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  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST
    Poster 1 - "Drug Class Differentiation by Visually Distinct Features" Presentation by Maxwell Verdiner
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Maxwell Verdiner (he/him/his) – Brophy College Preparatory
    High School Student with a Traditionally Underrepresented Background
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST
    Poster 7 - ADVERSE IMPACT OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (MRI) ON SHUNTS
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Krishangi Arora (she/her/hers) – Farmington High School, Farmington CT
    Co-Author: Sujata Bhatia – Drexel University
    High School Student with a Traditionally Underrepresented Background
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST
    Poster 10 - Acetaminophen Toxicity Detection in Pediatric Patients
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Abdalrhman Sheer (he/him/his) – University of Southern California
    Co-Author: Sina Khazee Nejad – University of Southern California
    Co-Author: Mona ABDELMONEM (she/her/hers) – University of Southern California
    Co-Author: Ali Soleimani – University of Southern California
    Primary Investigator: Maral PS Mousavi (she/her/hers) – University of Southern California
    High School Student with a Traditionally Underrepresented Background
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST
    Poster 13 - Alleviating heat stress in motor neurons via mitochondria-containing extracellular vesicles: a potential ALS therapy
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Adithri Pingali (she/her/hers) – Penn Trafford High School
    Last Author: Devika Manickam – Duquesne University
    Co-Author: Paromita Pinky – Duquesne University
    High School Student with a Traditionally Underrepresented Background
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST
    Poster 15 - Analysis of Collagen Fiber Imaging Through Coherent Vibrational Microscopy and Machine Learning
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Gnana Smruthi Somasekar (she/her/hers) – UCSD
    Co-Author: Zachary Z. Wang (he/him/his) – University of California, San Diego: Institute of Engineering in Medicine
    Co-Author: Jacob Wu – UCSD
    Co-Author: Tanay Shah (he/him/his) – UCSD
    Co-Author: Jaden Nguyen – UCSD
    Co-Author: Brian Yang – UCSD
    Co-Author: Sophie Rossman (she/her/hers) – UCSD
    Co-Author: Naomi C. Casanova (any/all) – UCSD
    Co-Author: Chun-Chieh Yu – UCSD
    Primary Investigator: Linda Shi, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of California, San Diego: Institute of Engineering in Medicine
    Last Author: Wei Xiong – UCSD
    High School Student with a Traditionally Underrepresented Background
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST
    Poster 16 - Analysis of Immune Involvement in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma in Genetically Engineered Mice
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Selina Uehara, Research Intern – University of Minnesota Biomedical Engineering Department
    Co-Author: Shripad M. Patil, Research Intern (he/him/his) – University of Minnesota Biomedical Engineering Department
    Co-Author: Naomi A. Teklemariam, Research Intern – University of Minnesota Biomedical Engineering Department
    Presenting Author: Naomi Teklemariam
    Presenting Author: Shripad M. Patil, Research Intern (he/him/his) – University of Minnesota Biomedical Engineering Department
    High School Student with a Traditionally Underrepresented Background
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST
    Poster 19 - Analyzing the Efficacy of Signaling and Antigen-presenting Bifunctional Receptors in Primary CD4+ Cells
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Lyra Stiglitz (she/her/hers) – Mount Lebanon High School
    High School Student with a Traditionally Underrepresented Background
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST
    Poster 23 - Application of 3D-Bioprinting for the Development and Characterization of Hydrogels for Chondrocyte Regeneration
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Ankur Rao – Clemson University
    Co-Author: Larry Y. Liu (he/him/his) – Clemson University
    Co-Author: Wesley Nichols – Clemson University
    Co-Author: Vishal J. Thomas, PhD – Clemson University
    Co-Author: Lucas Schmidt – Clemson University
    Primary Investigator: Bruce Gao – Clemson University
    Presenting Author: Larry Y. Liu (he/him/his) – Clemson University
    High School Student with a Traditionally Underrepresented Background
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST
    Poster 26 - Assessing the Effect of Pain on Electroencephalogram Signals: a Sickle Cell Disease Study
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Gabrielle S. Ibrahim (she/her/hers) – Carnegie Mellon University
    Co-Author: Elizabeth Meinert-Spyker, B.S. Biomedical Engineering – Carnegie Mellon University
