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Experience Working Under CTAHR Professors & Science Fair Abraham Kwan Moanalua High School Grade 12
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Experience Working Under CTAHR Professors & Science Fair

Feb 04, 2022

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Page 1: Experience Working Under CTAHR Professors & Science Fair

Experience Working Under CTAHR Professors & Science Fair 

Abraham Kwan Moanalua High School 

Grade 12 

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*  Dr. Harry Ako *  Analyze tuna ovaries as an ingredient in 

shrimp maturation feed *  Experimented on preventing 

denitrification in an aquaponics system 

*  Dr. Jinzeng Yang *  Molecular biology in genes affecting 

muscle growth 

Internship at the University of Hawaii at Manoa 

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*  Analyzed fatty acid components of tuna ovaries *  First time working in a college lab *  Picked up lab and research skills *  Learned how to conduct fatty acid 

analysis 

*  Hawaii State Science Fair *  Best in Category: Cellular and 

Molecular Biology *  Selected for the International 

Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) 

Impact of Tuna Ovaries on Shrimp Maturation Feed 

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*  Tested the dissolved oxygen and nitrate level *  Determine whether aerating 

the grow trays would prevent denitrification *  Central Oahu District Science 

Fair *  1st Place in Chemistry *  3rd Place overall *  Qualified for ISEF 

Denitrification Prevention in an Aquaponics System 

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*  Genes affecting muscle growth‐ In Progress *  Started some lab training with the PCR and 

Electrophoresis  

Molecular Biology 

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*  Conduct research in a university lab *  Learned more advance science than what is provided in high 

school *  Apply my learning and make connections to real life *  Learned how to communicate with adult mentors *  Communicate research to other scientist  

Raised my personal standards overall 

Experienced Gained 

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