtz, Addeson Lehv

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History of Pandemics: COVID-19

Bryan Campos

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History of Pandemics: 2009 H1N1 Outbreak

Ugo Iroh

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History of Pandemics: Ebola

Rubie Menendez

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Nutrients of Fruits: Micro and Macro

Christine Kuang, Moises Lantigua, Mara Uben

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An Environmentally Friendly Way to Exclude Rollie Pollies

Anna Ferretti

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How does social contact affect my mental health?

Teresa Bautista, Elani Colon

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Marine Cladocerans Form and Function: Biological Illustration

Brianna Brookes

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Going Viral: The Card Game

Ruby Gumenick, Desiree Obaji

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Exploring the Biodiversity of three Lower East Side Community Gardens in NYC

Kendra Ing

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Analysis of the Benefits of Community Gardens

Mit Patel

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Developing a method for species identification in crustaceans

Brianna Brookes

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Neighborhood Soil Science Curriculum

Jane Rhee, Joseph Parziale, Shemar Rhoden

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AcrylicVision

Nico Bustamante, Addeson Lehv

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Ants-wering Questions: Effects of Antenna Alteration on Ant Behavior

Busayo Oluwagbamila

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Daphnia in Microplastics

Zarina Akbary

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The Effects of Soil Lead Contamination on Wisconsin Fast Plants (Brassica rapa)

Bea Mace, Zarifa Akbary

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Effects of Dauer on C. elegans Behaviors: Assessing Impact of Various Induction Methods Across Mutants

Emily Eichenholtz, Wamia Siddiqui, Lee-Ashlie Fang

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Analysis of Drosophila melanogaster preference to Food-infused Ethanol

Vanessa Akwada, Leya Groysman

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Brain and the Brainless: Euglena, Perception and Brainwaves

Joseph Parziale, Yeuming Li, Megan Vetter

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Baylander Exploration - Hudson River Ecology

Busayo Oluwagbamila, Shemar Rhoden, Joseph Alemar

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Studying antibiotic resistance of gut bacteria in Molgula manhattensis

Marina Delgado

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The Filtration Potential of Oysters to Purify NYC's Waterways

Naomi Moriera, Sharlene Odame, Hallie Robin

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All About Hydra: A guide for Teachers

Vanessa Akwada, Sofia Vazquez

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Drunk Drosophila: Analysis of Long and Short-Term Exposure of Apterous (wingless) Drosophila Melanogaster to Ethanol

Vanessa Akwada, Aina Muhd Shahrulmiza

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Developing a DIY Microscope with Many Functionalities

Zoe Grier, Maria Francesca Soddu, Sharlene Odame, Naomi Kenyatta

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Illuminating the Brain

Sally Lau

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Focus on Eyes

Ahmed Alzibairi

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Can Hydra, an organism with no brain but a nerve network, be conditioned?

Seher Ali, Isuri Poththewela

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This page was originally developed by BioBus Summer 2021 Jr. Scientist William Rhee.

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