2021 Alumni
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Closing Ceremony Video
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Research Showcase Booklet
![Alle Akram](/sites/default/files/styles/az_small/public/2022-10/Akram%2C%20Alle.jpg?itok=Wp23vCY3)
High School: Paradise Valley High School
City: Paradise Valley
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Julie Ledford
Research Project: C16 Deficiency in Context to Early-life Infections and Epithelial-driven Responses
![Afzal Ariff](/sites/default/files/styles/az_small/public/2022-10/Ariff%2C%20Afzal.png?itok=M70jc5kL)
High School: Sandra Day O'Connor High
City: Phoenix
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Matthias Mehl
Research Project: The Digital Microaggressions Project: A Pilot Study for Understanding Microaggressions Online
![Jyolna Behera](/sites/default/files/styles/az_small/public/2022-10/Behera%2C%20Jyolna.jpg?itok=8lOAUail)
High School: Corona Del Sol High School
City: Tempe
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Gondy Leroy
Research Project: The Digital Microaggressions Project: Data Analysis of Linguistic Features and Communication-Related Words in Electronic Health Records (EHRs) of Children Suspected of Having Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
![Charlie Bimer](/sites/default/files/styles/az_small/public/2022-10/Bimer%2C%20Charlie.jpg?itok=jhfM4ig5)
High School: Chaparral High School
City: Scottsdale
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Kirsten Limesand
Research Project: Analysis of Metabolomics Alterations driving Radiation-Induced Salivary Gland Dysfunction
![Saathvik Chandupatla](/sites/default/files/styles/az_small/public/2022-10/Chandupatla%2C%20Saathvik.jpg?itok=GO_s5ZfB)
High School: BASIS Ahwatukee
City: Ahwatukee
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Pascale Charest
Research Project: Correlation between RAF1, a known oncogenic regulator, and PPP1R12A in hepatocellular carcinoma
![Sai Chintala](/sites/default/files/styles/az_small/public/2022-10/Chintala%2C%20Sai%20Anwita.jpg?itok=h7gLE-wA)
High School: Arizona College Prep - Erie
City: Chandler
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Malak Tfaily
Research Project: Lipidomic Characterization of the Soil Organic Matter from the S1 bog in the Marcell Experimental Forest, MN.
![Kameron Cochrane](/sites/default/files/styles/az_small/public/2022-10/Cochrane%2C%20Kameron.jpg?itok=62Xbchnh)
High School: Pinnacle High School
City: Phoenix
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Anne Wertheimer
Research Project: Cytokine Levels as a Tool in Diagnostics
![Tommy Conomos](/sites/default/files/styles/az_small/public/2022-10/Conomos%2C%20Tommy.jpeg?itok=JV83WFqm)
High School: BASIS Scottsdale
City: Scottsdale
Faculty Mentor: Dr. David Baltrus
Research Project: IS5 Elements’ Evolutionary Potential to Affect Gene Transcription
![Iman Din](/sites/default/files/styles/az_small/public/2022-10/Din%2C%20Iman_0.jpg?itok=zUOnf1Cl)
High School: BASIS Oro Valley
City: Oro Valley
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Elizabeth Hutchinson
Research Project: Histogram Analysis on Region of Interest Segmentations of Hippocampus for New MRI Alzheimer’s Metrics
![Yaritza Durazo](/sites/default/files/styles/az_small/public/2022-10/Durazo%2C%20Yaritza.jpeg?itok=pJCZwLoR)
High School: Sunnyside High School
City: Tucson
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Arvinder Sandhu
Research Project: Exploring Electron Dynamics with Ultrafast Absorption and Emission
![Moses Foiryolo](/sites/default/files/styles/az_small/public/2022-10/Foiryolo%2C%20Eric.jpeg?itok=aPMegtxN)
High School: Sahuaro High School
City: Tucson
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Elizabeth Hutchinson
Research Project: Scrutinizing the effects on white matter with respect to normal aging in bonnet Macaques
![Bryan Frank](/sites/default/files/styles/az_small/public/2022-10/Frank%2C%20Bryan.jpeg?itok=at6GIKm_)
High School: Empire High School
City: Vail
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Teodora Georgieva
Research Project: CRISPRa - Unlocking a New Way to Make Banana Plant Resistant to Fusarium Wilt Tropical Race 4
