{"id":944,"date":"2023-04-04T19:50:27","date_gmt":"2023-04-04T19:50:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/?page_id=944"},"modified":"2023-10-26T01:13:03","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T01:13:03","slug":"bugs-jr-alumni","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/bugs-jr-alumni\/","title":{"rendered":"BUGS Jr Alumni"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n                \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--accordions \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--accordions\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <h3>Below are members of the BUGS Jr Classes 2015 &#8211; 2023 and topics of their individual research projects as presented at the BUGS Finale Symposium.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n      \n    <\/div>\n  \n      <ul>\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-1-wVKt8iUD0S\" aria-controls=\"section-1-1-wVKt8iUD0S\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">2023 BUGS JR Alumni<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-1-wVKt8iUD0S\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-1-wVKt8iUD0S\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <div class=\"bridge-intro bridge-intro--pattern-bg\">\n<h3><strong>Below are members of the BUGS Jr Class 2023 and topics of their individual research projects as presented at the <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/08\/BUGS2023_Symposium_Schedule_v9.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023 BUGS Finale Symposium<\/a>.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Riya Agrawal \u25cf<\/strong> \u201924, Moorpark High School (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> James Boedicker <\/i><span class=\"s2\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Adam Krieger<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>Aggregation and Surface Response of Wild Strains<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/A_Riya_Agrawal_Krish_Patel_BugsJr2023_ver2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Shibani Bansal<\/strong> \u25cf \u201926, West Ranch High School (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Wendy Mack <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Naoko Kono<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>Blood Inflammation Markers and Cognition in Post-<\/i><i>Menopausal Women<br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Manyaa Bhatia<\/strong> \u25cf \u201924, Rick Reedy High School (TX)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Ray Goldsworthy <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Sam O\u2019Connell<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>Implementation of Cochlear Implant Speech Processor in <\/i><i>MATLAB<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/F_Bhatia_Manyaa_BUGSJr2023_ver1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Sophia Bleau<\/strong> \u25cf \u201924, Palisades Charter High School (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Paul Seidler <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Angela Albanese<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>Quantifying Inhibition of Proteasomal Activity by Tau Fibrils<br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/C_Bleau_Sophia_BUGSJ2023_Poster3.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Anjani Bodar<\/strong> \u25cf \u201924, Yorba Linda High School (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Valery Fokin <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Joshua Ibs<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>Utilization of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Amphiphilic <\/i><i>Dendrimers for Lipid Nanoparticle Vaccine Delivery<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/A_Bodar_Anjani_BUGSJr2023_Ver2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Arihant Boli<\/strong> \u25cf \u201924, Notre Dame Secondary School (Canada)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Hyungjin Eoh <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Juhyeon Lim<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>Role of Internal Carbon Mobilization in Optimal Regrowth <\/i><i>of Dormant Mycobacterium Tuberculosis<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/E_Boli_Arihant_BUGSPOSTER_FINAL-GC.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Lyla Brugger<\/strong> \u25cf \u201927, Pacific Palisades High School (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Gage Crump <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Ryan Roberts<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>Generating Zebrafish Transgenics using Mouse Tendon <\/i><i>Enhancers<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/E_Brugger_Lyla_BUGSJr2023_Ver2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Kaitlyn Byer<\/strong> \u25cf \u201925, Orange County School of the Arts (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Michael Press <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentors:<\/strong> Ivonne Villalobos, Simon Davenport, <\/i><i>Morgan Weatherred<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>Immunohistochemical and H&amp;E Testing of Breast Tumor <\/i><i>Biomarkers Estrogen and Progesterone Receptor to <\/i><i>Evaluate Malignancy<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/E_Byer_Kaitlyn_BUGSJr2023_Ver3.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Isabel Cantor<\/strong> \u25cf \u201925, Half Hallow Hills High School East (NY)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Scott Fraser <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Lynne Cherchia<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>Developing STAT5A Fluorescent Protein Fusions to <\/i><i>Investigate the Effects of Prolactin-mediated JAK-STAT <\/i><i>Signaling on Pancreatic Beta Cell Proliferation<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/B_Cantor_Isabel_BUGSJr2023_ver2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Cayden Chang<\/strong> \u25cf \u201924, La Ca\u00f1ada High School (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Francesco Cutrale <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Jason Junge<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>Enhancing Development of Image Analysis Tools with GPT-<\/i><i>4<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/E_Chang_Cayden_BUGSJr2023_ver1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Emily Chang<\/strong> \u25cf \u201926, Woodbridge High School (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Xianrui Cheng <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentors:<\/strong> Ling Jin, Betty Liu<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>Spatial Relationship Between Active RhoA and <\/i><i>Microtubule Bundles in the Division Plane During <\/i><i>Cytokinesis<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/B_Chang_Emily_BUGSJr2023_ver1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body-text\">\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Ethan Chang<\/strong> \u25cf \u201925, Troy High School (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Zhen Zhao <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Tenghuan Ge<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>The Impact of GPR4 in Traumatic Brain Injury and Blood <\/i><i>Brain Barrier Connection<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/C_Chang_Ethan_BUGSJr2023_ver1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Anson Chau<\/strong> \u25cf \u201924, Alhambra High School (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Fabien Pinaud <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentors:<\/strong> Liying Wu, Dai Zhai, Markeville <\/i><i>Bautista, Hannah Hartman<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>Examining SUN1 as a Protein Under Circumstances of <\/i><i>Mechanical Stress<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/D_Chau_Anson_BUGSJr2023_ver1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Sarah Chen<\/strong> \u25cf \u201925, University High School (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Daryl Davies <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Nina Kirmiz<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>The Effects of Dihydromyricetin on Bile Acid Levels in <\/i><i>Mice Exposed to Chronic Ethanol Consumption<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/A_Chen_Sarah_BUGSJr2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Cassidy Cheng<\/strong> \u25cf \u201924, Orange Lutheran High School (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Le Trinh <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Francesco Cutrale<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>3D Mapping of Zebrafish Heart Development<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/D_Cheng_Cassidy_BUGSJr2023_ver3.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Hannah Chuabanlue<\/strong> \u25cf \u201924, Troy High School (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Thomas Lozito <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Darian Gamble<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>Cartilage Formation in Re-regenerated Lizard Tails<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/A_Chuabanlue_Hannah_BugsJr2023_ver1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Kaley Chung<\/strong> \u25cf \u201923, Cypress High School (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Ray Goldsworthy <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Sam O\u2019Connell<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>Generating Timbre for Multiple Instruments Through <\/i><i>Auditory Nerve Models and Its Relevance to Cochlear <\/i><i>Implants<br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/E_Chung_Kaley_BUGSJr2023_ver1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>William Corry<\/strong> \u25cf \u201924, Palos Verdes High School (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Karrune Woan <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Hittu Matta<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>CD38 Identifies a Subset of Natural Killer Cells with <\/i><i>Differential Phenotype and Function<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/D_Corry_Will_BUGSJr2023_v3.