    Co-Author: Joel Dzidzorvi Kwame Disu, MSc (he/him/his) – Carnegie Mellon University
    Primary Investigator: Sossena Wood, PhD (she/her/hers) – Carnegie Mellon University
    High School Student with a Traditionally Underrepresented Background
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST
    Poster 27 - Assessing the Potential of a Novel Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel 1.8 Inhibitor as Non-Opioid Therapy for Nerve Growth Factor Induced Pain
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Selina Chen – University of California, San Diego: Institute of Engineering in Medicine
    Co-Author: Xinyan Wei – University of California, San Diego
    Co-Author: Angela Li (she/her/hers) – University of California, San Diego: Institute of Engineering in Medicine
    Co-Author: Iris Tong – University of California, San Diego: Institute of Engineering in Medicine
    Co-Author: Emanuel T. Aquino – University of California, San Diego: Institute of Engineering in Medicine
    Co-Author: Max Yang – University of California, San Diego: Institute of Engineering in Medicine
    Co-Author: Aaron Perez (he/him/his) – University of California, San Diego: Institute of Engineering in Medicine
    Co-Author: Sarah Kocian-Rudenberg – University of California, San Diego: Institute of Engineering in Medicine
    Co-Author: Chengbiao Wu – UCSD School of Medicine Dept of Neuroscience, Outreach Program for Advancing Learning in STEM (OPALS)
    Primary Investigator: Linda Shi, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of California, San Diego: Institute of Engineering in Medicine
    Last Author: Veronica Gomez-Godinez – University of California, San Diego
    High School Student with a Traditionally Underrepresented Background
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST
    Poster 31 - Axon Degradation of Dorsal Root Ganglion Cells from Laser Ablation Damage in the presence of M-div Inhibitor
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Sophia Liu (she/her/hers) – UCSD Institute of Engineering in Medicine
    Presenting Author: Anne Xie (she/her/hers) – UCSD: Institute of Engineering in Medicine
    Co-Author: Michelle Sun (she/her/hers) – UCSD Institute of Engineering in Medicine
    Co-Author: Murong Su – Institute of Engineering in Medicine
    Co-Author: Jiyeon Song – UCSD Institute of Engineering in Medicine
    Co-Author: Chengbiao Wu – UCSD School of Medicine Dept of Neuroscience, Outreach Program for Advancing Learning in STEM (OPALS)
    Co-Author: Veronica Gomez-Godinez – University of California, San Diego
    Last Author: Linda Shi, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of California, San Diego: Institute of Engineering in Medicine
    High School Student with a Traditionally Underrepresented Background
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST
    Poster 32 - Balance Detection within Visible Light Polarization Sensitive Optical Coherence Tomography
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Victoria Jauregui, Research Intern – University of Minnesota
    High School Student with a Traditionally Underrepresented Background
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST
    Poster 33 - Biodegradable Stenting in the Gastrointestinal Tract
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Sua Choi (she/her/hers) – Vestal Senior High School
    High School Student with a Traditionally Underrepresented Background
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST
    Poster 35 - Calcium Dynamics in Nuclei and Cytoplasm of Shockwave-Injured Astrocytes from an Alzheimer's Mouse Model
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Angela Li (she/her/hers) – University of California, San Diego: Institute of Engineering in Medicine
    Co-Author: Albert Li – Outreach Program for Advancing Learning in STEM (OPALS)
    Co-Author: Austin Zhang – University of California, San Diego: Institute of Engineering in Medicine
    Co-Author: Sonia Kang – University of California, San Diego: Institute of Engineering in Medicine
    Co-Author: Chengbiao Wu, PhD – University of California, San Diego: Department of Neurosciences
    Primary Investigator: Linda Shi, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of California, San Diego: Institute of Engineering in Medicine
    Last Author: Veronica Gomez-Godinez, PhD (she/her/hers) – Institute of Engineering in Medicine, UCSD
    High School Student with a Traditionally Underrepresented Background
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST
    Poster 36 - Calcium in the Cortex: Decoding Neuronal Signals in Alzheimer’s Disease vs. Wild Type Cells
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Nicole Ching – Institute of Engineering in Medicine
    Co-Author: Huiying Huang, n/a – University of California, San Diego
    Co-Author: Srirohan Pokuru (he/him/his) – Institute of Engineering in Medicine
    Co-Author: Krishna Vijay – Institute of Engineering in Medicine
    Co-Author: Max Arola (he/him/his) – Institute of Engineering in Medicine
