The WSSP research project for the 2007/2008 year focused on the genomic sequence analysis of the brine shrimp Artemia franciscana, and how the genes in this organism compare to other species. Students in the project isolated and sequenced genes from a cDNA plasmid library of genes expressed in Artemia franciscana. They then analyzed these sequences using the DNA Sequence Analysis Program (DSAP) The sequences of these genes has never been determined before and this information was deposited in the NCBI sequence databases for the students and other scientists to use. Students in the program compared these sequences with genes from other eukaryotes to determine the evolutionary relationship of these organisms and the sequence conservation of specific genes.
| School | City | State | Teacher(s) | # of students |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayonne High School | Bayonne | NJ | Ms. Holly Levin | 20 |
| Bridgewater-Raritan Regional High School | Bridgewater | NJ | Ms. Stacy Wittig | 2 |
| Colonial High School | Woodbridge | NJ | Ms. Chantal Greffer | 8 |
| DeWitt Clinton High School | Bronx | NY | Ms. Joan McMahon | |
| East Brunswick High School | East Brunswick | NJ | Ms. Anne Sanelli | 35 |
| Ford City High School | Ford City | PA | Ms.Kristen Reilter | |
| High Point Regional High School | Sussex | NJ | Ms. Madelaine Travaille | 13 |
| Hillsborough High School | Hillsborough | NJ | Dr. Craig Hoppe | 22 |
| Home Schooled | NJ | Dr. Andrew Vershon | 1 | |
| James Caldwell High School | West Caldwell | NJ | Mr. Paul Marrone | 17 |
| John F Kennedy Memorial High School | Woodbridge | NJ | Ms. Cathryn Crego | 15 |
| JP Stevens High School | Edison | NJ | Mr. Phillip Adornato | 2 |
| Liberty High School | Bethlehem | PA | Ms. Amy Giannantonio | |
| Lynbrook High School | Lynbrook | NY | Mr. David Shanker | |
| Monmouth Regional High School | Tinton Falls | NJ | Ms. Wendy Wolverton | 3 |
| Montville Township High School | Montville | NJ | Mr. Greg Maceri | 19 |
| New Brunswick Health Sciences Technology H.S. | New Brunswick | NJ | Mr. Andre Bridgett | 5 |
| Pascack Hills High School | Montvale | NJ | Dr. Martin Edelberg | 23 |
| Pascack Valley High School | Hillsdale | NJ | Dr. Marlene Healey | 10 |
| Rutgers Preparatory School | Somerset | NJ | Ms. Jacque Lamb | 5 |
| Somerville High School | Somerville | NJ | Mr. Michael Maiorino | 5 |
| Springfield Township High School | Erdenheim | PA | Ms. Deborarh Smith | |
| The Pingry School | Martinsville | NJ | Ms. Lisa Fung-Kee-Fung | 3 |
| Watchung Hills Regional High School | Warren | NJ | Ms. Anne-Marie Cannon | 5 |
| West Windsor Plainsboro High School South | Princeton Junction | NJ | Dr. Meenakshi Bhattacharya | 26 |
| Total number of schools | 25 | Total number of students | 239 |