Northern California Semi-Finalists
Hello Criminals! Meet Big Data: Preventing Crime in San Francisco by Predicting It Without Bias
Tarun Amarnath, Saint Francis High School, Mountain View, CA
Personalized Therapy for Cancer Heterogeneity and Mutating Viruses: Rational Design of a CRISPR/Cas9 Nanotherapeutic
Vardhaan Ambati, Archbishop Mitty High School , San Jose, CA
Equine Therapy Benefits of Autism Spectrum Disorders
Esha Aneja, Dougherty Valley high school, San Ramon, CA
Automated Classification of Histopathological Subtypes of Rhabdomyosarcoma:
A Novel Method to Determine Appropriate Therapy
Mythili Bhethanabotla, Lynbrook High School, San Jose, CA
Sustainable Heavy Metal Remediation through Novel Nanocellulose Coagulants
Synthesized Directly from Raw Biomass
Aurnov Chattopadhyay, University High School, Irvine, CA
Analyzing Linked Gene-Targeting Treatments For Generalized Anxiety Disorder and
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Emily Chen, The Harker School, San Jose, CA
The Robot Revolution and How It Will Affect Our Economy And Workforce
Cameron Chin, Head Royce School, Oakland, CA
ShieldMe: Detect and Prevent Coordinated Cyber Attack on Android Devices
Milan Ganai, Lynbrook High School, San Jose, CA
Discovery and Characterization of Cancer-Targeting Cyclic Peptide Ligands against
_v_3Integrin Using One-Bead One-Compound Combinatorial Library Technology
David Guo, Franklin High School, Elk Grove, CA
Dissecting Interactions between Regulators of the Quorum Response in Bacillus subtilis
Eric Jeong, The Harker School, San Jose, CA
Deep Learning-Based Automatic Analysis of Surgical Videos to Assess Operative Skill
Amy Jin, The Harker School, San Jose, CA
A Novel Cognitive Gene Harvesting Approach to Train a Self-Learning System For
Drug Predictive Models Through Multi-Dimensional Bio-Entity Feature-Vector Based
Topological Data Analyses
Tanisha Joshi, Evergreen Valley High School, San Jose, CA
Creating a Space Flight Simulator
Patrick Kao, Menlo-Atherton High School, Atherton, CA
Automated Breast Cancer Diagnosis: A Novel Assessment of Tumor-Associated Stroma
Identification of Biomarkers for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
Bryce Liao, James Logan High School, Union City, CA
Using Deep Learning Algorithms
Jimmy Lin, The Harker School, San Jose, CA
Computational Prediction of Synergistic Drug Combinations Reveals Master Regulators of Efficacy
Rajiv Movva, Harker School, San Jose, CA
A Study of Micro-robotic Motions with Helical Flagella in Low Reynolds Number Liquids
Labanya Mukhopadhyay, Evergreen Valley High School, San Jose, CA
Do Hamiltonian Bugs Always Converge? A Computer-Inspired Proof
Suhas Prasad, Monta Vista High School, Cupertino, CA
MedHack: The Impact of Malware Attack upon Biomedical Devices
Ashmita Rajkumar, Monta Vista High School, San Jose, CA
ALZCan: Predicting Future Onset of Alzheimers Disease Using Polygenic Risk Scores,
Cognitive Tests, Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers, and
Multiple Neuroimaging Modalities (Resting-State fMRI, FDG-PET, Florbetapir PET)
Pravin Ravishanker, Bellarmine College Preparatory, San Jose, CA
Computer-aided Discovery of Inhibitors of the VP35 Protein of the Ebola Virus
Meghana Reddy, Francis Parker, San Diego, CA
Exploitation of Cell Survival Mechanisms to Induce Apoptosis for High-Risk Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Ruhi Sayana, The Harker School, San Jose, CA
Smart Flood Sensor: Detect, Analyze, and Predict Water Accumulation in Cities’ Drainage Systems
Sanjana Shah, Monta Vista High School, San Jose, CA
Engineering Injectable, Conductive Hydrogels Doped with Graphene and Graphene Oxide
Nanoparticles for Post-MI Cardiac Tissue Engineering and Robust Drug Discovery:
A Computationally-Aided Investigation for Enhancing Therapeutic Efficacy
Arvind Sridhar, Bellarmine College Preparatory, San Jose, CA
Statistically Designed Experimental Optimization of Root Zone Water Delivery Comparable to
Sub-surface System Using a Low Cost Surface Drip Micro-irrigation Method for
Regions Suffering from Drought
Visala Tallavarjula, Adrian Wilcox High School, Santa Clara, CA
ARIA: Diabetic Retinopathy Prognosis via Hypertensive Modeling; ML-based Morphological
Computer Vision for Rapid Ophthalmology
Utkarsh Tandon, Cupertino High School, San Jose, CA
Operation Pulse: Quantifying the Impact of Precipitation and Inundation on Pulsed Salt Marsh Greenhouse Gas Fluxes
Akaash Tawade, Archbishop Mitty High School, San Jose, CA
The Impact of Tertiary Lymphoid Structures on Tumor Immune Response
Susan Zhou, Lynbrook High School, San Jose, CA
Southern California Semi-Finalists
Strength of 3D Printed Interlocking Designs
Ryan Barnes, Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, Rolling Hills Estate, CA
Development of a Household Direct-Steam-Generation Solar-Powered
Water Recovery Device
Anna Benedict, Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, Rolling Hills Estate, CA
Elucidating a Relationship Between Ligand-Flap Interactions and Drug Potency
in HIV-1 Protease with Molecular Dynamics Simulations
Annette Chang, Woodbridge High School, Irvine, CA
Sustainable Heavy Metal Remediation through Novel Nanocellulose Coagulants
Synthesized Directly from Raw Biomass
Aurnov Chattopadhyay, University High School, Irvine, CA
Development of A Novel Oncolytic Virus for Tumor Immunotherapy
Katherine Chen, San Marino High School, San Marino, CA
Combating Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria Using Tissue Adhesive Hydrogel
With Cell-Membrane Coated Nanotherapeutics
Maggie Chen, Canyon Crest Academy, San Diego, CA
New Link Grouping Network Visualization Technique for Multigraphs
Rishi Desai, Trabuco Hills High School, Mission Viejo, CA
The Search to Improve Status Quo Rationale for Stock Market Investments in Order to Help
Middle-income Households.