    Co-Author: Maya K. Krishnan (she/her/hers) – Institute of Engineering in Medicine
    Co-Author: Yolotzin M. Mendez (she/her/hers) – Institute of Engineering in Medicine
    Co-Author: Connor Lee – Institute of Engineering in Medicine
    Co-Author: Crystal Cheng (she/her/hers) – Torrey Pines High School
    Co-Author: Chengbiao Wu – UCSD School of Medicine Dept of Neuroscience, Outreach Program for Advancing Learning in STEM (OPALS)
    Last Author: Veronica Gomez-Godinez, PhD (she/her/hers) – Institute of Engineering in Medicine, UCSD
    Primary Investigator: Linda Shi, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of California, San Diego: Institute of Engineering in Medicine
    High School Student with a Traditionally Underrepresented Background
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST
    Poster 38 - ChRmine optogenetic cardiac pacing in Drosophila melanogaster depends on the expression level
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Vivian Wang – John Burroughs School
    Co-Author: Elena Gracheva, PhD – Department of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis
    Co-Author: Fei Wang – Washington University in St. Louis
    Primary Investigator: Chao Zhou – Washington university in St. louis
    High School Student with a Traditionally Underrepresented Background
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST
    Poster 41 - Citrate Synthase is Required for the Initiation of PTEN-Deficient T-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemogenesis, but not PTEN-Deficient Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Rohan Singhal (he/him/his) – Colleyville Heritage High School
    Last Author: Rohan Singhal (he/him/his) – Colleyville Heritage High School
    Primary Investigator: Rohan Singhal (he/him/his) – Colleyville Heritage High School
    High School Student with a Traditionally Underrepresented Background
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST
    Poster 42 - Comparing Indocyanine Green with a 1064 Nanometer Dye
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Giselle Cordon-Rosales (she/her/hers) – George Mason University Applied Biosensing Lab
    Co-Author: Valentina Saer (she/her/hers) – George Mason University Applied Biosensing Lab
    Co-Author: Parag Chitnis, PhD – Department of Bioengineering, George Mason University
    High School Student with a Traditionally Underrepresented Background
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST
    Poster 44 - Computational Approaches to Understanding Neonatal Brachial Plexus Injuries During Complicated Delivery
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: yashvy patni – North Creek High
    Co-Author: Anita Singh – Temple University
    High School Student with a Traditionally Underrepresented Background
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST
    Poster 48 - DL-TTR MRI: A deep learning-assisted MRI technology for simultaneous temperature mapping and tumor response monitoring
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Rachel Chen, Highschool – Clayton High School
    Last Author: Guanshu Liu, PhD (he/him/his) – Johns Hopkins University
    High School Student with a Traditionally Underrepresented Background
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST
    Poster 49 - Deciphering RIN3's Role in Alzheimer’s Disease Pathogenesis: A Focus on Endocytic Dysregulation and Early Neurodegeneration
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Brian Lee – UCSD Institute of Engineering in Medicine
    Co-Author: Zahraa H. Munaim (she/her/hers) – UCSD Institute of Engineering in Medicine
    Co-Author: Natalie A. Kim (she/her/hers) – UCSD Institute of Engineering in Medicine
    Co-Author: Jiyeon Song – UCSD Institute of Engineering in Medicine
    Co-Author: Crystal Zhang (she/her/hers) – UCSD Institute of Engineering in Medicine
    Co-Author: Daniel K. Park (he/him/his) – UCSD Institute of Engineering in Medicine
    Co-Author: Dennie Gutierrez (they/them/theirs) – UCSD Institute of Engineering in Medicine
    Co-Author: Anyi Wang (she/her/hers) – UCSD Institute of Engineering in Medicine
    Co-Author: Nathan Teerlink (he/him/his) – UCSD Institute of Engineering in Medicine
    Primary Investigator: Linda Shi, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of California, San Diego: Institute of Engineering in Medicine
    Co-Author: Chengbiao Wu – UCSD School of Medicine Dept of Neuroscience
    Last Author: Ki Jung Sung – UCSD School of Medicine Dept of Neuroscience
    High School Student with a Traditionally Underrepresented Background
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST
    Poster 50 - Deep learning-based algorithm for automatic classification of knee osteoarthritis severity in pre-processing-free radiographs using staged ROI prediction technique
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Kyungwon Shin (she/her/hers) – Chadwick International School
    Co-Author: Min-Kyu Lee, AS (he/him/his) – Walk101, Co.,Ltd.
