Below are members of the BUGS Jr Classes 2015 – 2022 and topics of their individual research projects as presented at the BUGS Finale Symposium.
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Below are members of the BUGS Jr Class 2022 and topics of their individual research projects as presented at the
2022 BUGS Finale Symposium.Andrea Arreortua ● ’22, Palisades Charter High School (CA)
PI: Fabien Pinaud | Mentors: Anthony Fernandez, Liying Wu
The Coalition of Sun 1, Sun 2, and OligoVishnu Ayalasomayajula ● ’24, North Creek High School (WA)
PI: Dominique Duncan | Mentors: Celine Alba
Understanding Factors that Lead to the Development of Epileptogenesis by Analyzing Characteristics of its Biomarker: High-Frequency OscillationsAidan Belofsky ● ’23, Palos Verdes Peninsula High School (CA)
PI: Kate White | Mentors: Aneesh Deshmukh
Investigating Subcellular Organization of Beta Cells using Multiple Imaging ModalitiesConor Camerer ● ’24, Flintridge Preparatory School (CA)
PI: Kate White | Mentors: Janielle Cuala, Colleen O’Halloran
Developing VR Interaction and Data IntegrationElla Chang ● ’24, West Career & Technical Academy (NV)
PI: Kimberly Gokoffski | Mentors: Vivian Wu
RCGs and MeEvan Chang ● ’23, Troy High School (CA)
PI: Dong Song | Mentors: Huijing Xu
Mechanical Testing of Biodegradable Polyethylene Glycol (PEG) Braces Used to Stiffen Flexible Penetrating Neural ProbesEllie Choi ● ’24, Flintridge Preparatory School (CA)
PI: Young-Kwon Hong | Mentors: Joshua Choi
Mapping the Human Meningeal Lymphatic SystemAnika Laurie Chung ● ’24, Gorman Learning Center (CA)
PI: Young-Kwon Hong | Mentors: Joshua Choi
Mapping Lymphatic UterusZachary Chung ● ’24, Arcadia High School (CA)
PI: Leonardo Morsut |
Mentors: Zoe Shappell, Thijs Makaske, Davide Carra, Christian Chung
Development of Drug-Resistant Piggyback Vectors for Pluripotent Stem Cell TransfectionChristopher Deng ● ’24, San Marino High School (CA)
PI: Kate White | Mentors: Janielle Cuala, Tvisha Singh
Utilizing Multimodal Microscopy to Study Beta Cell HeterogeneityLindsey Dinh ● ’23, La Quinta High School (CA)
PI: Thai Truong | Mentors: Anna Nadtochiy
Measuring the Cellular Temperature of Zebrafish Brain with
the Fluorescent Dye Rhodamine BIsabella Faccio ● ’23, Mater Dei High School (CA)
PI: Dong Song | Mentors: Huijing Xu
Mechanical Testing of Biodegradable Polyethylene Glycol (PEG) Braces Used to Stiffen Flexible Penetrating Neural ProbesKian Ghasemi ● ’23, North Hollywood Highly Gifted Magnet (CA)
PI: Zhen Zhao | Mentors: Xinyan Liang
Using the iPSC-Derived Microglia Model to Study Alzheimer’s Disease Associated PLCG2 VariantPhoenix Xinyou He ● ’23, Temple City High School (CA)
PI: Brooke Hjelm | Mentors: Audrey Omidsalar, Shruti Kakan, Daniel Gerke
Optimization of H&E Staining Procedures and Bioinformatics Quantification of Lymphocytes/Acini in a Mouse Model of Sjogren’s SyndromeKai Herman ● ’23, Polytechnic School (CA)
PI: Clay Wang | Mentors: Jennifer Shyong
Characterizing Secondary Metabolites in Genetically Modified FungiAnna Heur ● ’23, La Canada High School (CA)
PI: Kimberly Gokoffski | Mentors: Phillip Lam
A Model of Glaucoma Induced by Circumlimbal Suture in RatsMason Hong ● ’26, La Salle College Preparatory High School (CA)
PI: Francesco Cutrale | Mentors: Jason Junge