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Sitka Crump<\/strong> \u25cf \u201927, John Marshall High School (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Thomas Lozito <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Darian Gamble<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>Effects of Osteoclast Depletion on Lizard Tail <\/i><i>Regeneration<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/A_Crump_Sitka_BUGSJr2023_ver1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Hannah DeMerit<\/strong> \u25cf \u201925, Flintridge Preparatory School (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Hussein Yassine <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Bilal Kerman<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>Alteration of the Intracellular Trafficking in Alzheimer&#8217;s <\/i><i>Disease by Apolipoprotein E<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/D_DeMerit_Hannah_BUGSJr2023_ver1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Christopher Deng<\/strong> \u25cf \u201924, San Marino High School (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Kate White <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Janielle Cuala<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>Using Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging to Investigate Cellular <\/i><i>Metabolism<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/C_Deng_Christopher_BUGSJr2023_ver2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Suhani Desai<\/strong> \u25cf \u201925, Yorba Linda High School (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Jahan Dawlaty <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentors:<\/strong> Anwesha Maitra, Anuj Pennathur<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>Electric Fields Inside Micelles<br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Anish Deshpande<\/strong> \u25cf \u201925, Redmond High School (WA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Lindsey Schier <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Ahyun Jung<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>Automatic Facial Feature Detection and Taste Reactivity <\/i><i>Evaluation Using DeepLabCut<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/E_Deshpande_Anish_AND_Mahamed_Rayhan_BUGSJr2023_ver1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Reed Dietrick<\/strong> \u25cf \u201925, Westridge School for Girls (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Alexandra Kovach <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Anne Louit<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>Comparison of Novel Expanded Flow Cytometry Assay for <\/i><i>Minimal\/Measurable Residual Disease (MRD) in B-Lymphoblastic <\/i><i>Leukemia (B-ALL) with Gold Standard Assay<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/E_Dietrick_Reed_BUGSJr2023_ver1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Alexander Do \u25cf<\/strong> \u201925, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (VA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Megan McCain <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Stephanie Do<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>Photopatterning of Methacrylated Ligands for Spatial <\/i><i>Control of SynNotch Receptors<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/C_Do_Alexander_BUGSJr2023_ver2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Jonathan Dong<\/strong> \u25cf \u201924, La Salle College Preparatory (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Weiming Yuan <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Lingxi Qiu<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>Role of Nedd4 E3 Ligases in the Downregulation of CD1d <\/i><i>and the Inhibition of NKT Cell Function<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/E_Dong_Jonathan_BUGSJr2023_ver1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Tiancheng Dong<\/strong> \u25cf \u201924, Northwood High School (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Beiyun Zhou <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Yixin Liu<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>Alveloar Epithelial Type 2 Cells in 3-D Culture<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/B_Dong_Tiancheng_BUGSJr2023_Ver1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Mira Emamaullee \u25cf<\/strong> \u201924, San Marino High School (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Young-Kwon Hong <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Brandon Nakashima<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>The Impact of vGPCR Expression in Lymphatic Vessels on <\/i><i>Vessel Identity and Density<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/D_Emamaullee_Mira_BUGSJr2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Michelle Fan<\/strong> \u25cf \u201924, Canyon Crest Academy (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Zhen Zhao <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Tenghuan Ge<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>Advancing Drug Discovery for Neurodegenerative Diseases: <\/i><i>A High-Throughput Screening Pipeline Targeting <\/i><i>Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Patient-Derived Neurons<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/C_Fan_Michelle_BUGSJr2023_ver1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Ramisa Ferdawsi<\/strong> \u25cf \u201924, Van Nuys High School (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> David Tran <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentors:<\/strong> Adam O\u2019Dell, Dongjiang Chen, Son Le, <\/i><i>Tianyi Liu, Nathan Thai<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>Nuclear Envelope Disruption By Tumor Treating Fields to <\/i><i>Trigger Immune Response in Glioblastoma<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/B_Ferdawsi_Ramisa_BUGSJr2023_ver1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Allison Fong<\/strong> \u25cf \u201925, Temple City High School (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Keigo Machida <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Simran Mehta<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>Mitochondrion-Nucleus PDH1 Transfer Drives Epigenetic <\/i><i>NANOG Reprogramming of Tumor-Initiating Cells in <\/i><i>Hepatocellular Carcinoma<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/F_Fong_Allison_BUGSJr2023_ver1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Krish Gangal<\/strong> \u25cf \u201924, Irvington High School (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Vinay Duddalwar <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Steven Cen<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>Segment Anything Model on Prostate Cancer Bone <\/i><i>Metastases<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/B_Gangal_Krish_BUGSJr2023_ver1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Reyansh Gangal \u25cf<\/strong> \u201926, Irvington High School (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Zhipeng Lu <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Wilson Lee<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>Computational Analysis of RNA-Mediated Host-Virus <\/i><i>Interactions<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/B_Gangal_Reyansh_BUGSJr2023_ver1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Jiayue (Abby) Geng<\/strong> \u25cf \u201925, San Marino High School (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Paul Seidler <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Angela Albanese<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>Investigating Proteasome Activity Recovery by Tau Fibril <\/i><i>Disaggregants<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/C_Geng_JiayueAbby_BUGSJr2023_Ver1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Dulce Hernandez<\/strong> \u25cf \u201924, Alliance Piera Barbaglia Shaheen Health Services Academy High School (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Dong Song<\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Huijing Xu<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>Analysis of Place-Cell Activities in the Hippocampus<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/E_Hernandez_Dulce_BUGSJr2023_Poster.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Hugo Herrero-MacKenzie<\/strong> \u25cf \u201925, UWC South East Asia (Singapore)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Clay Wang <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentors:<\/strong> Jennifer Shyong, Shu Yi Lin<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>A Heterologous Expression Platform in Aspergillus <\/i><i>nidulans for the Elucidation of Cryptic Secondary <\/i><i>Metabolism in a Human Pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/B_HerreroMacKenzie_Hugo_BUGSJr2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Matthew Heur<\/strong> \u25cf \u201926, La Ca\u00f1ada High School (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Brian Lee <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Roberto Martin Del Campo Vera<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>Spectral Analysis of Low Gamma Frequency Band During <\/i><i>Arm Reaching Movement<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/D_Heur_Matthew_BUGSJr2023_ver2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Karina Hiranandani<\/strong> \u25cf \u201924, Yorba Linda High School (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Daryl Davies <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Nina Kirmiz<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>Dihydromyricetin (DHM) Increases Lipid Clearance and <\/i><i>Mitochondrial Function in Mice Exposed to Long Term <\/i><i>Ethanol Consumption<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/Hiranandani_Karina_BUGSJr2023_ver1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Kaitlyn Hong<\/strong> \u25cf \u201925, Westridge School (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Jennifer Phan <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Kurt Hong<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>The Utility of Cross-Sectional Imaging in Predicting Etiology <\/i><i>of Abnormal Liver Tests in Early Post-Liver Transplant <\/i><i>Patients<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/C_Hong_Kaitlyn_BUGSJr2023_ver1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Mason Hong<\/strong> \u25cf \u201926, La Salle College Preparatory High School (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Francesco Cutrale <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Le Trinh<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>Spectral Autofluorescence: Towards Quantitative <\/i><i>Pathology<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/A_Hong_Mason_BUGSJr2023_ver2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Jeremy Hsieh<\/strong> \u25cf \u201925, Polytechnic School (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Andrea Armani <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Kylie Trettner<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>Advancing Tissue Culture Analysis: A Novel Machine <\/i><i>Learning Algorithm for Cellular Viability<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/E_Hsieh_Jeremy_BUGSJr2023_ver1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Gavin Huang<\/strong> \u25cf \u201925, Conestoga High School (PA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI\/Mentor:<\/strong> Andrea Belz<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>Large Language Models (LLM) in STEM Education<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/E_Huang_Gavin_BUGSJr2023_ver1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Adrienne Jung \u25cf<\/strong> \u201926, Van Nuys Senior High School (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> David McKemy <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Chenyu Yang<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>Identifying Cold Sensation Differentiation: Profiling Spinal <\/i><i>Cord Neurons Based on Distribution and <\/i><i>Excitatory\/Inhibitory Neuronal Types using IHC<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/B_Jung_Adrienne_BUGSJr2023_ver2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Carolyn Kang<\/strong> \u25cf \u201924, Taipei American School (Taiwan)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Clay Wang <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentors:<\/strong> Jennifer Shyong, Shu-Yi Lin<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>Generating a Natural Product Library by Genetically <\/i><i>Manipulating mcrA in Marine Penicillium rubens to <\/i><i>Discover Bioactive Compounds Against Alzheimer\u2019s <\/i><i>Disease<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/B_Kang_Carolyn_BUGSJr2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Mia Kang<\/strong> \u25cf \u201925, Palo Verde High School (NV)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Ranna Nash <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Melissa Lopez<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>Utilizing Artificial Intelligence for Auto-contouring in <\/i><i>Radiation Therapy and Oncology<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/C_Kang_Mia_BUGSJr2023_ver1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Shaunak Kapur<\/strong> \u25cf \u201924, Seven Lakes High School (TX)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Serghei Mangul <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentors:<\/strong> Yu Ning Huang<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>Assessing the Completeness of Immunogenetics <\/i><i>Databases across European Populations<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/A_Kapur_Shaunak_BUGSJr2023_ver1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Gio Kim<\/strong> \u25cf \u201924, Troy High School (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Gage Crump <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Tuo Shi<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>Cartilage-specific col2a1a Enhancer Drives Hair cell-specific <\/i><i>atoh1a Reporter Expression in Zebrafish Cartilage<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/C_Kim_Gio_BUGSJr2023_ver1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Tamar Koren<\/strong> \u25cf \u201927, Windward School (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Arieh Warshel <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentors:<\/strong> Mojgan Asadi, Matt Colopy<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>Understanding the Mechanics of ITK Inhibition<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/E_Koren_Tamar_BUGSJr2023_v1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Ain Evelyn Lee<\/strong> \u25cf \u201924, The Buckley School (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Maral Mousavi <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Victor Ong<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>Optimizing Geometry of Flexible Temperature Sensors<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/D_Lee_Ain_Evelyn_BUGSJr2023_ver2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Claire Lee<\/strong> \u25cf \u201926, La Ca\u00f1ada High School (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Young-Kwong Hong <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Sophia Zhao <\/i><i>Investigating the <strong>Morphology of the Uterine Lymphatic <\/strong><\/i><strong><i>Vasculature in Gestation<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/D_printed_Lee_Claire_BUGSJr2023_ver1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Johanna Lee \u25cf<\/strong> \u201924, Gretchen Whitney High School<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Takeshi Saito <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Lucas Yoshida<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>Host Response to Hepatitis Delta Virus Infection<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/A_Lee_JohannaBUGSJr2023_ver1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Julianna Lee<\/strong> \u25cf \u201924, Nevada State High School (NV)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Adam Leventhal <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Alyssa Harlow<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>Tracking Substance Use and Mental Health in Adolescents<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/D_Lee_Julianna_BUGSJr2023_ver1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Maxwell Lee<\/strong> \u25cf \u201924, Harvard-Westlake (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Zhen Zhao <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Tenghuan Ge<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>Analysis of Transmembrane diffusion across the Blood-<\/i><i>Brain-Barrier using a 3-D Organ Chip Model<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/C_Lee_Maxwell_BUGSJR2023_ver2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Etan Lerner \u25cf<\/strong> \u201926, Shalhevet High School (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Dion Dickman <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Joshua C Martinez<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>Increasing Excitability of Motor Neurons at the <\/i><i>Drosophila Neuromuscular Junction to Examine <\/i><i>Function Plasticity<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/A_Lerner_Etan_BUGSJR2023_ver1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Eric Li<\/strong> \u25cf \u201924, Canyon Crest Academy (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Liya Xu <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Jeremy Mason<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>Comparison of Extracellular Vesicle Subpopulations Among <\/i><i>Congenital and Adult Glaucoma via Aqueous Humor<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/F_Li_Eric_BUGSJr2023_ver1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Elvis Lin<\/strong> \u25cf \u201924, Diamond Bar High School (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Arieh Warshel <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Mojgan Asadi, Matt Colopy<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>Using Electrostatic Forces to See Which Drug is Most <\/i><i>Efficient for Sars Cov-2<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/C_PRINTED_Lin_Elvis_BUGSJR2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Roy Lin<\/strong> \u25cf \u201924, Diamond Bar High School (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Arieh Warshel <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Mojgan Asadi, Matt Colopy<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>The Binding Affinity of Bruton Tyrosine Kinase(BTK)<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/C_Printed_Lin_Roy_BUGSJR2023_ver1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Kiane Lu<\/strong> \u25cf \u201924, Huntington Beach High School (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Tyler Mason <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Jeremy Morales<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>Effects of Long Covid on Patients\u2019 Mental Health and Eating <\/i><i>Disorders<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/C_Lee_Maxwell_BUGSJR2023_ver2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Rayhan Mahamed<\/strong> \u25cf \u201925, Arcadia High School (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Lindsey Schier <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Ahyun Jung<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>Automatic Facial Feature Detection and Taste Reactivity <\/i><\/strong><strong><i>Evaluation Using DeepLabCut<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/E_Mahamed_Rayhan_AND_Deshpande_Anish_BUGSJr2023_ver1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Rita Mei<\/strong> \u25cf \u201925, Diamond Bar High School (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Dong Song <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Wenxuan Jiang<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>Effect of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on the Rat <\/i><\/strong><strong><i>Hippocampus Shown in Delayed-Nonmatch- to-Sample <\/i><\/strong><strong><i>Performance<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/B_Mei_Rita_BUGSJr2023_ver1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Jason Mo<\/strong> \u25cf \u201924, Newark Academy (NJ)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Dong Song <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Wenxuan Jiang<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>Assessing the Acute Effects of Transcranial Magnetic <\/i><i>Stimulation (TMS) on Spatial Learning and Memory in Rats <\/i><i>Performing the Barnes Maze Task<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/C_Mo_Jason_BUGSJr2023_ver1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Noah Moon<\/strong> \u25cf \u201924, Granada Hills Charter High School (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Brian Lee <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Roberto Martin Del Campo Vera<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>Analysis of High Gamma Waves in the Hippocampus <\/i><\/strong><strong><i>During Fixation and Go Phases<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/A_Moon_Noah_BUGSJr2023_ver2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Michelle Nguyen<\/strong> \u25cf \u201925, Temple City High School (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> David Tran <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentors:<\/strong> Adam O\u2019Dell, Dongjiang Chen<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>PTGER3 regulates Tumor Treating Fields Resistance in <\/i><\/strong><strong><i>Glioblastoma Cells<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/B_Nguyen_Michelle_BUGSJr2023_ver2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Minh Nhat Nguyen<\/strong> \u25cf \u201924, West High School (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> David Tran <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Son Le<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>Developing a Deep Neural Network Capable of Conducting <\/i><i>Virtual Genes Manipulation Experiments &#8221;<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/D_Nguyen_Nhat_BUGSJr2023_ver1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Isabella Nu\u00f1ez \u25cf<\/strong> \u201924, California High School (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Leanna Wise <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> William Stohl<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>Exploring Reproductive Health Experiences in SLE and <\/i><\/strong><strong><i>RA\/JIA: a Survey-based Study<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/B_Nunez_Isabella_BUGSJr2023_ver1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Oliver O\u2019Donnell \u25cf<\/strong> \u201927, Palisades Charter High School (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Amy Merrill-Brugger <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Audrey Nickle<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>Investigating Suture Fusion of Bent Bone Dysplasia <\/i><\/strong><strong><i>Syndrome Through Mouse Models<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/E_ODonnell_Oliver_BUGSJr2023V2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Krish Patel<\/strong>\u00a0 \u25cf \u201924, Brophy College Preparatory (AZ)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> James Boedicker <\/i><span class=\"s2\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Adam Krieger<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>Aggregation and Surface Response of Wild Strains<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/A_Riya_Agrawal_Krish_Patel_BugsJr2023_ver2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Yeou Chyng Julia Pei<\/strong> \u25cf \u201923, South Pasadena High School (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI\/Mentor:<\/strong> Jason Junge<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>NADH-enzyme Fluorescent Lifetime Standards<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/B_Pei_Julia_BUGSJr2023_ver1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Lena Peresztegi<\/strong> \u25cf \u201926, Palos Verdes High School (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Janos Peti-Peterdi <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Audrey Izuhara<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>Novel Regulation of Kidney Function by Gastrointestinal <\/i><i>Hormones<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/D_Peresztegi_Lena_BUGSJr2023_ver1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Anna Peti-Peterdi<\/strong> \u25cf \u201924, Palos Verdes High School (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Gina Gyarmati <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Audrey Izuhara<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>The Role of CCN1 in Kidney-Brain Crosstalk<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/D_Peti-Peterdi_Anna_BUGSJr2023_ver1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Brian Phan<\/strong> \u25cf \u201923, Troy High School (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Michael Campbell <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Morgan de los Reyes<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>DNA Sequencing of Various Populations for Genetic <\/i><\/strong><strong><i>Variants on the MCM6 Gene that Could Cause Lactase <\/i><\/strong><strong><i>Persistence<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/A_Phan_Brian_BUGSJr2023_ver3.