    Last Author: Dong-Sik Chae, MD–PhD (he/him/his) – Department of Orthopedic Surgery, International St. Mary’s Hospital, Catholic Kwandong University College of Medicine
    High School Student with a Traditionally Underrepresented Background
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST
    Poster 51 - Design and Evaluation of DWIVA-Functionalized Hydrogels for Enhanced Stem Cell Bone Differentiation in 3D Environments
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Aabha Pokar – Rowan University
    Co-Author: Niva Shah – Rowan University
    Co-Author: Umu S. Jalloh (she/her/hers) – Rowan University
    Co-Author: Daniella N. Concha-Ortiz (she/her/hers) – Rowan University
    Co-Author: Myranda Sims – Rowan University
    Primary Investigator: Sebastian Vega, PhD – Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ and Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Camden, NJ
    High School Student with a Traditionally Underrepresented Background
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST
    Poster 53 - Development and Clinical Evaluation of An Online Tinnitus Suppression Platform for Customized Sound Therapy
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Co-Author: Jason Zhang (he/him/his) – Tuner Research Group
    Co-Author: Pranavi Sammidi (she/her/hers) – Tuner Research Group
    Presenting Author: Brandon Nie (he/him/his) – Tuner Research Group
    Presenting Author: Bryan Nie, Student (he/him/his) – Tuner Research Group
    Last Author: Kaibao Nie, PhD – University of Washington
    High School Student with a Traditionally Underrepresented Background
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST
    Poster 57 - Effect of Geometric Attributes of Bronchial Routes on Maneuverability of Autonomously Navigated Robotic Transbronchial Biopsies
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Allison Wang – Buckingham Browne & Nichols School
    High School Student with a Traditionally Underrepresented Background
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST
    Poster 61 - Electrostatic MicroGels for Biologic Delivery
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Natalie Wolk – Ladue Horton Watkins High School
    Co-Author: Stephen Shaji (he/him/his) – Eureka High School
    Co-Author: Vincent T. Ly (he/him/his) – St. Louis University High School
    High School Student with a Traditionally Underrepresented Background
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST
    Poster 62 - Engineered Endosymbionts for Targeted Delivery of Tumor Suppressor Proteins to Histiocytic Sarcoma
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Ainsley J. Tandoc (she/her/hers) – Michigan State University
    Co-Author: Satyajit Hari Kulkarni – Michigan State University
    Last Author: Yuki Kawai-Harada – Michigan State University
    Primary Investigator: Christopher H. Contag, PhD – Michigan State University
    High School Student with a Traditionally Underrepresented Background
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST
    Poster 69 - Evaluating 3D Viability and Morphology of Stem Cells Encapsulated in KIPKA Peptide-Functionalized HANor Hydrogels
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Daniella N. Concha-Ortiz (she/her/hers) – Rowan University
    Co-Author: Myranda Sims – Rowan University
    Co-Author: Aabha Pokar (she/her/hers) – Rowan University
    Co-Author: Umu S. Jalloh (she/her/hers) – Rowan University
    Primary Investigator: Sebastian Vega, PhD – Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ and Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Camden, NJ
    High School Student with a Traditionally Underrepresented Background
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST
    Poster 74 - Exploration of Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Extracellular Vesicle Effect on Endothelial Colony-Forming Cells
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Anjolaoluwa J. Odeniyi (she/her/hers) – University of Pittsburgh/UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
    Co-Author: Amanda Pellegrino, RN (she/her/hers) – University of Pittsburgh
    Co-Author: Ande X. Marini (she/her/hers) – University of Pittsburgh
    Co-Author: Kiran J. McLoughlin, MSc, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Pittsburgh
    Co-Author: Justin Weinbaum, PhD – University of Pittsburgh
    Primary Investigator: David Vorp – University of Pittsburgh
    High School Student with a Traditionally Underrepresented Background
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST
    Poster 80 - Gender-Specific Machine Learning Modeling for Sleep Stage Classification Using Wearable Device Data
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Jean Lee (she/her/hers) – University of Maryland Baltimore County
    Co-Author: Shaurya Bisht – Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
    Co-Author: Grace X. Gao (she/her/hers) – University of Maryland Baltimore County
    High School Student with a Traditionally Underrepresented Background
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST
    Poster 81 - Getting Back in the Lab: Using Sports as an arena to engage youth athletes in STEM learning through near-peer mentoring.
