The research project for the 2018/2019 WSSP focused on analysis of the mRNA population of Landoltia punctata, a duckweed. The goal of the research was to determine which genes are expressed in this organism, and how they compared with expressed genes from other species. Students in the project used molecular biology and bioinformatic techniques to isolate and sequenced genes from a cDNA library (a collection of mRNA's copied into DNA's). Students used the DNA Sequence Analysis Program to analyze the gene sequences. These sequences have never been determined before. If a student successfully analyzed a sequence, it was published in GenBank, the international repository of all known DNA sequences, for other scientists to study. Each published sequence bears the student's name and his/her teacher's name. A complete list of the schools, teachers and number of students that participated in the 2018/2019 WSSP can be found below with links to their published sequences.
Below is a list of the schools, teachers, and number students involved in the 2018-2019 WSSP Research Project. Links to the School name will connect to the school's home page. Links to the number of students will connect to the DNA sequences published by these students.
| School | City | State | Teacher(s) | # of students | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academy for Enrichment & Advancement | Union City | NJ | Ms. Amanda Smith-Dougherty | 28 | ||
| Columbia High School | Maplewood | NJ | Ms. Amanda Buckely | 1 | ||
| Dougherty Valley High School | San Ramon | CA | Ms. Katherine Huang | 62 | ||
| East Brunswick High School | East Brunswick | NJ | Ms. Anne Sanelli | 46 | ||
| Elmwood Park Memorial High School | Elmwood Park | NJ | Ms. Dolores Gale | 33 | ||
| Fair Lawn High School | Fair Lawn | NJ | Ms.Kathryn Straubel | 17 | ||
| Granada High School | Livermore | CA | Ms. Elizabeth Lopez | 29 | ||
| Hackettstown High School | Hackettstown | NJ | Ms. Kristen Gonzalez | 6 | ||
| Hamburg Area High School | Hamburg | PA | Ms. Melissa Farina | 10 | ||
| Hillsborough High School | Hillsborough | NJ | Dr. Craig Hoppe, Minh Dang | 100 | ||
| Holmdel High School | Holdmel | NJ | Dr. Josephine Blaha | 16 | ||
| James Caldwell High School | West Caldwell | NJ | Mr. Paul Marrone | 18 | ||
| JP Stevens High School | Edison | NJ | Mr. Jay Jones | 132 | ||
| Jefferson Township High School | Jefferson | NJ | Mr. Gino Rose | 24 | ||
| Kinnelon High School | Kinnelon | NJ | Ms. Nancy Rinaldi | 27 | ||
| Middlesex Co Academy of SMET | Edison | MD | Dr. Michael Ricketts | 22 | ||
| Modesto High School | Modesto | CA | Mr. Jeff Austin | 28 | ||
| Monroe Township High School | Monroe | NJ | Mr. Christopher Himmelhber | 15 | ||
| Montville Township High School | Montville | NJ | Mr. Heather Einstein | 22 | ||
| New Providence High School | New Providence | NJ | Mr. Alessandro Pizzo | 12 | ||
| Newark Academy | Newark | NJ | Mr. Andrew Ryan | 9 | ||
| North Brunswick Township High School | North Brunswick | NJ | Dr. Lucille O'Reilly | 7 | ||
| Old Bridge High School | Old Bridge | NJ | Ms. Adelle Cockrill | 15 | ||
| Pascack Hills High School | Montvale | NJ | Dr. Martin Edelberg | 25 | ||
| Pascack Valley High School | Hillsdale | NJ | Dr. Marlene Healey | 19 | ||
| Piscataway High School | Piscataway | NJ | Dr. Craig Lollin | 28 | ||
| Princeton High School | Princeton | NJ | Ms. Jacqueline Katz | 38 | ||
| Rae Kushner Yeshiva HS | Livingston | NJ | Ms. Alina Suarez | 7 | ||
| Robbinsville High School | Robbinsville | NJ | Ms. Stefanie Ucles | 1 | ||
| Rutgers Preparatory School | Somerset | NJ | Ms. Jacque Lamb | 11 | ||
| Science and Math Academy at Aberdeen | Aberdeen | MD | Ms. Linda McDonough | 11 | ||
| South Plainfield High School | South Plainfield | NJ | Ms. Kathleen Benton | 22 | ||
| South River High School | East Edgewater | MD | Ms. Eleanor Nulud | 21 | ||
| The Frisch School | Paramus | NJ | Dr. Mindy Furman | 35 | ||
| The Pingry School | Basking Ridge | NJ | Mr. David Maxwell | 21 | ||
| Toms River High School North | Toms River | NJ | Ms. Christine Girtain | 10 | ||
| Toms River High School South | Toms River | NJ | Ms. Christine Girtain | 9 | ||
| Tracy High School | Tracy | CA | Ms. Erin McKay | 41 | ||
| Waipahu High School | Waipahu | HI | Mr. Michael Sana | 33 | ||
| Walter Johnson High Scchool | Bethesda | MD | Ms. Joan McDermott | 25 | ||
| Watchung Hills Regional High School | Warren | NJ | Ms. Anne-Marie Johnson | 22 | ||
| West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North | Princeton Junction | NJ | Ms Karel Marshall | 20 | ||
| West Windsor Plainsboro High School South | Princeton Junction | NJ | Dr. Meenakshi Bhattacharya | 41 | ||
| Winston Churchill High School | Potomac | MD | Ms. Ginny Brown | 74 | ||
| Total number of schools | 44 | Total number of students | 1193 |