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Neo Phuchane<\/strong> \u25cf \u201923, Reseda Charter High School (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Leonardo Morsut <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Zoe Shappell<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>Cloning Constitutive PCAD and Doxycycline-Inducible <\/i><\/strong><strong><i>Mucin Plasmids to Investigate effects on Cell-Cell <\/i><\/strong><strong><i>Adhesion in Morphogenesis<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/Phuchane_Neo_BUGSJr2023_ver1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Henry Popolizio<\/strong> \u25cf \u201925, NewRoads School (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Steve Kay <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentors:<\/strong> Tia Tyrsett Kuo, Yuanzhong Pan<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>Cancer Cell Proliferation in Relation to Clock Proteins<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/A_Popolizio_Henry_BUGSJr2023_ver1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Ravi Prabhune<\/strong> \u25cf \u201924, Evergreeen Valley High School (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Fabien Pinaud <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentors:<\/strong> Liying Wu, Dai Zhai, Markeville <\/i><i>Bautista, Hannah Hartman<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>Purifying Emerin for Single Molecule Imaging<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/E_Prabhune_Ravi_BUGSJr2023_ver2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Prabodh Rao<\/strong> \u25cf \u201924, Gretchen Whitney High School (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Surya Prakash <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Alexander Knieb<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>Monofluoromethylation of Acyl Chlorides: Direct Synthesis <\/i><\/strong><strong><i>of Monofluoromethylketones (MFMK) with <\/i><\/strong><strong><i>Fluorobis(phenylsulfonyl)methane (FBSM)<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/E_Rao_Prabodh_BUGSJr2023_ver1_printed.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Suhan Rapaka<\/strong> \u25cf \u201926, Wakeland High School<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Amir Goldkorn <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Daniel Bsteh<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>The Effects of ATM and AMPK Inhibitors on Bladder <\/i><\/strong><strong><i>Cancer Cells Treated by Cisplatin<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/A_Rapaka_Suhan_BUGSJr2023_ver1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Athena Rem<\/strong> \u25cf \u201924, Malibu High School (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Assal Habibi <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentors:<\/strong> Ellen Herschel, Priscilla Perez, Alison <\/i><i>Wood<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>Binaural Beats in Improving Mood in Patients with Mild to <\/i><\/strong><strong><i>Moderate Cognitive Impairment<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/C_Rem_Athena_BUGSJr2023.pptx.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Christopher Robertson<\/strong> \u25cf \u201924, Harvard Westlake School (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Le Trinh <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Emily Shaw<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>Assessing the Effectiveness of HaloTag for Imaging in Live <\/i><\/strong><strong><i>Zebrafish Embryos<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/B_Robertson_Christopher_BUGSJr2023_ver4.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Maggie Ruan<\/strong> \u25cf \u201925, Oak Park High School (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Peter Yingxiao Wang <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Jiaxin Katie Cui<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>Heat Ultrasound-Triggered Display of Artificial Antigens <\/i><\/strong><strong><i>on Tumor Cells for Increased T-Cell Attacking Efficacy <\/i><\/strong><strong><i>and Accuracy<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/B_Ruan_Maggie_BUGSJr2023_ver1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Saya Rutgers<\/strong> \u25cf \u201925, Palisades Charter High School (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Don Arnold <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Emily Liman<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>ATLAS- A Method For Anterograde Transsynaptic Tracing <\/i><\/strong><strong><i>From Genetically Determined Neurons<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/E_Rutgers_Saya_BUGSJr2023_ver1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Nicholas Scurry<\/strong> \u25cf \u201924, Crean Lutheran High School (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Giorgia Quadrato <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Tuan Nguyen<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>Culturing iPSC and Characterization of Human Brain <\/i><\/strong><strong><i>Organoids by Immunohistochemistry<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/F_Scurry_Nicholas_BUGSJr2023_ver1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Sasha Sengelmann<\/strong> \u25cf \u201923, Gabrielino High School (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Thomas Lozito <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Darian Gamble<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>Validating Hedgehog-Responsive Chondrogenic Lizard <\/i><\/strong><strong><i>Blastema Cells<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/Sengelmann_Sasha_BUGSJr2023_ver2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Josephine Sibert<\/strong> \u25cf \u201924, Lees Summit High School (MO)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Rusty Lansford <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentors:<\/strong> Jasmine Cinseros, David Huh<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>Intravital Heart Imaging in Quail<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/D_Sibert_Josephine_BUGSJr2023_ver1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Medha Singamsetty<\/strong> \u25cf \u201924, Monta Vista High School (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Le Trinh <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Emily Shaw<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>Testing Effectiveness of SnapTag System in Zebrafish <\/i><\/strong><strong><i>Embryos<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/B_Singamsetty_Medha_BUGSJr2023_ver1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Diya Sreedhar \u25cf<\/strong> \u201925, Troy High School (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Serghei Mangul <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentors:<\/strong> Nitesh Sharma, Cecilia Liu<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>Metagenomic Analysis and Development of <\/i><\/strong><strong><i>Comprehensive Gene Sequences for Bacteria across <\/i><\/strong><strong><i>Public Genomic Databases<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/A_Sreedhar_Diya_BUGSJr_2023_ver1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Kaitlyn Sulivan-Pascual<\/strong> \u25cf \u201924, Flintridge Preparatory School (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Adam Frank <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Ruibei Li<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>Predicting Symptom Course in Individuals with Obsessive-<\/i><\/strong><strong><i>Compulsive Disorder Using Data from Mobile and <\/i><\/strong><strong><i>Wearable Technology<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/D_Sulivan-Pascual_Kaitlyn_BUGSJr2023_ver2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Beatrice Sun<\/strong> \u25cf \u201924, Glen A Wilson High School (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Janos Peti-Peterdi <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Gina Gyarmati<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>Angiogenic Effects of CCN1 in the Kidney<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Christina Sun<\/strong> \u25cf \u201924, Westridge School for Girls (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Xiaowu Gai <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Alex Markowitz<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>Understanding the Potential of AI in Clinical Testing: <\/i><\/strong><strong><i>Opportunities and Considerations<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/E_Sun_Christina_BugsJR2023_ver2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Yin Grace Tang<\/strong> \u25cf \u201923, Gabrielino High School (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Lindsey Schier <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Ahyun Jung<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>Oral Digestion Contributions to the Hedonic Appeal of <\/i><\/strong><strong><i>Sugar in Mice<br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/F_Tang_YinGrace_BUGSJr2023_ver4_LAS.