![Maggie Fu](/sites/default/files/styles/az_small/public/2022-10/Fu%2C%20Maggie.jpg?itok=lJjQtsKw)
High School: University High School
City: Tucson
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jeff Pyun
Research Project: Computational Chemistry with Sulfenyl Chloride Compounds: Towards Next Generation Polymers for Optical Technologies
![Marina Hu](/sites/default/files/styles/az_small/public/2022-10/Hu%2C%20Marina_0.jpg?itok=U5KBMMdd)
High School: BASIS Chandler
City: Chandler
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Gondy Leroy
Research Project: Data Analysis for Frequency of Terms Indicating Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Behavior, Anorexia, and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) in ASD Electronic Health Records (EHRs)
![Jade Kai](/sites/default/files/styles/az_small/public/2022-10/Kai%2C%20Jade.jpg?itok=C_z9y2Wl)
High School: Salpointe Catholic High School
City: Tucson
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Kaveh Laksari
Research Project: The validation of Ultrasound imaging as an accurate and reliable way to track displacement for a balloon inflation test
![Shivam Kedia](/sites/default/files/styles/az_small/public/2022-10/Kedia%2C%20Shivam.jpg?itok=ulE4Rd9h)
High School: BASIS Tucson North
City: Tucson
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Dongkyun Kang
Research Project: Novel Cervical Cancer Screening Endoscope Optimized Utilizing MATLAB
![Jade Kuan](/sites/default/files/styles/az_small/public/2022-10/Kuan%2C%20Jade.jpg?itok=KSopBLSk)
High School: University High School
City: Tucson
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Michael Brown
Research Project: Comparison of Full-Retinylidene Methyl Rotation Energies Using Density Functional Theory and Molecular Dynamics Computer Simulations
![Nathan Kuo](/sites/default/files/styles/az_small/public/2022-10/Kuo%2C%20Nathan.jpeg?itok=YWdV3WwP)
High School: University High School
City: Tucson
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Michael Brown
Research Project: Investigation of Retinal Methyl Rotation Energetics Using Novel Force Fields on a Full- Retinylidene System
![Valerie LaBuda](/sites/default/files/styles/az_small/public/2022-10/LaBuda%2C%20Valerie.jpg?itok=kCd_fpvY)
High School: Paradise Valley High School
City: Paradise Valley
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Alicia Allen
Research Project: Identifying Gender Disparities at the University of Arizona’s College of Medicine
![Xinchen Li](/sites/default/files/styles/az_small/public/2022-10/Li%2C%20Xinchen.jpeg?itok=VHBir8E0)
High School: BASIS Tucson North
City: Tucson
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Elizabeth Hutchinson
Research Project: Development of Automated Video Analysis to Measure Ferret Behavioral Outcomes
![Yasmine Lussier](/sites/default/files/styles/az_small/public/2022-10/Lussier%2C%20Yasmine.jpg?itok=r2Y18fy4)
High School: BASIS Tucson North
City: Tucson
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Laura Meredith
Research Project: Comparison of enzyme kinetic models for Carbonic Anhydrase
![Srishti Mitra](/sites/default/files/styles/az_small/public/2022-10/Mitra_Srishti%20.jpg?itok=e7vvXKOF)
High School: Nogales High School
City: Nogales
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jennifer Barton
Research Project: Using Elastography in an Endoscope for the Early Detection of Ovarian Cancer
![Ananya Munjal](/sites/default/files/styles/az_small/public/2022-10/Munjal%2C%20Ananya.jpg?itok=YFjQd3OJ)
High School: University High School
City: Tucson
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Nima Toosizadeh
Research Project: Assessing Frailty Statuses of Patients with Fall Risk to Evaluate Their Progress
![Avi Murlikrishnan](/sites/default/files/styles/az_small/public/2022-10/Murlikrishnan%2C%20Avinash.jpg?itok=shxodxSm)
High School: BASIS Chandler
City: Chandler
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Elizabeth Hutchinson
Research Project: Evaluating the Effect of Normal Aging on the Bonnet Macaque Hippocampus using MRI Analysis
![Ananth Nair](/sites/default/files/styles/az_small/public/2022-10/Nair%2C%20Ananth.jpg?itok=cWqzJele)
High School: BASIS Scottsdale Charter