Spectral Autofluorescence: Toward Quantitative PathologyHengrui (Henry) Hu ● ’25, Fay School (CA)
PI: Clay Wang | Mentor: Christian Rabot
Comparative Genetics Reveals Secondary Metabolic Diversity in Aspergillus sppRiya Jadeja ● ’23, Flower Mound High School (TX)
PI: Dominique Duncan |
Mentors: Celine Alba, Alexis Bennet, Serena Ramde
Detection of High Frequency Oscillations in Electroencephalographs to Identify Biomarkers for Epilepsy in Traumatic Brain Injury PatientsZoe Judkins ● ’24, South Pasadena High School (CA)
PI: Jennifer Cotter | Mentors: Monica Mendez
Digitization of Teaching SlidesAlexandra Kim ● ’24, Polytechnic School (CA)
PI: Thai Truong | Mentors: Anna Nadtochiy
Building a Deep Learning Neuron Detector From Uncertain Human AnnotationsDaniel Kim ● ’24, Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet High School (CA)
PI: Camelia Danilov | Mentors: Steve Swenson
Evaluation of Intranasal Delivery Route of MicroRNA-133b From the Nose to the Injured Spinal Cord in MiceGio Kim ● ’24, Troy High School (CA)
PI: Gage Crump | Mentors: Tuo Shi
Investigating the Requirement of atoh1a Enhancers for Zebrafish Inner Ear Hair Cell Regeneration Using CRISPR/Cas9 Genome EditingJoseph Kim ● ’24, Granada Hills Charter High School
PI: Uttam Sinha |
Mentors: Benjamin Ziman, Dechen Lin, Chehyun Nam
The Role of “Transcription Factor A” as a Metastatic Potential in Head and Neck CancerRachel Kim ● ’24, Portola High School (CA)
PI: Young-Kwon Hong | Mentors: Luping Zhao
Morphology and Distribution of Lymphatic Vessels in the Rodent UterusYalli Koren ● ’24, Windward School (CA)
PI: Pinchas Cohen | Mentors: Hiroshi Kumagai
MOTS-c Prevents Immobilization Induced Muscle AtrophyAin Evelyn Lee ● ’24, The Buckley School (CA)
PI: Gangning Liang |
Mentors: Yvonne Tsai, Xinyi Zhou, Hongtao Li, Yohei Sekino
SETD2 Aberrancy Enhanced the Synergetic Anti-tumor Effect of Combination Treatment of DNA Hypomethylating Agent and PARP Inhibitor in Aggressive Clear Cell Renal Cell CarcinomaJaimie Lee ● ’23, Arcadia High School (CA)
PI: Edward Leung | Mentors: Yi Xiao
HITting the Spot in Interference StudiesRebecca Lee ● ’22, West Ranch High School (CA)
PI: Lindsey Schier |
Mentors: Sandrine Chometton, Ahyun Jung, Aracely Ramos
Effects of Silencing Sweet-sensing TRPM5 Pathway on Expression Levels of Starch-digesting Enzymes in Mouse SalivaJackie Li ● ’23, Temple City High School
PI: Brooke Hjelm | Mentors: Audrey Omidsalar, Shruti Kakan, Daniel Gerke
Optimization of H&E Staining Procedures and Bioinformatics Quantification of Lymphocytes/Acini in a Mouse Model of Sjogren’s SyndromeJessie Li ● ’25, Tesoro High School (CA)
PI: Young-Kwon Hong | Mentors: Luping Zhao
Morphology of Lymphatics in the Rodent EyelidFaith Ling ● ’23, Temple City High School (CA)
PI: David McKemy | Mentors: Chenyu Yang, Brian Kim
Expression Profile of CGRP in TRPM8+ Trigeminal Afferents Innervating Mouse DuraMina Lipets ● ’23, New Mexico Military Institute (NM)
PI: Vsevolod Katritch | Mentors: Antonina Nazarova
NMUR1-Obesity Drug TargetRayhan Mahamed ● ’25, Arcadia High School (CA)
PI: Lindsey Schier |
Mentors: Sandrine Chometton, Ahyun Jung, Aracely Ramos
The Role of the Digestive Enzyme Maltase-glucoamylase in the Hedonic Appeal of Maltose Taste in Sweet Subsensitive MiceRia Mandal ● ’23, La Canada High School (CA)