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Ronin Tsai<\/strong> \u25cf \u201926, La Canada High School (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Brian Lee <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Roberto Martin Del Campo Vera<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>Beta-Band Power vs. Frequency During Movement <\/i><\/strong><strong><i>Fixation and Execution in the Human Hippocampus<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/B_Tsai_Ronin_BUGSJr2023_ver1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Dewdunu Udagedara<\/strong> \u25cf \u201925, Long Beach Polytechnic High School (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Lindsey Schier <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Ahyun Jung<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>Linking Licking Data of Sugar Preferences in Mice to Fiber <\/i><\/strong><strong><i>Photometry Calcium Imaging<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/B_Udagedara_Dewdunu_BUGSJr2023_ver1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Mia Valderrama<\/strong> \u25cf \u201924, Girls Academic Leadership Academy (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Hussein Yassine <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentors:<\/strong> Ashley Sanchez, Qiulan Ma<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>Processing Human Samples from Living and Post-mortem <\/i><\/strong><strong><i>Patients for Alzheimer\u2019s Research<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/C_Valderrama_Mia_BUGSJr2023_ver1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Ava Varu<\/strong> \u25cf \u201924, Girls Academic Leadership Academy (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em><strong>PI:<\/strong> Bruna Martins-Klein <span class=\"s1\">| <\/span><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Ziyuan Chen<br \/>\n<\/em><strong><em>Anxiety Effects on Cognitive Control and Ability to Regulate <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Emotions<br \/>\n<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/C_Varu_Ava_BUGSJr2023_ver1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Vincent Villanueva<\/strong> \u25cf \u201924, Alliance Marc &amp; Eva Stern Math &amp; Science School (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Zhipeng Lu <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Kongpan Li<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>Generation of Plasmid Vectors for Fluorescence Reporter <\/i><\/strong><strong><i>Assay<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/F_Villanueva_Vincent_BUGSJr2023_ver1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Rehan Wani<\/strong> \u25cf \u201925, Valencia High School (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Neda Jahanshad <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Kevin Low<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>Exploring Correlations between Age of Onset and <\/i><\/strong><strong><i>Parkinson\u2019s Disease Progression using Linear Regression<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/B_Wani_Rehan_BUGSJr2023_ver2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Myles Warren<\/strong> \u25cf \u201924, Cate School (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Moh El-Naggar <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Karla Abuyen<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>Electrochemical Characterization of Bacteria from the <\/i><\/strong><strong><i>Human Oral Microbiome<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/A_Warren_Myles_BUGSJr2023_ver4.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Brian Wong<\/strong> \u25cf \u201924, Arcadia High School (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Steve Kay <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentors:<\/strong> Yuanzhong Pan, Tia Kuo<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>In vitro Model to Test Efficiency of Anti-cancer Drug <\/i><\/strong><strong><i>Candidates and Their Synergistic Effects<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/F_Wong_Brian_BUGSJr2023_ver3.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Christopher Wong<\/strong> \u25cf \u201924, South Pasadena High School<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Clay Wang <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentors:<\/strong> Jennifer Shyong, Shu Yi Lin<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>Genetically Modifying Penicillium rubens by <\/i><\/strong><strong><i>Manipulating mcrA to Enhance Production of Secondary <\/i><\/strong><strong><i>Metabolites for Anti-cancer Therapeutics <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/A_Wong_Christopher_BUGSJr2023_ver1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Jake Wong<\/strong> \u25cf \u201925, South Pasadena High School (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Ray Goldsworthy <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Sam O\u2019Connell<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>Comparing Sound Localization and Voice Discrimination in <\/i><\/strong><strong><i>Noise of Elderly Bimodal and <\/i>Bilateral Cochlear Implant <\/strong><strong>Users<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/D_Wong_Jake_BUGSJr2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Samuel Wong<\/strong> \u25cf \u201924, La Ca\u00f1ada High School (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Tin Than <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Sanda Win<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>Imaging Analysis of 3D Culture of Human Hepatoma Cells<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/F_Wong_Samuel_BUGSJr2023_ver1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Sean Wong<\/strong> \u25cf \u201924, La Ca\u00f1ada High School (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Sanda Win <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Tin Than<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>DNA Methylation of Sab Gene and its Correlation to the <\/i><\/strong><strong><i>Progression of NASH<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/F_Wong_Sean_BUGSJr2023_ver1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Mikayla Yamamoto<\/strong> \u25cf \u201924, San Francisco University High School (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Rita Barakat <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Jason Zevin<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>Exploring the Relationship between Language and <\/i><\/strong><strong><i>Executive Functioning<br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/C_Yamamoto_Mikayla_BUGSJr2023_ver1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Jerry Zhang<\/strong> \u25cf \u201927, South Pasadena High School (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Gangning GL Liang <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Hongtao Li<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>DNA Methylation of ONECUT2 in Prostate Cancer<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/A_Zhang_Jerry_BUGSJr2023_ver1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Lisa Zhang<\/strong> \u25cf \u201925, South Pasadena High School (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Peter Qin <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Difei Wu<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>EPR Study of DNA Mini-Circle Topology<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/F_Zhang_Lisa_BUGSJr2023_ver1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Natalie Zhou<\/strong> \u25cf \u201924, Diamond Bar High School (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Paul Bogdan <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentors:<\/strong> Xiongye Joshua Xiao<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>Employing Genetic Similarities to Predict Characteristics of <\/i><\/strong><strong><i>Microbes<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/C_Zhou_Natalie_BUGSJr2023_ver1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Ryan Zhu<\/strong> \u25cf \u201924, Loyola High School (CA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><strong>PI:<\/strong> Chao Zhang <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>| <\/i><\/span><i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Yida Li<br \/>\n<\/i><strong><i>Development of Fluorogenic Styrene Probes for Cell <\/i><\/strong><strong><i>Imaging<br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/C_Zhu_Ryan_BUGSJr2023_ver1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster PDF\u00a0 <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-2-wVKt8iUD0S\" aria-controls=\"section-1-2-wVKt8iUD0S\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">2022 BUGS JR Alumni<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-2-wVKt8iUD0S\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-2-wVKt8iUD0S\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <div class=\"bridge-intro bridge-intro--pattern-bg\">\n<p><strong>Below are members of the BUGS Jr Class 2022 and topics of their individual research projects as presented at the<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>2022 BUGS Finale Symposium.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body-text\">\n<p><strong>Andrea Arreortua \u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201922, Palisades Charter High School (CA)<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Fabien Pinaud<\/i>\u00a0|\u00a0<i><strong>Mentors:<\/strong>\u00a0Anthony Fernandez, Liying Wu<br \/>\n<\/i><i>The Coalition of Sun 1, Sun 2, and Oligo<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Vishnu Ayalasomayajula \u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201924, North Creek High School (WA)<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Dominique Duncan<\/i>\u00a0|\u00a0<i><strong>Mentors:<\/strong>\u00a0Celine Alba<br \/>\n<\/i><i>Understanding Factors that Lead to the Development of Epileptogenesis by Analyzing Characteristics of its Biomarker: High-Frequency Oscillations<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Aidan Belofsky \u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201923, Palos Verdes Peninsula High School (CA)<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Kate White<\/i>\u00a0|\u00a0<i><strong>Mentors:<\/strong>\u00a0Aneesh Deshmukh<br \/>\n<\/i><i>Investigating Subcellular Organization of Beta Cells using Multiple Imaging Modalities<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Conor Camerer \u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201924, Flintridge Preparatory School (CA)<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Kate White<\/i>\u00a0|\u00a0<i><strong>Mentors:<\/strong>\u00a0Janielle Cuala, Colleen O\u2019Halloran<br \/>\n<\/i><i>Developing VR Interaction and Data Integration<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ella Chang \u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201924, West Career &amp; Technical Academy (NV)<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Kimberly Gokoffski<\/i>\u00a0|\u00a0<i><strong>Mentors:<\/strong>\u00a0Vivian Wu<br \/>\n<\/i><i>RCGs and Me<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Evan Chang \u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201923, Troy High School (CA)<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Dong Song<\/i>\u00a0|\u00a0<i><strong>Mentors:<\/strong>\u00a0Huijing Xu<br \/>\n<\/i><i>Mechanical Testing of Biodegradable Polyethylene Glycol (PEG) Braces Used to Stiffen Flexible Penetrating Neural Probes<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ellie Choi \u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201924, Flintridge Preparatory School (CA)<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Young-Kwon Hong<\/i>\u00a0|\u00a0<i><strong>Mentors:<\/strong>\u00a0Joshua Choi<br \/>\n<\/i><i>Mapping the Human Meningeal Lymphatic System<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Anika Laurie Chung \u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201924, Gorman Learning Center (CA)<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Young-Kwon Hong<\/i>\u00a0|\u00a0<i><strong>Mentors:<\/strong>\u00a0Joshua Choi<br \/>\n<\/i><i>Mapping Lymphatic Uterus<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Zachary Chung \u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201924, Arcadia High School (CA)<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Leonardo Morsut<\/i>\u00a0|<br \/>\n<i><strong>Mentors:<\/strong>\u00a0Zoe Shappell, Thijs Makaske, Davide Carra, Christian Chung<br \/>\n<\/i><i>Development of Drug-Resistant Piggyback Vectors for Pluripotent Stem Cell Transfection<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Christopher Deng \u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201924, San Marino High School (CA)<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Kate White<\/i>\u00a0|\u00a0<i><strong>Mentors:<\/strong>\u00a0Janielle Cuala, Tvisha Singh<br \/>\n<\/i><i>Utilizing Multimodal Microscopy to Study Beta Cell Heterogeneity<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lindsey Dinh \u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201923, La Quinta High School (CA)<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Thai Truong<\/i>\u00a0|\u00a0<i><strong>Mentors:<\/strong>\u00a0Anna Nadtochiy<br \/>\n<\/i><i>Measuring the Cellular Temperature of Zebrafish Brain with<br \/>\nthe Fluorescent Dye Rhodamine B<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Isabella Faccio \u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201923, Mater Dei High School (CA)<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Dong Song<\/i>\u00a0|\u00a0<i><strong>Mentors:<\/strong>\u00a0Huijing Xu<br \/>\n<\/i><i>Mechanical Testing of Biodegradable Polyethylene Glycol (PEG) Braces Used to Stiffen Flexible Penetrating Neural Probes<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kian Ghasemi \u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201923, North Hollywood Highly Gifted Magnet (CA)<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Zhen Zhao<\/i>\u00a0|\u00a0<i><strong>Mentors:<\/strong>\u00a0Xinyan Liang<br \/>\n<\/i><i>Using the iPSC-Derived Microglia Model to Study Alzheimer\u2019s Disease Associated PLCG2 Variant<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Phoenix Xinyou He \u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201923, Temple City High School (CA)<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Brooke Hjelm<\/i>\u00a0|\u00a0<i><strong>Mentors:<\/strong>\u00a0Audrey Omidsalar, Shruti Kakan, Daniel Gerke<br \/>\n<\/i><i>Optimization of H&amp;E Staining Procedures and Bioinformatics Quantification of Lymphocytes\/Acini in a Mouse Model of Sjogren&#8217;s Syndrome<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kai Herman \u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201923, Polytechnic School (CA)<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Clay Wang<\/i>\u00a0|\u00a0<i><strong>Mentors:<\/strong>\u00a0Jennifer Shyong<br \/>\n<\/i><i>Characterizing Secondary Metabolites in Genetically Modified Fungi<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Anna Heur \u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201923, La Canada High School (CA)<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Kimberly Gokoffski<\/i>\u00a0|\u00a0<i><strong>Mentors:<\/strong>\u00a0Phillip Lam<br \/>\n<\/i><i>A Model of Glaucoma Induced by Circumlimbal Suture in Rats<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mason Hong \u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201926, La Salle College Preparatory High School (CA)<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Francesco Cutrale<\/i>\u00a0|\u00a0<i><strong>Mentors:<\/strong>\u00a0Jason Junge<br \/>\n<\/i><i>Spectral Autofluorescence: Toward Quantitative Pathology<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hengrui (Henry) Hu \u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201925, Fay School (CA)<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Clay Wang<\/i>\u00a0|\u00a0<i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong>\u00a0Christian Rabot<br \/>\nComparative Genetics Reveals Secondary Metabolic Diversity in Aspergillus spp<\/i><i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Riya Jadeja \u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201923, Flower Mound High School (TX)<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Dominique Duncan<\/i>\u00a0|<br \/>\n<i><strong>Mentors:<\/strong>\u00a0Celine Alba, Alexis Bennet, Serena Ramde<br \/>\n<\/i><i>Detection of High Frequency Oscillations in Electroencephalographs to Identify Biomarkers for Epilepsy in Traumatic Brain Injury Patients<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Zoe Judkins \u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201924, South Pasadena High School (CA)<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Jennifer Cotter<\/i>\u00a0|\u00a0<i><strong>Mentors:<\/strong>\u00a0Monica Mendez<br \/>\n<\/i><i>Digitization of Teaching Slides<\/i><i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Alexandra Kim \u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201924, Polytechnic School (CA)<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Thai Truong<\/i>\u00a0|\u00a0<i><strong>Mentors:<\/strong>\u00a0Anna Nadtochiy<br \/>\n<\/i><i>Building a Deep Learning Neuron Detector From Uncertain Human Annotations<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Daniel Kim \u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201924, Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet High School (CA)<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Camelia Danilov<\/i>\u00a0|\u00a0<i><strong>Mentors:<\/strong>\u00a0Steve Swenson<br \/>\n<\/i><i>Evaluation of Intranasal Delivery Route of MicroRNA-133b From the Nose to the Injured Spinal Cord in Mice<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gio Kim \u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201924, Troy High School (CA)<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Gage Crump<\/i>\u00a0|\u00a0<i><strong>Mentors:<\/strong>\u00a0Tuo Shi<br \/>\n<\/i><i>Investigating the Requirement of atoh1a Enhancers for Zebrafish Inner Ear Hair Cell Regeneration Using CRISPR\/Cas9 Genome Editing<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Joseph Kim \u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201924, Granada Hills Charter High School<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Uttam Sinha<\/i>\u00a0|<br \/>\n<i><strong>Mentors:<\/strong>\u00a0Benjamin Ziman, Dechen Lin, Chehyun Nam<br \/>\n<\/i><i>The Role of &#8220;Transcription Factor A&#8221; as a Metastatic Potential in Head and Neck Cancer<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rachel Kim \u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201924, Portola High School (CA)<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Young-Kwon Hong<\/i>\u00a0|\u00a0<i><strong>Mentors:<\/strong>\u00a0Luping Zhao<br \/>\n<\/i><i>Morphology and Distribution of Lymphatic Vessels in the Rodent Uterus<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Yalli Koren \u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201924, Windward School (CA)<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Pinchas Cohen<\/i>\u00a0|\u00a0<i><strong>Mentors:<\/strong>\u00a0Hiroshi Kumagai<br \/>\nMOTS-c Prevents Immobilization Induced Muscle Atrophy<\/i><i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ain Evelyn Lee \u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201924, The Buckley School (CA)<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Gangning Liang<\/i>\u00a0|<br \/>\n<i><strong>Mentors:<\/strong>\u00a0Yvonne Tsai, Xinyi Zhou, Hongtao Li, Yohei Sekino<br \/>\n<\/i><i>SETD2 Aberrancy Enhanced the Synergetic Anti-tumor Effect of Combination Treatment of DNA Hypomethylating Agent and PARP Inhibitor in Aggressive Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jaimie Lee \u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201923, Arcadia High School (CA)<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Edward Leung<\/i>\u00a0|\u00a0<i><strong>Mentors:<\/strong>\u00a0Yi Xiao<br \/>\n<\/i><i>HITting the Spot in Interference Studies<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rebecca Lee \u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201922, West Ranch High School (CA)<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Lindsey Schier<\/i>\u00a0|<br \/>\n<i><strong>Mentors:<\/strong>\u00a0Sandrine Chometton, Ahyun Jung, Aracely Ramos<br \/>\n<\/i><i>Effects of Silencing Sweet-sensing TRPM5 Pathway on Expression Levels of Starch-digesting Enzymes in Mouse Saliva<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jackie Li \u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201923, Temple City High School<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Brooke Hjelm<\/i>\u00a0|\u00a0<i><strong>Mentors:<\/strong>\u00a0Audrey Omidsalar, Shruti Kakan, Daniel Gerke<br \/>\n<\/i><i>Optimization of H&amp;E Staining Procedures and Bioinformatics Quantification of Lymphocytes\/Acini in a Mouse Model of Sjogren&#8217;s Syndrome<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jessie Li \u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201925, Tesoro High School (CA)<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Young-Kwon Hong<\/i>\u00a0|\u00a0<i><strong>Mentors:<\/strong>\u00a0Luping Zhao<br \/>\n<\/i><i>Morphology of Lymphatics in the Rodent Eyelid<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Faith Ling \u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201923, Temple City High School (CA)<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0David McKemy<\/i>\u00a0|\u00a0<i><strong>Mentors:<\/strong>\u00a0Chenyu Yang, Brian Kim<br \/>\n<\/i><i>Expression Profile of CGRP in TRPM8+ Trigeminal Afferents Innervating Mouse Dura<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mina Lipets \u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201923, New Mexico Military Institute (NM)<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Vsevolod Katritch<\/i>\u00a0|\u00a0<i><strong>Mentors:<\/strong>\u00a0Antonina Nazarova<br \/>\n<\/i><i>NMUR1-Obesity Drug Target<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rayhan Mahamed \u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201925, Arcadia High School (CA)<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Lindsey Schier<\/i>\u00a0|<br \/>\n<i><strong>Mentors:<\/strong>\u00a0Sandrine Chometton, Ahyun Jung, Aracely Ramos<br \/>\n<\/i><i>The Role of the Digestive Enzyme Maltase-glucoamylase in the Hedonic Appeal of Maltose Taste in Sweet Subsensitive Mice<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ria Mandal \u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201923, La Canada High School (CA)<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0James Boedicker<\/i>\u00a0|\u00a0<i><strong>Mentors:<\/strong>\u00a0Adam Krieger, Joshua Montion, Luke Peach<br \/>\n<\/i><i>Array Expansion and Contraction with CRISPR<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Simeon Mathew \u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201923, Oak Park High School (CA)<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Ravi Bansal<\/i>\u00a0|\u00a0<i><strong>Mentors:<\/strong>\u00a0Siddhani Sawardekar<br \/>\n<\/i><i>The Effects of Concussion on Functional Brain Connectivity in High School Football Players<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mihir Mehta \u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201923, Palos Verdes Peninsula High School (CA)<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Unmesh Jadhav<\/i>\u00a0|\u00a0<i><strong>Mentors:<\/strong>\u00a0Eric Sanchez, Sweta Sharma<br \/>\nRole of Sox17 in Early Colorectal Cancer Progression<\/i><i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Trisha Mehta \u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201924, Troy High School (CA)<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Arnold