October 2026 – Page 4

Enhancing PIA production in Staphylococcus epidermidis to treat atopic dermatitis

October 26, 2026

Alida Karsten, Alex Lee, Lydia Lockwood, and Delaney Pittinger, Western Reserve Academy, Hudson, Ohio, United States

Engineering hematopoietic stem cell niches in vitro via mRNA-LNP-induced paracrine signaling in a microfluidic model

October 26, 2026

Sajani Brown, Kirsten Choi, and Tanishka Singh, Weston High School, Weston, Massachusetts, United States

Say no to ice crystal expansion (I.C.E): Purification and application of antifreeze proteins for inhibition of ice crystal expansion in food preservation and cryopreservation

October 26, 2026

Julie Bae, Alivia Chen, Erika Chen, Ethan K. Chen, Mia Chen, Jocelyn Chiang, Conroy Chiu, William Feung, Annabelle Huang, Jacquelyn Inocencio, Woojoo Jeong, Anya Kao, Eva Lee, Laura Lee, Adriel Leung, Felisha Liang, Keera Tsai, Austin Wang, Tristin Wang, Florence Wu, Queenie Yeh, and Myron Yu, Taipei American School, Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan

Bioremediation of environmental lead and copper contaminants using transformed Escherichia coli: A case study in transformation failure

October 26, 2026

Vanishri Bhat, Ahmad Bokhari, Daniel Cao, Sophia Chau, Aarav Doshi, Nicole Li, Angela Park, Sei Park, and Ethan Wang, Troy High BioBuilder, Troy, Michigan, United States of America

Genetically engineering the Lactobacillus plantarum probiotic for atherosclerosis plaque prevention

October 26, 2026

Priyanka Bose, Akshay Chenna, Esther Hong, Ribhav Jha, Sarah Jiang, Alikarim Mithwani, Aamir Motiwala, Hannah Park, Saniha Shankar, Nayesha Tamhaney, Ahaan Velaga,, Lambert High School, Suwanee, Georgia, United States of America

Mitigation of birch pollen-related allergies: epitope modification of Bet v 1 for reduced IgE binding in humans

October 26, 2026

Amalya Fischer, Eliana Goldenholz, Nessa Jaffe, Avishag Salzman, and Raya Sims, Maimonides School, Brookline, Massachusetts, United States of America

Overexpressing pgm and galU to boost Escherichia coli bacterial cellulose production

October 26, 2026

Claire Jeong, Hanwon Kim, Carrie Wang, and Sophie Xu, Concordia International School Shanghai, Shanghai, China

Extending carnation lifespan through modulation of ethylene and ACC deaminase activity

October 26, 2026

Michelle Barron, Eva Gomez, Anthony Marin, Nhan Phan, and Hazel Uribe, Cross Keys High School, Brookhaven, Georgia, United States

Combating coral reef acidification: Engineering an environmentally responsive buffer system in Pseudoalteromonas rubra

October 26, 2026

Anoushka Dechatterjee, Tanya Jay, Tasheen Kashem, Audrey Lu, Xiying Lu, Patrick Noonan, Aarav Phadnis, Erin Sim, Charvi Talupuru, Miyara Tokushige, Annabel Volpe, Jessie Xie, and Annie Zhao, Lexington High School, Lexington, Massachusetts, United States

Enhancing root growth in Georgia red clay soils through ALMT gene editing

October 26, 2026

Sai Kundanika Bobba, Sudeep Gandra, Megha Ganesan, Derek Kim, Nandita Mannepalli, Tanvi Palan, Aaliya Panda, and Teresa Walker, Alpharetta High School Biotechnology Club, Alpharetta, Georgia, United States

Peer Reviewed High School Synthetic Biology

Month: October 2026

Enhancing PIA production in Staphylococcus epidermidis to treat atopic dermatitis

Engineering hematopoietic stem cell niches in vitro via mRNA-LNP-induced paracrine signaling in a microfluidic model

Say no to ice crystal expansion (I.C.E): Purification and application of antifreeze proteins for inhibition of ice crystal expansion in food preservation and cryopreservation

Bioremediation of environmental lead and copper contaminants using transformed Escherichia coli: A case study in transformation failure

Genetically engineering the Lactobacillus plantarum probiotic for atherosclerosis plaque prevention

Mitigation of birch pollen-related allergies: epitope modification of Bet v 1 for reduced IgE binding in humans

Overexpressing pgm and galU to boost Escherichia coli bacterial cellulose production

Extending carnation lifespan through modulation of ethylene and ACC deaminase activity

Combating coral reef acidification: Engineering an environmentally responsive buffer system in Pseudoalteromonas rubra

Enhancing root growth in Georgia red clay soils through ALMT gene editing