PI: James Boedicker | Mentors: Adam Krieger, Joshua Montion, Luke Peach
Array Expansion and Contraction with CRISPRSimeon Mathew ● ’23, Oak Park High School (CA)
PI: Ravi Bansal | Mentors: Siddhani Sawardekar
The Effects of Concussion on Functional Brain Connectivity in High School Football PlayersMihir Mehta ● ’23, Palos Verdes Peninsula High School (CA)
PI: Unmesh Jadhav | Mentors: Eric Sanchez, Sweta Sharma
Role of Sox17 in Early Colorectal Cancer ProgressionTrisha Mehta ● ’24, Troy High School (CA)
PI: Arnold Tsai | Mentors: Seth Politano
Neuropsychiatric Complications from COVID 19Krish Pai ● ’25, Canyon Crest Academy (CA)
PI: Dominique Duncan |
Mentors: Celine Alba, Alexis Bennett, Serena Ramde
Detecting High Frequency Oscillations by Electroencephalography as an Indicator of Biomarkers for Post Traumatic EpilepsySuhan Rapaka ● ’26, Wakeland High School (TX)
PI: Thai Truong | Mentors: Anna Nadtochiy
Effects of Temperature on Zebrafish Brain Activity PatternsJapit Shelat ● ’23, Artesia High School (CA)
PI: Hussein Yassine | Mentors: Yi Sun, Bilal Kerman
The Effect of Cytosolic Phospholipases A2 (CPLA2) Inhibitor on the Blood-Brain Barrier (BBB) in APOE4 MiceAmogh Sukhthankar ● ’23, Monta Vista High School (CA)
PI: Vsevolod Katritch | Mentors: Jordy Homing Lam
Structure-based ligand discovery of Neuromedin U Receptor 2 with V-SYNTHESGrace Tang ● ’23, Gabrielino High School (CA)
PI: Lindsey Schier |
Mentors: Sandrine Chometton, Ahyun Jung, Aracely Ramos
The Relative Contributions of Glucokinase to Sugar Taste in MiceAnnabel Tiong ● ’23, Northwood High School (CA)
PI: Zhen Zhao | Mentors: Shangzhou Xia
Microvascular Endophenotype in Mild Traumatic Brain InjuryNathan Vipapan ● ’25, Maranatha High School (CA)
PI: Clay Wang | Mentors: Shu-Yi Lin
Purification and Identification of Novel Natural Products from Genetic Engineering FungiIsabelle Whetsel ● ’23, South Pasadena High School (CA)
PI: Jennifer Dien-Bard |
Mentors: Samantha Gomez, John Fissel, Lucas Osborn, Pei Ying Alex Chen
Development of Screening Test to Detect Cefazolin Inoculum Effect in Methicillin Susceptible Staphylococcus aureusChristopher Wong ● ’24, South Pasadena High School (CA)
PI: Paul Seidler | Mentors: Nader Mostowfi
Characterization of Novel Natural Products and Their Potential Action as Alzheimer’s TherapeuticsDerek Wu ● ’23, Walnut High School (CA)
PI: Fabien Pinaud | Mentors: Anthony Fernandez, Liying Wu
Cloning of SNAP tag SUN2 Fusion Protein for Super Resolution Imaging of Nuclear Membrane ProteinsRohum Zaman ● ’24, Thornhill High School (Ontario, Canada)
PI: Dominique Duncan | Mentors: Alexis Bennett, Celine Alba
Analyzing Biomarkers of Epileptogenesis Through HFO Detection and AnalysisSelena Zhang ● ’22, Arcadia High School (CA)
PI: Brian Lee | Mentor: Roberto Martin Del Campo Vera
Neuromodulatory Analysis of Stereo-EEG Power During Reaching Arm MovementSonia Zhang ● ’22, Arcadia High School (CA)
PI: Zhen Zhao | Mentor: Shangzhou Sandra Xia
MaGeCKFlute Computational Analysis on CRISPR-screened Human Pericytes -
Below are members of the BUGS Jr Class 2021 and topics of their individual research projects as presented at the
2021 BUGS Finale Symposium.Conor Camerer ● ’24, Flintridge Preparatory School