City: Scottsdale
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Monica Kraft
Research Project: Airway CC16 and Cytokines in Asthma Patients: A Study in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid
![Hersh Nanda](/sites/default/files/styles/az_small/public/2022-10/Nanda%2C%20Hersh.jpg?itok=2Tdef7An)
High School: BASIS Chandler
City: Chandler
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jared Churko
Research Project: Development of a User-friendly Interface for Robust Cardiomyocyte Contraction Analysis
![David Nguyen](/sites/default/files/styles/az_small/public/2022-10/Nguyen%2C%20David.jpg?itok=3i_lC1DA)
High School: Paradise Valley High School
City: Paradise Valley
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Malak Tfaily
Research Project: Exploring the impact of elevated temperature on soil microbial communities in arid ecosystem
![Lauren Nolin](/sites/default/files/styles/az_small/public/2022-10/Nolin%2C%20Lauren.png?itok=YG1lOQHI)
High School: Willow Canyon High School
City: Surprise
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Elizabeth Hutchinson
Research Project: Analysis of Post-Mortem Entorhinal Cortex ROIs for Identifying MRI Markers in Alzheimer's Disease
![Dillan Patel](/sites/default/files/styles/az_small/public/2022-10/Patel%2C%20Dillan.jpg?itok=hJZiG5Gh)
High School: BASIS Scottsdale Charter
City: Scottsdale
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Bonnie LaFleur
Research Project: Immune Predictors of Frailty in HIV+ Men on Therapy
![Suhani Patel](/sites/default/files/styles/az_small/public/2022-10/Patel%2C%20Suhani.jpg?itok=3gS0lQyJ)
High School: Paradise Valley High School Crest
City: Paradise Valley
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Lisa Nagy
Research Project: Role of engrailed and invected Genes in Tissue Elongation of Tribolium Castaneum Embryos
![Alex Peterson](/sites/default/files/styles/az_small/public/2022-10/Peterson%2C%20Alex.jpg?itok=3cqaCcKx)
High School: Palo Verde High School
City: Tucson
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Euan McLeod
Research Project: Improved sample handling and automated image reconstruction for lensfree microscopes
![Anjali Raju](/sites/default/files/styles/az_small/public/2022-10/Raju%2C%20Anjali.jpeg?itok=3i-z7SCF)
High School: BASIS Chandler
City: Chandler
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Bonnie LaFleur
Research Project: Gene Expression Patterns in the Thymus Associated with Immune Aging
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![Mehtaab Rakkar](/sites/default/files/styles/az_small/public/2022-10/Rakkar%2C%20Mehtaab_0.jpg?itok=9yBBTZdx)
High School: North Canyon High School
City: Phoenix
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Daniel Latt
Research Project: Trends in Patient Reported Outcomes for Total Ankle Arthroplasties
![Shruti Ramkumar](/sites/default/files/styles/az_small/public/2022-10/Ramkumar_Shruti.png?itok=VqNH_myR)
High School: Hamilton High School
City: Chandler
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Tyson Swetnam
Research Project: Creating Living Workflows through Version Control in Order to Further Reproducible Science
![Yash Rohilla](/sites/default/files/styles/az_small/public/2022-10/Rohilla%2C%20Yash.jpeg?itok=KkeDrFP_)
High School: Catalina Foothills High School
City: Tucson
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Donata Vercelli
Research Project: The Maternal Immune Profile During Pregnancy Influences the Neonatal Epigenome and Childhood Asthma
![Chloe Rozalsky](/sites/default/files/styles/az_small/public/2022-10/Rozalsky%2C%20Chloe.jpg?itok=g1wbZ8sT)
High School: Paradise Valley High School
City: Paradise Valley
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Daniela Zarnescu
Research Project: An Analysis of RNA Solubility in Human Spinal Cord Samples from ALS Patients
![Gina Ryu](/sites/default/files/styles/az_small/public/2022-10/Ryu%2C%20Gina.jpeg?itok=sdI_zGCM)
High School: Basis Scottsdale Charter
City: Scottsdale
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Laura Meredith
Research Project: Unearthing the Impact of Drought on Soil Microbial Processes in the Biosphere 2 Tropical Rainforest