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Titus Graham, High school – Fairfield University
    Co-Author: Zi'Ayanna Mason – Fairfield University
    Co-Author: G-Brown Gervil, High school (he/him/his) – Fairfield University
    Last Author: G-Brown Gervil, High school (he/him/his) – Fairfield University
    Primary Investigator: Zi'Ayanna Mason – Fairfield University
    High School Student with a Traditionally Underrepresented Background
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST
    Poster 83 - High-throughput fabrication and assembly of geometrically controlled 3D-printed jammed microgels to instruct cell infiltration and response in regenerative scaffolds
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Lily Crow – Oregon Health & Science University
    Co-Author: Avathamsa Athirasala – Oregon Health and Science University
    Co-Author: Anthony Tahayeri, B.S. – Oregon Health & Science University/OHSU School of Dentistry/Cancer Early Detection Advanced Research (CEDAR)/Knight Cancer Precision Biofabrication Hub
    Co-Author: May Anny Alves Fraga – Oregon Health and Science University
    Primary Investigator: Luiz Bertassoni, D.D.S., Ph.D. – Oregon Health & Science University/Cancer Early Detection Advanced Research (CEDAR)/Knight Cancer Precision Biofabrication Hub/OHSU School of Dentistry
    High School Student with a Traditionally Underrepresented Background
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST
    Poster 96 - Investigating the Impact of Laser Power on PC-12 Cell Thickness Using Robotic Laser Microscopy and Quantitative Phase Imaging
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Sadhika Sadhikak.7777@gmail.com – University of California, San Diego: Institute of Engineering in Medicine
    Co-Author: Zachary Z. Wang (he/him/his) – University of California, San Diego: Institute of Engineering in Medicine
    Co-Author: Grace He (she/her/hers) – University of California, San Diego: Institute of Engineering in Medicine
    Co-Author: Yatish Yanamala – University of California, San Diego: Institute of Engineering in Medicine
    Co-Author: Bryce Liu – University of California, San Diego: Institute of Engineering in Medicine
    Co-Author: Calvin Yang – University of California, San Diego: Institute of Engineering in Medicine
    Co-Author: Kevin Cheng (he/him/his) – University of California, San Diego: Institute of Engineering in Medicine
    Co-Author: Jeffrey Takahashi – University of California, San Diego: Institute of Engineering in Medicine
    Co-Author: Laksh Desai – University of California, San Diego: Institute of Engineering in Medicine
    Co-Author: Jaren R. Kishimoto – University of California, San Diego: Institute of Engineering in Medicine
    Co-Author: Sarah Kocian-Rudenberg – University of California, San Diego: Institute of Engineering in Medicine
    Co-Author: Junxiao Zhou – Electrical and Computer Engineering
    Co-Author: Ming Lei – University of California, San Diego: Institute of Engineering in Medicine
    Primary Investigator: Linda Shi, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of California, San Diego: Institute of Engineering in Medicine
    Last Author: Zhaowei Liu – University of California, San Diego: Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
    High School Student with a Traditionally Underrepresented Background
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST
    Poster 100 - Investigation of Hafnium-Based Nanoparticles for Optimal Radiosensitization using pyPENELOPE
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Rohan Kakaria (he/him/his) – Pennsylvania State University, Department of Materials Science and Engineering
    Co-Author: David Skrodzki, n/a – Pennsylvania State University
    Co-Author: Vikram Kakaria – Princeton University
    Last Author: Dipanjan Pan – Penn State
    High School Student with a Traditionally Underrepresented Background
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST
    Poster 102 - Laser-Induced Graphene-Based Sensors for Theophylline Detection in Breast Milk
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Shirley Macias (she/her/hers) – Orthopaedic Hospital Medical Magnet High School, USC SHINE 24'
    Co-Author: Abdulrahaman Al-Shami – University of Southern California
    Primary Investigator: Maral PS Mousavi (she/her/hers) – University of Southern California
    High School Student with a Traditionally Underrepresented Background