PI: Kate White | Mentors: Janielle Cuala, Colleen O’Halloran
The World in a CellCamille Dang ● ’22, Gretchen Whitney High School
PI: Raymond Goldsworthy |
Mentors: Julianne Papadopoulos, Andres Camarena, Susan Bissmeyer
Examining Various Aspects of Timbre Perception for Cochlear Implant UsersAshyah Hewage ● ’23, Geffen Academy
PI: Scott Kanoski | Mentors: Léa Décarie-Spain, Alyssa Cortella
TRAPing Food Responsive Neurons of the HippocampusHengrui (Henry) Hu ● ’25, Fay School
PI: Clay Wang | Mentor: Christian Rabot
Comparative Genomics Reveals Secondary Metabolic Diversity in Trichophyton sppWilliam Huang ● ’23, Palos Verdes Peninsula High School
PI: Mark Humayun | Mentors: Pei-An Lo, Tiange Dong
Construction of the CRISPR-Cas9 System for Genome Editing in Mammalian CellsStephen Ma ● ’23, Temple City High School
PI: Fabien Pinaud | Mentor: Yunke Zhao
Nanoscale Modulation of Presynaptic Voltage-Gated Calcium Channels
During NeurotransmissionNeo Phuchane ● ’23, Reseda Charter High School
PI: Leonardo Morsut | Mentor: Christian Chung
Computational Manipulation of Multicellular Monodirectional Elongation StructuresTakeru Saito ● ’22, La Cañada High School
PI: James Ou | Mentor: Jiyoung Lee
Constructing a SARS-Cov-2 Subgenomic RepliconAnnabel Tiong ● ’23, Northwood High School
PI: Takeshi Saito | Mentor: Yuji Ishida
Characterizing HBV Viral Particles Propagated by 5 Different Host MethodsTyler Wang ● ’25, St. Paul’s School
PI: Jennica Zaro | Mentors: Benazir Oluoch, Jiaqi Cheng
Transformation, Purification, and Sequencing of Plasmid DNA Encoding Recombinant Proinsulin-Transferrin Fusion ProteinWilliam Wang ● ’22, Polytechnic School
PI: Andrea Armani |
Mentors: Raymond Yu, KylieTrettner, Jinghan He
Stretchable Optical Diffraction Grating from Poly(acrylic acid)/
Polyethylene Oxide StereocomplexIsabelle Whetsel ● ’23, South Pasadena High School
PI: Moh El Naggar | Mentors: Karla Abuyen, Josh Atkinson
Comparison of Different Environments’ Natural Electrochemical Bacteria PopulationsSelena Zhang ● ’22, Arcadia High School
PI: Alexandre Bonnin | Mentors: Weiye Dai, Quiying Zhao
How Maternal Immune Activations During Pregnancy Affect Fetal NeurodevelopmentSonia Zhang ● ’22, Arcadia High School
PI: Zhen Zhao | Mentors: Sandra Xia, Talia Ge, Xinyan Liang
The Contribution of Traumatic Brain Injuries to Alzheimer’s DiseaseRuiyang (Bobby) Zhu ● ’22, Diamond Bar High School
PI: Dong Song | Mentor: Huijing Xu
The Application of Novel Environments in the Study of Hippocampal Functions -
Below are members of the BUGS Jr Class 2019 and topics of their individual research projects as presented at the
2019 BUGS Finale Symposium.Rose Abarbanel ● ‘20, Brentwood School
PI: Prof. Ray Stevens | Mentors: Mahta Barekatain & Zhongying Wang
Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging Microscopy (FLIM) within Pancreatic Cells and IsletsMaya Beeri-Feldman ● ‘20, Palisades Charter High School
PI: Prof. Lindsey Schier
Glucosamine Disrupts Normal Taste-guided Licking For Fructose, But Not Glucose, in MiceMarianne Bishai ● ‘21, Viewpoint School
PI: Prof. Peter Kuhn & Prof. James Hicks | Mentor: Lisa Welter
Genetic and Morphometric Analysis of the Metastatic Breast Cancer Cell Line MCF 7Gwen Bradforth ● ‘20, Polytechnic School
PI: Prof. Thai V. Truong | Mentors: Anna Nadtochiy & Peter Luu