![Loujine Salib](/sites/default/files/styles/az_small/public/2022-10/Salib%2C%20Loujine.jpg?itok=YhB-f7bc)
High School: BASIS Tucson North
City: Tucson
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Ali Okoglu
Research Project: The Effect of SARS-CoV-2 on the Diversity of the TCR Repertoire
![Lucy Scott](/sites/default/files/styles/az_small/public/2022-10/Scott%2C%20Lucy.jpg?itok=2ZfyhtVl)
High School: BASIS Tucson North
City: Tucson
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Anne Wertheimer/Dr. Amelia Gallitano
Research Project: Investigating components of scorpion venom for potential therapeutic uses
![Norbu Shastri](/sites/default/files/styles/az_small/public/2022-10/Norbu%20Shastri%20Headshot.jpg?itok=FGYBNmKf)
High School: BASIS Phoenix
City: Phoenix
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Nan-Kuei Chen
Research Project: Parkinson's Disease Correlates With a Decrease in Functional Connectivity
![Audrey Sweten](/sites/default/files/styles/az_small/public/2022-10/Sweeten%2C%20Audrey.jpg?itok=pkmnOM0z)
High School: South Mountain High School
City: Phoenix
Faculty Mentor: Dr. David Baltrus
Research Project: Evolutionary Potential of IS5 Elements to Affect Gene Expression
![Izma Syed](/sites/default/files/styles/az_small/public/2022-10/Syed%2C%20Izma.jpg?itok=fxlcJAU7)
High School: BASIS Chandler
City: Chandler
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Guang Yao
Research Project: Utilizing Natural Language Processing and Text Mining Analysis to Visualize Findings from Scientific Literature Regarding Cancer Cell Regulators
![Aaron Tackitt](/sites/default/files/styles/az_small/public/2022-10/Tackitt%2C%20Aaron.jpg?itok=9Zsv_5gt)
High School: BASIS Ahwatukee
City: Ahwatukee
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Mohammed Hassan
Research Project: Determining the applications of UEM
![Diya Tuli](/sites/default/files/styles/az_small/public/2022-10/Tuli%2C%20Diya.jpg?itok=2y-FiebU)
High School: Catalina Foothills High School
City: Tucson
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jennifer Teske
Research Project: Behavioral phenotyping based on physical inactivity can predict sleep in female rats
![Makaela Valencia](/sites/default/files/styles/az_small/public/2022-10/Valencia%2C%20Makaela.jpg?itok=-iIQM_kV)
High School: Sahuarita High School
City: Sahuarita
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Pascale Charest
Research Project: Investigating the Correlation Between mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 2
HACE1, RAPGEF1 and PLAUR Genes in Bladder Cancer
![Saathvika Vegasina](/sites/default/files/styles/az_small/public/2022-10/Vegasina%2C%20Saathvika.png?itok=p-TyHoXs)
High School: Paradise Valley High School
City: Paradise Valley
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Pascale Charest
Research Project: Investigating the MS4A1 and MFN2 genes' correlation with mTORC2 in melanoma
![Michael Wang](/sites/default/files/styles/az_small/public/2022-10/Wang%2C%20Michael.jpg?itok=QIyJJ5CU)
High School: University High School
City: Tucson
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Guang Yao
Research Project: Visualizing Information From Scientific Literature Using Text Mining Analysis
![Sarah Wolff](/sites/default/files/styles/az_small/public/2022-10/Wolff%2C%20Sarah.jpg?itok=s8N0a0qH)
High School: Centennial High School
City: Peoria
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Michael Hammer
Research Project: Developmental Acquisition in Patients with Variants in the Fast Inactivation Region of the SCN8A Sodium Channel
![Michelle Yu](/sites/default/files/styles/az_small/public/2022-10/Yu%2C%20Michelle.jpg?itok=gcIslLHX)
High School: BASIS Chandler
City: Chandler
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Nan-Kuei Chen
Research Project: Effect of Parkinson’s Disease abnormalities on patients’ likelihood to abuse their levodopa medications
![Prithvi Yuvaraj](/sites/default/files/styles/az_small/public/2022-10/Yuvaraj_Prithvi%20.jpg?itok=Fh0xMha6)
High School: BASIS Ahwatukee
City: Ahwatukee
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Pascale Charest
Research Project: The correlational study between mTORC2 and the CDH1 and TELO2 genes