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST
    Poster 105 - Low-frequency (20 kHz), Low-intensity (100 mW/cm2) Ultrasound Significantly Increases VEGF Secretion on Endothelial Cells Seeded in 3D Collagen Scaffold
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Maya Sak – Bucknell University
    Last Author: Tobias Kim – Bucknell University
    Co-Author: Angelina L. Santos (she/her/hers) – Bucknell University
    Primary Investigator: Olivia Boerman, PhD (she/her/hers) – Bucknell University
    High School Student with a Traditionally Underrepresented Background
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST
    Poster 106 - MG53 Inhibits Periosteum-Derived Progenitor Cell Differentiation Into Osteoblasts
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Jessica Guan (she/her/hers) – Lafayette High School
    Co-Author: Yonghua He – Washington University in St. Louis
    Co-Author: Aiwu Lu – Washington University in St. Louis
    Primary Investigator: Jie Shen, PhD – Washington University in St. Louis
    High School Student with a Traditionally Underrepresented Background
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST
    Poster 107 - MRE11 Recruitment to DNA Double Strand Breaks After Laser-Ablation Inside U2OS Nucleus
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Michelle Cai – University of California, San Diego Institute of Engineering in Medicine
    Co-Author: Sharanya Sridharan (she/her/hers) – University of California, San Diego Institute of Engineering in Medicine
    Co-Author: Ryan Liu – University of California, San Diego Institute of Engineering in Medicine
    Co-Author: Grace Xie (she/her/hers) – University of California, San Diego
    Co-Author: Luke Yang – University of California, San Diego
    Co-Author: Bryan Huang – University of California, San Diego Institute of Engineering in Medicine
    Co-Author: Leo Meng – University of California, San Diego Institute of Engineering in Medicine
    Co-Author: Youhang Li – Scripps Research Institute
    Last Author: Xiaohua Wu – Scripps Research Institute
    Primary Investigator: Linda Shi, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of California, San Diego: Institute of Engineering in Medicine
    High School Student with a Traditionally Underrepresented Background
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST
    Poster 115 - Molecular Docking Analysis of Peptide-Protein Interactions for Consensus Scoring and Binding Affinity Prediction
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Victoria J. Huang (she/her/hers) – William P. Clements High School
    Co-Author: Martiela Vaz de Freitas, PhD – University of Houston
    Last Author: Dinler A. Antunes – University of Houston
    High School Student with a Traditionally Underrepresented Background
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST
    Poster 116 - Morphometry Analysis Workflow for Micro-Computed Tomography Images of Osteochondral Defect Repair
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Emmy Shulman (she/her/hers) – The Emery / Weiner School
    Last Author: Robert Sah – University of California San Diego
    Co-Author: Albert Chen, PhD – University of California San Diego
    High School Student with a Traditionally Underrepresented Background
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST
    Poster 120 - Non-invasive soft material characterization - Investigation of transverse wave generation and measurement of wave velocity
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Claire Mao – International Academy East
    Primary Investigator: Jinjun Xia, PhD (he/him/his) – Lawrence Technological University
    High School Student with a Traditionally Underrepresented Background
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST
    Poster 125 - Phosphate Buffer Saline-Caffeine: An Environmentally Friendly Exocytosis Inhibitor as a Viable Alternative to Standard Fungal Detection
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Mengmeng Zhang (she/her/hers) – Westford Academy
    Co-Author: Sophia Zhang – Westford Academy
    Co-Author: Jessica Zhang, n/a – Westford Academy
    High School Student with a Traditionally Underrepresented Background
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST
    Poster 128 - Power Optimization of an Inertial Mass Unit Sensor for Monitoring Peristalsis, Heart Rate, and Respiratory Rate