Neurobiology of Numerosity: First StepsHayley Chang ● ‘21, Alhambra High School
PI: Prof. Fabien Pinaud | Mentors: Anthony Fernandez, Yunke Zhao, & Markville Bautista
A Study of Focal Adhesion in Cav+/+ and Cav-/- Fibroblast CellsAlyssa Eamranond ● ‘20, Arcadia High School
PI: Prof. Steve Kay | Mentor: Dr. Shi Yu
Phosphorylation of Core Clock Proteins CCA1 and LHY Mostly Do Not Affect Their Subcellular LocalizationSamantha Escobar ● ‘20, Orthopaedic Hospital Medical Magnet High School
PI: Prof. Fabien Pinaud | Mentors: Anthony Fernandez, Yunke Zhao, & Markville BautistaSana Hamid ● ‘23, Northwood High School
PI: Prof. Fabien Pinaud | Mentor: Anthony Fernandez, Yunke Zhao, & Markville BautistaNyah Harrison ● ‘20, Brentwood School
PI: Prof. Stacey Finley | Mentor: Qianhui (Jess) Wu
Computational Model to Simulate the Enhancement of Basal Endothelial Nitric Oxide SynthaseAmy Huang ● ‘21, Palos Verdes Peninsula High School
PI: Prof. Pinchas Cohen | Mentor: Dr. Su-Jeong Kim
The Effect of Mitochondrial-derived Peptide MENTSH on Beige Fat Cell InductionValerie Katritch ● ‘21, Orange County School of the Arts
PI: Prof. Scott Fraser | Mentor: Mahta Barekatain, Zhongying Wang, & Peiyu Wang
Metabolic Imaging of Zebrafish Pancreas on High Glucose Diet with FLIMElisa Kim ● ‘20, Palisades Charter High School
PI: Prof. Eun Ji Chung | Mentor: Noah Trac
Dual-peptide Amphiphile Micelles towards Cancer ImmunotherapyHannah Kim ● ‘20, Archer School for Girls
PI: Prof. Ray Stevens | Mentor: Zhongying Wang & Jitin Singla
Autoencoder Approach for Dimensionality Reduction-based Clustering of Subvolumes from Cryo-Electron TomogramsKendall Kirio ● ‘20, West High School (Torrance)
PI: Prof. Hongwei Dong | Mentor: Laura Korobkova
Revealing neuronal morphology in mouse brain subiculum using computational modeling with two-photon microscopy dataRongxuan (Ryan) Li ● ‘19, Troy High School
PI: Prof. Dong Song | Mentor: Sahar Elyahoodayan
An Implantable Multi-channel Wireless Neuro-Stimulation and Recording System for use in RatsNingrui (Renee) Liang ● ‘20, Northwood High School
PI: Prof. Steve Kay | Mentor: Dr. Meng Qu & Alexander VuVictoria Mora ● ‘20, Notre Dame Academy
PI: Prof. Matthew Pratt | Mentor: Stuart Moon
Development of a simplified 𝜶-synuclein expression protocol to apply in secondary educationAnish Nagareddy ● ‘19, Skyline High School
PI: Prof. John Tower
Tracking Retinal Fluorescence of Drosophila Melanogaster coincident with DeathSarah Nakama ● ‘21, Crescenta Valley High School
PI: Prof. Clay Wang | Mentor: Dr. Ming Shian Lee
Secondary metabolite biosynthesis in P. variotii using the OSMAC approachTobias Scott ● ‘20, Palisades Charter High School
PI: Prof. Andrea Armani | Mentor: Rene Zeto
Functionalization of Zinc Shell NanoparticlesChristina Wu ● ‘20, Walnut High School
PI: Prof. Qi-Long Ying | Mentor: Xi Chen
Characterization of Chick Epiblast Stem Cells by Producing Chimeric ModelsEileen Zhao ● ‘20, Troy High School
PI: Prof. Julie Lang | Mentor: Dr. Pushpinder Bains
Sanger validation of next-generation sequencing variants identified from circulating tumor cells and metastatic tissues in breast cancerAlexis Zukovski ● ‘19, Ivy Academia
PI: Prof. Peter Kuhn & Prof. James Hicks | Mentor: Lisa Welter