Ishan Gaur, Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, Rolling Hills Estate, CA
A Focused Hotspot to Insure Optimized Wi-Fi Strength Using a Customized Directional
Wi-Fi Antenna System
Alisa Hathaway, Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, Rolling Hills Estate, CA
Protecting Astronauts Against Cosmic Radiation: Hybrid Materials Evaluation
Erika Hathaway, Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, Rolling Hills Estate, CA
Effect Of Maternal Alcohol Exposure on Expression of Sonic Hedgehog (Shh) Gene and
Related Genes in Embryonic Development
David Hou, Troy High School, Fullerton, CA
ConCaDNet: A Novel Convolutional Neural Network Approach to Digital Mammography
and Breast Cancer Detection
Shreyas Hukkeri, University High School, Irvine, CA
Electron Acceptor Preference for Anaerobic Bioremediation of Hydrocarbon
Contaminated Marsh Water
Saehui Hwang, Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, Rolling Hills Estate,
Structural alteration of cancer cell nuclei by expedited approach for visualization
of three-dimensional image stacks using IMOD
Saeyeon Ju, Scripps Ranch High School, San Diego, CA
New Antibacterials: Conjugation-Mediated Transmission of Cytotoxic Genes for
Targeted Bacterial Cell Elimination
Anthony Kang, Canyon Crest Academy, San Diego, CA
Development of a Low-Cost Hospital Room Disinfection System via SAW Nebulization
Janie Kim, Scripps Ranch High School, San Diego, CA
Sucrose Efflux Mediated by SWEET Proteins as a Crucial Aid for Whitefly
(Bemisia tabaci B) Feeding
Esther Koh, Martin Luther King High School, Riverside, CA
Hippocampal Theta Phase Precession Adapts to Changing Place Fields:
Implications for Episodic Memory
Nithya Krisnamurphy, Canyon Crest Academy, San Diego, CA
Design, Modeling, and Testing of a Fluid-Powered Tracker for Solar Panels (Year 2)
Rei Landsberger, Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, Rolling Hills Estate,
The Conversion of Lipids from Coffee Grounds to Biodiesel: Year 3
Regina Lee, Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, Rolling Hills Estate,
A Fully Integrated Lab-On-A-Chip Device Utilizing Novel Micropumps,
Microvalves, and an Acoustic Micromixer for Disease Diagnostics
Benjamin Liu, Arcadia High School, Arcadia, CA
Emojis as a Novel Medical Language Interface
Karishma Muthukumar, Whitney High School, Cerritos, CA
The Effect of Down Syndrome Cell-Adhesion-Molecule (DSCAM) Overexpression
on the Visual System and Neuronal Circuitry of Xenopus Tadpoles
Atharva Patil, Northwood High School, Irvine, CA
Computer-aided Discovery of Inhibitors of the VP35 Protein of the Ebola Virus
Meghana Reddy, Francis Parker School, San Diego, CA
Lumos: Automated Smartphone-based Ophthalmic Screening for Glaucoma using Computer Vision
and Deep Learning Algorithms through Low-cost and non-Mydriatic Retinal Fundus Imaging
Shalin Shah, Tesoro High School, Las Flores, CA
Classifying Microbial Communities in Oil-Contaminated Marine Snow
Olivia Siemens, Cate School, Carpenteria, CA
Cancer Detection Using Blood Methylation Profiles
Carol Sun, Oak Park High School, Oak Park, CA
Antibacterial Property of Cellulose Paper Decorated with Ag/Tio2 Nanocomposites
Jessica Tian, Del Norte High School, San Diego, CA
Translating from Fruit Flies to Humans: Simultaneous Prevention of Multiple
Aging-related Diseases with an Early-life Immunization-like Epigenetic Therapy
Brian Xia, Canyon Crest Academy, San Diego, CA
Complex-Step Sensitivity Analysis for Neural Networks in Scientific Computation:
Identification of Potential Protein DNA Binding Domains
Michelle Xu, Arnold O. Beckman High School, Irvine, CA
Bispecific Killer Cell Engagers as Candidate Therapeutics for HIV-1 Eradication
Hongjia Yang, Palisades Charter High Scool, Pacific Pallisades, CA
Genome-Wide Analysis of Molecular Characterization and Classification in
Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Alexander Zhang, Canyon Crest Academy, San Diego, CA
Identification of Novel CpG Biomarkers by Genome-wide Methylation
Profiling for Early Diagnosis and Prognosis of Leukemia
Daniel Zhang, Westview High School, San Diego, CA