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Sophia You (she/her/hers) – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Primary Investigator: Giovanni Traverso – Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Last Author: Ceara Byrne – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    High School Student with a Traditionally Underrepresented Background
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST
    Poster 132 - Quantification of 3D in vivo model of embryonic mice during late pregnancy
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Elizabeth Zhang – STRETCH Lab at Virginia Tech
    Co-Author: Aileen C. Suarez (they/them/theirs) – Virginia Tech
    Primary Investigator: Raffaella De Vita, PhD (she/her/hers) – Virginia Tech
    High School Student with a Traditionally Underrepresented Background
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST
    Poster 135 - Quantitative magnetization transfer ratio captures pancreatic cancer’s early responses to a novel KRAS inhibitor
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Catherine Fan (she/her/hers) – Harriton High School
    Co-Author: Mamta Gupta – Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Author: Hoon Choi – Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
    Primary Investigator: Rong Zhou – Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
    High School Student with a Traditionally Underrepresented Background
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST
    Poster 140 - Sensitivity Analysis of Adoptive Immunotherapy Model for Leukemia
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Lillian Houle – University of Minnesota Biomedical Engineering High School Internship Program
    Primary Investigator: David J. Odde – University of Minnesota
    High School Student with a Traditionally Underrepresented Background
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST
    Poster 143 - Stretched Out DNA rods Observed in Anaphase Consist of Chromatin
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Tina Li – San Dieguito High School Academy
    Co-Author: Katelyn Lee – UCSD
    Co-Author: Sarah Chen (she/her/hers) – Pacific Ridge School
    Co-Author: Naomi E. Lee (she/her/hers) – Canyon Crest Academy
    Co-Author: Selina Carandang – Pacific Ridge School
    Co-Author: Arthur Forer – York University
    Primary Investigator: Linda Shi, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of California, San Diego: Institute of Engineering in Medicine
    Last Author: Veronica Gomez-Godinez – University of California, San Diego
    High School Student with a Traditionally Underrepresented Background
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST
    Poster 146 - Surfactant Replacement Therapy in a Rodent Model of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Aarushi Rao – Virginia Commonwealth University
    Co-Author: Jessica Nguyen (she/her/hers) – Virginia Commonwealth University
    Co-Author: Casie Slaybaugh (she/her/hers) – Virginia Commonwealth University
    Primary Investigator: Rebecca Heise, PhD (she/her/hers) – Virginia Commonwealth University
    Co-Author: Worth Longest, PhD (he/him/his) – Virginia Commonwealth University
    Co-Author: Michael Hindle, PhD – Virginia Commonwealth University
    High School Student with a Traditionally Underrepresented Background
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST
    Poster 147 - Technology Behind Bioactive Three-Dimensional Printed Organs
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Claire Sanchez – Rocklin High School
    High School Student with a Traditionally Underrepresented Background
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST
    Poster 157 - Using Smart Polymers to Re-design Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) Filters
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: jabril A. Elghamrawi – bergen technical highschool teterboro
    High School Student with a Traditionally Underrepresented Background
  • Saturday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST
    Poster 160 - Verteporfin-Loaded Fucoidan-Coated Nanoparticles for targeted Glioblastoma therapy
    Location: Exhibit Hall E, F & G
    Presenting Author: Lucia Wang (she/her/hers) – Montgomery Blair High School
    Co-Author: James G. Shamul, MS – University of Maryland, College Park
    Primary Investigator: Xiaoming He, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Maryland, College Park
    High School Student with a Traditionally Underrepresented Background