Genetic and Morphometric Analysis of SubClonal Diversity in Metastatic Breast Cancer Cell Line MDA MB 231 -
Below are members of the BUGS Jr Class 2018 and topics of their individual research projects as presented at the
2018 BUGS Finale Symposium.Idalis Amezcua • ’19, Warren High School
PI: Prof. Ray Stevens | Mentor: Kyle McClaryMartand Bhagavatula • ’21, Fairmont Prep Academy
PI: Prof. Scott Fraser | Mentor: Dr. Cosimo Arnesano
Metabolic Imaging of Tumor Heterogeneity by Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging Microscopy (FLIM)Kary Cabrera • ’20, Lennox Math, Sci & Tech Academy
PI: Prof. Fabien PinaudEllen Cao • ’19, Henry Gunn High School
PI: Prof. Chao Zhang
Cloning, Expression and Purification of Human ALDH1A3Kevin Chang • ’19, Northview High School
PI: Prof. Clay Wang | Mentor: Michelle Grau
Cocultivation of radiotrophic fungi with Candida albicans to discover new antifungalsSuseong Cho • ’19, Crescenta Valley High School
PI: Prof. Scott Fraser | Mentor: Dr. Jason Junge
Conversion of GFP to BFP through Cas9 endonuclease fusion protein transfectionSarah Damico • ’20, Harvard Westlake
PI: Prof. Andrea Armani | Mentor: Dr. Victoria SunClaire Gantan • ’19, Crescenta Valley High School
PI: Prof. Scott Fraser | Mentor: Dr. Daniel Holland
Development of an OCT Instrument for Medical DiagnosticsParis Iniguez • ’19, Downey High School
PI: Prof. Ray Stevens | Mentor: Kyle McClary
Pancreatic Beta Cell ProteomicsLogan Liu • ’19, Crescenta Valley High School
PI: Prof. Scott Fraser | Mentor: Dr. Jason Junge
Conversion of GFP to BFP through Cas9 endonuclease fusion protein transfectionRebecca Lizarde • ’20, Saint Monica Academy
PI: Prof. Jorge Nieva | Mentor: Dr. Jeremy Mason
Correlating patient movement speed with future health events via off the shelf technologyVictoria Mora • ’20, Notre Dame Academy
PI: Prof. Matthew Pratt | Mentor: Ana Galesic
Synthesis of Site-Specific O-GlcNAc Modified alpha-SynucleinJustin Nakama • ’19, Crescenta Valley High School
PI: Prof. Terry Takahashi
Analyzing Amino Acid Preferences of Antibody-Mimetic Fibronectin Using mRNA DisplayThomas Nguyen • ’19, Troy High School
PI: Prof. Scott Fraser | Mentor: Dr. Jason JungeWendy Rodriguez • ’19, Foshay Learning Center
PI: Prof. Fabien PinaudSophia Stevens • ’21, Archer School for Girls
PI: Prof. Ray Stevens | Mentor: Jeffrey Velasquez
The Cloning, Expressing & Purifying of Green Fluorescent Protein from Aequorea VictoriaGracey Wyles • ’21, Archer School For Girls
PI: Prof. Ray Stevens | Mentor: Zhongying Wang
Using CRISPR and Florescent Tagging to Label VAMP2 in the Pancreatic Beta CellKevin Xu • ’19, South Pasadena High School
PI: Prof. James Hicks | Mentor: Lisa Welter
Determination of Ploidy in Circulating Tumor Cells by Fluorescent In Situ Hybridization (FISH) and Digital Image ProcessingChelsey Yang • ’19, Crescenta Valley High School
PI: Prof. Lin Chen | Mentor: Dr. Yi Kou
Photo Crosslinking Tethered Chromosome Conformation Capture -
Below are members of the BUGS Jr Class 2017
Allie Abbott • ’20, Westview High School
PI: Prof. Scott Fraser; Mentor: Jason JungeBethany Cheng •‘18, South Pasadena High School
PI/Mentor: Prof. Clay WangMario Cortes • ’18, South East High School
PI/Mentor: Prof. Fabien PinaudYilei Dong • ’18, West Torrance High School
PI: Prof. Scott Fraser; Mentor: Thai TruongClaire Gantan • ’19, Crescenta Valley High School
