October 2026 – Page 3

Testing a scalable qPCR chip for early genetic screening of rare diseases

October 26, 2026

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

Patch Perfect: Guiding Collagen Deposition with an RsaA Protein Mesh

October 26, 2026

Chloe Dias, Siena Elliffe, Sophia Hoffmann, Aneesa Maity, Tvesha Patel, Ruby Quintiliani, Elena Schuster, and Leah Vaz, Montrose School, Medfield, Massachusetts, United States

Using fluorescent beacons for the early detection of the Hepatitis C Virus

October 26, 2026

Ella Jin, Lucia Sostak, Megan Wong, and Katrina Yeung, Concordia International School Shanghai, Shanghai, China

Designing a LANCET-based assay to diagnose melioidosis with minimal invasiveness

October 26, 2026

Arpitha Bepeta, Tejaswi Bhimini, Grace Han, Alisha Jyotiprakash, Rachita Kawale, Sruti Lekkala, and Navya Neelam, Lambert High School, Suwanee, Georgia, United States of America

SmartSoluPred: A novel two-stage graph-language modeling framework for intrinsic and mutation-induced protein solubility

October 26, 2026

Suvid Bordia, Eric Chen, Rhys Llewellyn-Jones, Derek Peng, Arjun Subramanian, and Albert Wu, The Pingry School, Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States of America

Reimagining cancer diagnostics: A cell-free biosensor for early detection of HER2-positive breast cancer

October 26, 2026

Abigail Ejoga, Temitayo Fakunle, Zion Jatta, Chloe Martin, Daniella Rico, Abigail Sanchez Chavez, and Bria Washington, South Cobb High School, Austell, Georgia, United States

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

Investigating expression of the flv3 gene in Spirulina to enhance photosynthetic efficiency

October 26, 2026

Evan Campbell, William (Liam) Curry, Jonathan Fanikos, Alexander Hall, Anthony Issa, Maddox Lund, Panagiotis (Peter) Matheos, Shubh Mehrotra, Nolan Miley, Jack O’Neil, Zachary Parlon, Gabriel Perez, Max Richards, and Zachery Skutt, Xaverian Brothers High School, Westwood, Massachusetts, United States of America

Engineering an IL-6 responsive probiotic for dynamic follistatin secretion and myostatin inhibition

October 26, 2026

Adelaide Baran, Sanam Mody, Arya Shirsat, Lydia Stropki, and Colton Waters, Western Reserve Academy, Hudson, Ohio, United States

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