Tsai<\/i>\u00a0|\u00a0<i><strong>Mentors:<\/strong>\u00a0Seth Politano<br \/>\n<\/i><i>Neuropsychiatric Complications from COVID 19<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Krish Pai \u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201925, Canyon Crest Academy (CA)<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Dominique Duncan<\/i>\u00a0|<br \/>\n<i><strong>Mentors:<\/strong>\u00a0Celine Alba, Alexis Bennett, Serena Ramde<br \/>\nDetecting High Frequency Oscillations by Electroencephalography as an Indicator of Biomarkers for Post Traumatic Epilepsy<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Suhan Rapaka \u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201926, Wakeland High School (TX)<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Thai Truong<\/i>\u00a0|\u00a0<i><strong>Mentors:<\/strong>\u00a0Anna Nadtochiy<br \/>\n<\/i><i>Effects of Temperature on Zebrafish Brain Activity Patterns<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Japit Shelat \u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201923, Artesia High School (CA)<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Hussein Yassine<\/i>\u00a0|\u00a0<i><strong>Mentors:<\/strong>\u00a0Yi Sun, Bilal Kerman<br \/>\n<\/i><i>The Effect of Cytosolic Phospholipases A2 (CPLA2) Inhibitor on the Blood-Brain Barrier (BBB) in APOE4 Mice<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Amogh Sukhthankar \u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201923, Monta Vista High School (CA)<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Vsevolod Katritch<\/i>\u00a0|\u00a0<i><strong>Mentors:<\/strong>\u00a0Jordy Homing Lam<br \/>\n<\/i><i>Structure-based ligand discovery of Neuromedin U Receptor 2 with V-SYNTHES<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Grace Tang \u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201923, Gabrielino High School (CA)<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Lindsey Schier<\/i>\u00a0|<br \/>\n<i><strong>Mentors:<\/strong>\u00a0Sandrine Chometton, Ahyun Jung, Aracely Ramos<br \/>\n<\/i><i>The Relative Contributions of Glucokinase to Sugar Taste in Mice<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Annabel Tiong \u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201923, Northwood High School (CA)<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Zhen Zhao<\/i>\u00a0|\u00a0<i><strong>Mentors:<\/strong>\u00a0Shangzhou Xia<br \/>\n<\/i><i>Microvascular Endophenotype in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Nathan Vipapan \u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201925, Maranatha High School (CA)<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Clay Wang<\/i>\u00a0|\u00a0<i><strong>Mentors:<\/strong>\u00a0Shu-Yi Lin<br \/>\n<\/i><i>Purification and Identification of Novel Natural Products from Genetic Engineering Fungi<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Isabelle Whetsel \u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201923, South Pasadena High School (CA)<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Jennifer Dien-Bard<\/i>\u00a0|<br \/>\n<i><strong>Mentors:<\/strong>\u00a0Samantha Gomez, John Fissel, Lucas Osborn, Pei Ying Alex Chen<br \/>\n<\/i><i>Development of Screening Test to Detect Cefazolin Inoculum Effect in Methicillin Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Christopher Wong \u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201924, South Pasadena High School (CA)<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Paul Seidler<\/i>\u00a0|\u00a0<i><strong>Mentors:<\/strong>\u00a0Nader Mostowfi<br \/>\n<\/i><i>Characterization of Novel Natural Products and Their Potential Action as Alzheimer&#8217;s Therapeutics<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Derek Wu \u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201923, Walnut High School (CA)<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Fabien Pinaud<\/i>\u00a0|\u00a0<i><strong>Mentors:<\/strong>\u00a0Anthony Fernandez, Liying Wu<br \/>\n<\/i><i>Cloning of SNAP tag SUN2 Fusion Protein for Super Resolution Imaging of Nuclear Membrane Proteins<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rohum Zaman \u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201924, Thornhill High School (Ontario, Canada)<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Dominique Duncan<\/i>\u00a0|\u00a0<i><strong>Mentors:<\/strong>\u00a0Alexis Bennett, Celine Alba<br \/>\n<\/i><i>Analyzing Biomarkers of Epileptogenesis Through HFO Detection and Analysis<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Selena Zhang \u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201922, Arcadia High School (CA)<br \/>\n<strong><i>PI:<\/i>\u00a0<\/strong><em>Brian Lee\u00a0<\/em>|\u00a0<i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong>\u00a0Roberto Martin Del Campo Vera<br \/>\n<\/i><i>Neuromodulatory Analysis of Stereo-EEG Power During Reaching Arm Movement<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sonia Zhang \u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201922, Arcadia High School (CA)<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Zhen Zhao<\/i>\u00a0|\u00a0<i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong>\u00a0Shangzhou Sandra Xia<br \/>\n<\/i><i>MaGeCKFlute Computational Analysis on CRISPR-screened Human Pericytes<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-3-wVKt8iUD0S\" aria-controls=\"section-1-3-wVKt8iUD0S\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">2021 BUGS JR Alumni<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div 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\u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201922, Gretchen Whitney High School<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Raymond Goldsworthy<\/i>\u00a0|<br \/>\n<i><strong>Mentors:<\/strong>\u00a0Julianne Papadopoulos, Andres Camarena, Susan Bissmeyer<br \/>\n<\/i><i>Examining Various Aspects of Timbre Perception for Cochlear Implant Users<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ashyah Hewage \u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201923, Geffen Academy<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Scott Kanoski<\/i>\u00a0|\u00a0<i><strong>Mentors:<\/strong>\u00a0L\u00e9a D\u00e9carie-Spain, Alyssa Cortella<br \/>\n<\/i><i>TRAPing Food Responsive Neurons of the Hippocampus<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hengrui (Henry) Hu \u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201925, Fay School<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Clay Wang<\/i>\u00a0|\u00a0<i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong>\u00a0Christian Rabot<br \/>\n<\/i><i>Comparative Genomics Reveals Secondary Metabolic Diversity in Trichophyton spp<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>William Huang \u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201923, Palos Verdes Peninsula High School<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Mark Humayun<\/i>\u00a0|\u00a0<i><strong>Mentors:<\/strong>\u00a0Pei-An Lo, Tiange Dong<br \/>\n<\/i><i>Construction of the CRISPR-Cas9 System for Genome Editing in Mammalian Cells<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Stephen Ma \u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201923, Temple City High School<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Fabien Pinaud<\/i>\u00a0|\u00a0<i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong>\u00a0Yunke Zhao<br \/>\n<\/i><i>Nanoscale Modulation of Presynaptic Voltage-Gated Calcium Channels<br \/>\nDuring Neurotransmission<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Neo Phuchane \u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201923, Reseda Charter High School<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Leonardo Morsut<\/i>\u00a0|\u00a0<i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong>\u00a0Christian Chung<br \/>\n<\/i><i>Computational Manipulation of Multicellular Monodirectional Elongation Structures<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Takeru Saito \u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201922, La Ca\u00f1ada High School<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0James Ou<\/i>\u00a0|\u00a0<i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong>\u00a0Jiyoung Lee<br \/>\n<\/i><i>Constructing a SARS-Cov-2 Subgenomic Replicon<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Annabel Tiong \u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201923, Northwood High School<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Takeshi Saito<\/i>\u00a0|\u00a0<i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong>\u00a0Yuji Ishida<br \/>\n<\/i><i>Characterizing HBV Viral Particles Propagated by 5 Different Host Methods<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tyler Wang \u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201925, St. Paul\u2019s School<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Jennica Zaro<\/i>\u00a0|\u00a0<i><strong>Mentors:<\/strong>\u00a0Benazir Oluoch, Jiaqi Cheng<br \/>\n<\/i><i>Transformation, Purification, and Sequencing of Plasmid DNA Encoding Recombinant Proinsulin-Transferrin Fusion Protein<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>William Wang \u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201922, Polytechnic School<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Andrea Armani<\/i>\u00a0|<br \/>\n<i><strong>Mentors:<\/strong>\u00a0Raymond Yu, KylieTrettner, Jinghan He<br \/>\n<\/i><i>Stretchable Optical Diffraction Grating from Poly(acrylic acid)\/<br \/>\nPolyethylene Oxide Stereocomplex<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Isabelle Whetsel \u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201923, South Pasadena High School<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Moh El Naggar<\/i>\u00a0|\u00a0<i><strong>Mentors:<\/strong>\u00a0Karla Abuyen, Josh Atkinson<br \/>\n<\/i><i>Comparison of Different Environments&#8217; Natural Electrochemical Bacteria Populations<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Selena Zhang \u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201922, Arcadia High School<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Alexandre Bonnin<\/i>\u00a0|\u00a0<i><strong>Mentors:<\/strong>\u00a0Weiye Dai, Quiying Zhao<br \/>\n<\/i><i>How Maternal Immune Activations During Pregnancy Affect Fetal Neurodevelopment<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sonia Zhang \u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201922, Arcadia High School<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Zhen Zhao<\/i>\u00a0|\u00a0<i><strong>Mentors:<\/strong>\u00a0Sandra Xia, Talia Ge, Xinyan Liang<br \/>\n<\/i><i>The Contribution of Traumatic Brain Injuries to Alzheimer&#8217;s Disease<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ruiyang (Bobby) Zhu \u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201922, Diamond Bar High School<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Dong Song<\/i>\u00a0|\u00a0<i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong>\u00a0Huijing Xu<br \/>\n<\/i><i>The Application of Novel Environments in the Study of Hippocampal Functions<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-4-wVKt8iUD0S\" aria-controls=\"section-1-4-wVKt8iUD0S\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">2019 BUGS JR Alumni<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-4-wVKt8iUD0S\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-4-wVKt8iUD0S\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <div class=\"bridge-intro bridge-intro--pattern-bg\">\n<p><strong>Below are members of the BUGS Jr Class 2019 and topics of their individual research projects as presented at the<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>2019 BUGS Finale Symposium.