Eastern JSHS Sub-Regional Student Application-2018

Must be postmarked by December 13, 2017

Only packages of paperwork sent by the teacher will be accepted. No forms should be mailed individually by students. Only complete applications and papers will be considered.

Send this studentapplication with official abstract Regina Reals

and school application to: Burnt Hills – Ballston Lake HS

88 Lakehill Road

Burnt Hills, NY 12027

Please remember to type in abstract with complete headings on next page and

Include signaturesTWICE on this form.

ONLY TYPED FORMS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Thank you.

Student Name______Phonetic Spelling______

Have you competed before at JSHS?______

Student home street address______City______

Zip Code______NY Cell phone #______Home phone #______

School name______

School street address______

School city ______,NY Zipcode______School phone #______

Mentor name(s)______

Teacher name:______

Teacher Cell Phone #______Teacher Home Phone #______

Check off which number to be used in case of emergency (inclement weather)

What is the scientific discipline of your research (check one)?

Session placements will be determined after reviewing all submitted papers.

_____Behavioral Science

_____Biology (circle one): BiochemistryGeneral Biology Medicine/HealthGenetics

Microbiology Neurology Zoology Other (describe)______

_____Earth, Space, Environmental Science (circle one): Astronomy EnvironmentGeology Marine Science Meteorology

_____Math/Computer Science

_____Computer & Physical science (circle one): Technology Chemistry Engineering Physics

Please type your abstract with the heading in the space provided below and sign the declaration and you and your teacher also sign acknowledging rules have been read.

Keep in mind that the abstract is limited to a total of 200 words.

Genetic Transformation of Sweet Potato

Jane Einstein

Anywhere High School

Teacher: Mrs. Georgiana Spallanza

Mentor(s):Mr. Joseph Pascale, Albany Medical College note: please include affiliation

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Abstract Body goes here

(see example below)

I declare this research is my own and that I have given credit to all sources, consultants and references used.

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Student signature requiredDate

Upon review, approximately 50 projects submitted will be chosen for the speaker sessions. Once selected, all papers remaining will then be reviewed for placement in the poster session.

_____I have applied as a speaker. I am submitting my student application andschool application.

_____I have applied as a poster presenter only. I am submitting my student application andschool application.

_____I have applied as a speaker or poster. I am submitting my student application andschool application.

_____If chosen to present as a speaker or poster presenter, I agree to submit an electronic copy of my abstract with proper headings to efore January 23, 2017.

Rules for Paper Submission

  • A cover page is required and must consist of: Student Name, School Name,Project Title.
  • Student, Teacher and Scientist Certification Forms are to be inserted as the last three pages of the paper.
  • Paper is to be bound in a slide-on spline (no staples or paper clips).
  • The paper is to consist of no more than 20 pages in 12 point typeface of Times New Roman. These 20 pages include the Abstract Paragraph, Review of Literature, Statement of Purpose or Hypothesis, Methods and Materials, Results, Discussion/Conclusion/Significance of Findings, and any graphs, pictures or charts. See the website for more details.
  • The Student, Teacher and Scientist Certification forms, Cover page, Table of Contents, List of Figures, References and Citations are not included in the 20 page count.

Student signature______Date______

Teacher Signature______Date______

Preparing Your Abstract

The abstract should accurately convey the essential nature of the research conducted and the most significant conclusions reached. A further purpose of the abstract is to attract the interest and curiosity of the non-specialist reader and thus encourage exchange, discussion, and elaboration between various authors and between authors and readers.

Content

  • What you did, how you did it, what it means, why you did it and what you found.
  • Citing of experimentation completed by submission date (anticipatedexperimentation or results should not be included.
  • Reference to a specific procedure should be restricted to a description of the process employed.
  • State results, conclusions or findings clearly and concisely.
  • Credit any financial sponsorship at the end of the abstract: “Research supported by …”

Formatting:

Completed in Word – NO Google Docs, include the heading, 200 word maximum for abstract, 1 inch margins, keyed in 12 point font (Times New Roman). Abstracts must be adequate in length but not exceed these specifications

Example:

Genetic Transformation of Sweet Potato

Jane Einstein

Anywhere High School

Teacher: Mrs. Georgiana Spallanza

Mentor: Mr. Joseph Pascale, Albany Medical College

Sweet potato is considered the sixth most important food crop in the world and has high nutritional value for humans. However, pests, diseases and environmental factors prevent the crop from reaching its maximum agricultural potential. Improvement of the sweet potato is highly limited by conventional breeding methods. Recombinant DNA technology offers a means for manipulation of the sweet potato genome to integrate valuable traits. Critical parameters of the electroporation (voltage of current and digestion of cell wall) and particle bombardment (helium pressure and gold particle distribution) were examined for efficient DNA transfer. Electroporation resulted in less damage and higher recovery of tissue after DNA delivery compared to particle bombardment. Transformed cells were identified with two marker genes: Beta-glucoronidase (GUS) and Green Florescent Protein (GFP). Cells expressing GFP were easily identified due to uniform protein distribution, and allow the monitoring of the cell development pattern, unlike cells expressing the GUS gene. Using the optimized conditions derived from the present study, sweet potato can be genetically improved for increased crop productivity and nutritional value.

Upon review, approximately 50 projects submitted will be chosen for the speaker sessions. Once selected, all papers remaining will then be reviewed for placement in the poster session.

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