October 2025 – Page 3

CH₄, no more: using flavonoids to minimize agricultural methane emissions

November 2, 2025

Juliette Bezaire, Benjamin Boyd, Marin Chalmers, Margaret Herman, Elizabeth Smith, and Natalie Wong, Oak Park and River Forest High School, Oak Park, Illinois, United States

Engineered curcumin for targeted suppression of inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis

November 2, 2025

Adrian Alfirevic, Abbi Bernhardt, Gavin Gall, Ben Grant, and Kaden Haslinger, Western Reserve Academy, Hudson, Ohio, United States

Remediation of uranium via a novel Deinococcus radiodurans construct

November 2, 2025

Sihyang Baek, Qianyi Guo, Claire Hua, Isabella Haslinger-Johnson, Sofia Kovacevic, Ruihan Qin, Binita Shaw, Aparajita Shimpi, Lingzhen Wang, Wen Xiao, and Huichen Yang, Western Reserve Academy, Hudson, Ohio, United States

Next-gen bioremediation: regenerable lipopolysaccharide vesicles for uranium sequestration

November 2, 2025

Amalya Fischer, Eliana Goldenholz, and Hayim Sims, Maimonides School, Brookline, Massachusetts, United States

Development of a qPCR Chip for genetic diagnosis of rare diseases such as Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome (CCHS) and associated diseases

November 2, 2025

Anika Abbott and Kaveri Dole, Andover High School, Andover, Massachusetts, United States

Combating vitamin A deficiency: enhancing beta-carotene stability in Nicotiana benthamiana leaves

November 2, 2025

Frances Dunn, Tee Jarukulvanich, Tanya Jay, Tasheen Kashem, Yeseo Kim, Nathaniel Lawrence, Aarav Phadnis, Charvi Talupuru, Annabel Volpe, Lexington High School, Lexington, Massachusetts, United States

Heavy metal in vitro biosensor

November 2, 2025

Yewon Kim, Riya Patel, Ruihan Qin, Maya Vaden, Jungin Yoon, Western Reserve Academy, Hudson, Ohio, United States

Engineering Escherichia coli to produce Tenebrio molitor and Lolium perenne Antifreeze Proteins as a Road Salt Alternative

November 2, 2025

Arsh Goyal, Nicole Pae, James Vacca, and Lingzhen Wang, Western Reserve Academy, Hudson, Ohio, United States

Flavor by design: Engineering flavored probiotics in yogurt

November 2, 2025

Mahabubul Hasan Sowrav, Yamileth Manzano-Ortiz, Margarita Mendiola-Santoyo, Warren Oliver, and Lisbet Ortiz Arreaga, Cross Keys High School, Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Engineered PETase and thermostable leaf compost cutinase for enhanced biodegradation of polyethylene terephthalate plastics

November 2, 2025

Ella Hu, Siri Jayaprakash, Sanjith Kalpat, Tomas Kruecker-Green, and Keerthi Shome, Andover High School, Andover, Massachusetts, United States