PI: Prof. Scott Fraser; Mentor: Dan HollandSophie Kay • ’18, High Tech High
PI: Prof. Peter Kuhn; Mentor: Sabrina BarbasBrian Li • ’18, Diamond Bar High School
PI/Mentor: Prof. Dong SongAtticus Moats • ’18, J Marshall Fundamental Sec School
PI: Prof. Scott Fraser; Mentor: Andrey AndreevJustin Nakama • ’19, Crescenta Valley High
PI/Mentor: Prof. Clay WangQuan Nguyen • ’18, Troy High School
PI: Prof. Peter Kuhn; Mentor: Thuy TruongNicole Zhang • ’18, Arcadia High School
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Below are members of the BUGS Jr Class 2016 and topics of their individual research projects as presented at the
2016 BUGS Finale Symposium.Bernard Chen • ‘17 Diamond Bar High School
PI: Prof. Andrea Armani; Mentor: Alexa Hudnut
A novel proprietary device utilizing magneto-optical technology to provide accurate, early-stage malaria diagnosesBethany Chen •‘18, South Pasadena High School
PI: Prof. Clay Wang; Mentor: Johannes van Dijk
A Comparison of Secondary Metabolite Production Between Two Aspergillus nidulans Strains in Different EnvironmentsXizhon Clare •’17, Crescenta Valley High School
PI: Prof. Scott Fraser; Mentor: Dr. Dan Holland
Principal component analysis approach to unmix fluorescence data imagesClaire Gantan • ’19, Crescenta Valley High School
PI: Prof. Scott Fraser; Mentor: Dr. Dan Holland
Confocal Line Detection in Light Sheet MicroscopyAsma Karim • ’17, Crescenta Valley High School
PI: Prof. Scott Fraser; Mentor: Dr. Jason JungeAshley Kim •’17, Crescenta Valley High School
PI: Prof. Scott Fraser; Mentor: Dr. Jason Junge
Genome Editing of FMR1 in ZebrafishAda Li • ’18, Westridge School
PI: Prof. Clay Wang; Mentor: Michelle GrauEmily Baytalsky • ’18, Brentwood High School
PI: Prof. Peter Kuhn; Mentor: Dr. Jeremy Mason
Spatiotemporal Pathways of Metastatic Breast CancerHannah Huapaya • ’18, Alhambra High School
PI: Prof. Fabien Pinaud
Our Experience in Nano Biophotonics and Molecular Cloning Research at USCJason Mares • ’16, Foshay Learning Center
PI: Prof. Fabien Pinaud
Our Experience in Nano Biophotonics and Molecular Cloning Research at USCShaunak Shah •’17, Walnut High School
PI: Prof. Valery Fokin
Returning the Byproduct into the Polysulfate Synthesis ReactionEmie Tremblay • ’17, Hollywood Senior High
PI: Prof. Fabien Pinaud
Our Experience in Nano Biophotonics and Molecular Cloning Research at USCGregory Valtierra IV • ’17, Brentwood High School
PI: Prof. Ray Stevens; Mentor: Dr. Martin Audet
Probing Prostanoid Receptor Function -
Below are members of the BUGS Jr Class 2015 and topics of their individual research projects as presented at the
2015 BUGS Finale Symposium.Alyssa Kim • ’16, Crescenta Valley High School
PI: Prof. Scott Fraser; Mentor: Jason Junge
Immunostaining Mouse CartilageAshley Kim • ’17, Crescenta Valley High School
PI: Prof. Scott Fraser; Mentor: Jason Junge
Genome editing of fmr1 in ZebrafishKyu Eun (Christine) Kim • ’16, Crescenta Valley High School
PI: Prof. Scott Fraser; Mentor: Jason Junge
Genome Editing nAChR-a6 in ZebrafishLona Tehrani • ’16, Brentwood School
PI: Prof. Ray Stevens; Mentor: Martin Audet
Isolation and purification of the EP3 receptorAlexander Deary • ’17, Brentwood School
PI: Prof. Ray Stevens, Mentor: Matt Eddy
GPCR Biology