Designs

PV-See: A novel Escherichia coli-based biosensor for PVC microplastic detection

October 26, 2026

Holden Benbrook, Ben Boyd, Isadora Conour, Gayatri Gadhvi, Nathan Kralik, Audrey J. Latham, Ava M. Lebovitz, and Keaton Roberts, Oak Park and River Forest High School, Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America

Reducing urban respiratory allergies via seasonal spray-applied BioClay pollen suppression

October 26, 2026

Shreeya Aravind, Ridhima Bajaj, Anudeep Gadipalli, Siri Nuthalapati, Shriya Palwai, Hanssini Premkumar, Michelle Rarasati, and Hassan Syed, South Forsyth High School BioBuilder, Cumming, Georgia, United States

Oat-shield: sustainable cellulose bandages with integrated antimicrobial peptides for wound treatment

October 26, 2026

Amira Bach, Autumn Fisher, Rui Li, Dana Omar, Hiraj Patel, and Raafae Rasool, Chinook High School, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada

CitB-CAAR T-cell therapy for rheumatoid arthritis: A bacterial biosensor proof-of-concept model for antigen-specific autoimmune targeting

October 26, 2026

Tejas Reddy Kasaram and Rruchir Rupkumar, Dublin High School, Dublin, California, United States

Low-cost visual diagnostic for colorectal cancer via bacterial detection of kRAS, TP53, and APC mutations

October 26, 2026

Ibrahim B. Abumohsen, Luka Ascencio, Havish Bathina, Madeline Boram-Rella, Brayden Carty, Alyssa Gay, Isaac J. Pare, and Priyansh Shah, Athens Drive Magnet High School, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America

Enhancing CO2 fixation and biofuel production efficiency using Cyanobacteria

October 26, 2026

Rose Huang, Jaeyun Lee, Ryo Nakano, Roberts Sartor, and Boran Zhang, Western Reserve Academy, Hudson, Ohio, United States

Aerobic bioremediation of perchlorate contamination via a novel Pseudomonas chloritidismutans construct

October 26, 2026

Anna Barger, Yunwoo Choi, Stephanie Qin, Binita Shaw, James Vacca, Alex Wang, Joe Yang, and Jungin Yoon, Western Reserve Academy, Hudson, Ohio, United States of America

A dual-modal approach to diabetic retinopathy screening using AI image analysis and electrochemical lateral flow assays

October 26, 2026

Ismail Farid Allauddin Khan Ghori, Parisha Goyal, Saanvi Moota, Victoria Semanduyeva, Jahnavi Singh, and Vivek Venigalla, Denmark High School, Alpharetta, Georgia, United States of America

Combating second-degree burn conversion: a curcumin-releasing bioengineered hydrogel bandage

October 26, 2026

Julian Guevara Castellanos, Thanat Jarukulvanich, Tanya Jay, Tasheen Kashem, Lakshya Kesanakurti, Yeseo Kim, Nathaniel Lawrence, Aarav Phadnis, Charvi Talupuru, and Annabel Volpe, Lexington High School, Lexington, Massachusetts, United States of America

Degradation of viral NS5 polymerase mRNA from mosquito-borne diseases with engineered RNAi

October 26, 2026

Anish Anumakonda, Chethas Chittipiralla, Andrew Jiang, Sanel Lathiya, Sarah Manoj, Nila Prabhu, Smyan Reddy, Rochan Saireddy, and Raghavan Swaminathan, Lambert High School, Suwanee, Georgia, United States of America