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body-text\">\n<p><strong>Rose Abarbanel \u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201820, Brentwood School<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Prof. Ray Stevens<\/i>\u00a0|\u00a0<i><strong>Mentors:<\/strong>\u00a0Mahta Barekatain &amp; Zhongying Wang<br \/>\nFluorescence Lifetime Imaging Microscopy (FLIM) within Pancreatic Cells and Islets<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Maya Beeri-Feldman \u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201820, Palisades Charter High School<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Prof. Lindsey Schier<\/i><br \/>\n<i>Glucosamine Disrupts Normal Taste-guided Licking For Fructose, But Not Glucose, in Mice<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Marianne Bishai \u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201821, Viewpoint School<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Prof. Peter Kuhn &amp; Prof. James Hicks<\/i>\u00a0|\u00a0<i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong>\u00a0Lisa Welter<br \/>\nGenetic and Morphometric Analysis of the Metastatic Breast Cancer Cell Line MCF 7<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gwen Bradforth \u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201820, Polytechnic School<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Prof. Thai V. Truong<\/i>\u00a0|\u00a0<i><strong>Mentors:<\/strong>\u00a0Anna Nadtochiy &amp; Peter Luu<br \/>\nNeurobiology of Numerosity: First Steps<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hayley Chang \u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201821, Alhambra High School<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Prof. Fabien Pinaud<\/i>\u00a0|\u00a0<i><strong>Mentors:<\/strong>\u00a0Anthony Fernandez, Yunke Zhao, &amp; Markville Bautista<br \/>\nA Study of Focal Adhesion in Cav<sup>+\/+<\/sup>\u00a0and Cav<sup>-\/-<\/sup>\u00a0Fibroblast Cells<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Alyssa Eamranond \u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201820, Arcadia High School<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Prof. Steve Kay<\/i>\u00a0|\u00a0<i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong>\u00a0Dr. Shi Yu<br \/>\nPhosphorylation of Core Clock Proteins CCA1 and LHY Mostly Do Not Affect Their Subcellular Localization<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Samantha Escobar \u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201820, Orthopaedic Hospital Medical Magnet High School<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Prof. Fabien Pinaud<\/i>\u00a0|\u00a0<i><strong>Mentors:<\/strong>\u00a0Anthony Fernandez, Yunke Zhao, &amp; Markville Bautista<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sana Hamid \u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201823, Northwood High School<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Prof. Fabien Pinaud<\/i>\u00a0|\u00a0<i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong>\u00a0Anthony Fernandez, Yunke Zhao, &amp; Markville Bautista<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Nyah Harrison \u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201820, Brentwood School<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Prof. Stacey Finley<\/i>\u00a0|\u00a0<i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong>\u00a0Qianhui (Jess) Wu<br \/>\nComputational Model to Simulate the Enhancement of Basal Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Amy Huang \u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201821, Palos Verdes Peninsula High School<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Prof. Pinchas Cohen<\/i>\u00a0|\u00a0<i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong>\u00a0Dr. Su-Jeong Kim<br \/>\nThe Effect of Mitochondrial-derived Peptide MENTSH on Beige Fat Cell Induction<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Valerie Katritch \u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201821, Orange County School of the Arts<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Prof. Scott Fraser\u00a0<\/i>\u00a0|\u00a0<i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong>\u00a0Mahta Barekatain, Zhongying Wang, &amp; Peiyu Wang<br \/>\nMetabolic Imaging of Zebrafish Pancreas on High Glucose Diet with FLIM<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Elisa Kim \u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201820, Palisades Charter High School<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Prof. Eun Ji Chung<\/i>\u00a0|\u00a0<i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong>\u00a0Noah Trac<br \/>\nDual-peptide Amphiphile Micelles towards Cancer Immunotherapy<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hannah Kim \u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201820, Archer School for Girls<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Prof. Ray Stevens<\/i>\u00a0|\u00a0<i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong>\u00a0Zhongying Wang &amp; Jitin Singla<br \/>\nAutoencoder Approach for Dimensionality Reduction-based Clustering of Subvolumes from Cryo-Electron Tomograms<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kendall Kirio \u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201820, West High School (Torrance)<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Prof. Hongwei Dong<\/i>\u00a0|\u00a0<i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong>\u00a0Laura Korobkova<br \/>\nRevealing neuronal morphology in mouse brain subiculum using computational modeling with two-photon microscopy data<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rongxuan (Ryan) Li \u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201819, Troy High School<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Prof. Dong Song<\/i>\u00a0|\u00a0<i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong>\u00a0Sahar Elyahoodayan<br \/>\nAn Implantable Multi-channel Wireless Neuro-Stimulation and Recording System for use in Rats<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ningrui (Renee) Liang \u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201820, Northwood High School<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Prof. Steve Kay<\/i>\u00a0|\u00a0<i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong>\u00a0Dr. Meng Qu &amp; Alexander Vu<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Victoria Mora \u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201820, Notre Dame Academy<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Prof. Matthew Pratt<\/i>\u00a0|\u00a0<i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong>\u00a0Stuart Moon<br \/>\nDevelopment of a simplified\u00a0<\/i><i>\ud835\udf36<\/i><i>-synuclein expression protocol to apply in secondary education<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Anish Nagareddy \u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201819, Skyline High School<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Prof. John Tower<br \/>\nTracking Retinal Fluorescence of Drosophila Melanogaster coincident with Death<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sarah Nakama \u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201821, Crescenta Valley High School<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Prof. Clay Wang<\/i>\u00a0|\u00a0<i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong>\u00a0Dr. Ming Shian Lee<br \/>\nSecondary metabolite biosynthesis in P. variotii using the OSMAC approach<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tobias Scott \u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201820, Palisades Charter High School<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Prof. Andrea Armani<\/i>\u00a0|\u00a0<i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong>\u00a0Rene Zeto<br \/>\nFunctionalization of Zinc Shell Nanoparticles<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Christina Wu \u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201820, Walnut High School<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Prof. Qi-Long Ying<\/i>\u00a0|\u00a0<i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong>\u00a0 Xi Chen<br \/>\nCharacterization of Chick Epiblast Stem Cells by Producing Chimeric Models<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Eileen Zhao \u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201820, Troy High School<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Prof. Julie Lang<\/i>\u00a0|\u00a0<i><strong>Mentor:<\/strong>\u00a0Dr. Pushpinder Bains<br \/>\nSanger validation of next-generation sequencing variants identified from circulating tumor cells and metastatic tissues in breast cancer<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><strong>Alexis Zukovski \u25cf\u00a0<\/strong>\u201819, Ivy Academia<br \/>\n<strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Prof. Peter Kuhn &amp; Prof. James Hicks\u00a0|\u00a0<strong>Mentor:<\/strong>\u00a0Lisa Welter<br \/>\nGenetic and Morphometric Analysis of SubClonal Diversity in Metastatic Breast Cancer Cell Line MDA MB 231<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-5-wVKt8iUD0S\" aria-controls=\"section-1-5-wVKt8iUD0S\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">2018 BUGS JR Alumni<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-5-wVKt8iUD0S\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-5-wVKt8iUD0S\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <div class=\"bridge-intro bridge-intro--pattern-bg\">\n<p><strong>Below are members of the BUGS Jr Class 2018 and topics of their individual research projects as presented at the<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>2018 BUGS Finale Symposium.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Idalis Amezcua<\/strong>\u00a0\u2022 \u201919, Warren High School<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Prof. Ray Stevens |<strong>\u00a0Mentor:<\/strong>\u00a0Kyle McClary<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Martand Bhagavatula<\/strong>\u00a0\u2022 \u201921, Fairmont Prep Academy<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Prof. Scott Fraser |\u00a0<strong>Mentor:<\/strong>\u00a0Dr. Cosimo Arnesano<br \/>\nMetabolic Imaging of Tumor Heterogeneity by Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging Microscopy (FLIM)<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kary Cabrera<\/strong>\u00a0\u2022 \u201920, Lennox Math, Sci &amp; Tech Academy<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Prof. Fabien Pinaud<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ellen Cao\u00a0<\/strong>\u2022 \u201919, Henry Gunn High School<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Prof. Chao Zhang<br \/>\nCloning, Expression and Purification of Human ALDH1A3<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kevin Chang<\/strong>\u00a0\u2022 \u201919, Northview High School<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Prof. Clay Wang |<strong>\u00a0Mentor:<\/strong>\u00a0Michelle Grau<br \/>\nCocultivation of radiotrophic fungi with Candida albicans to discover new antifungals<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Suseong Cho<\/strong>\u00a0\u2022 \u201919, Crescenta Valley High School<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Prof. Scott Fraser |<strong>\u00a0Mentor:<\/strong>\u00a0Dr. Jason Junge<br \/>\nConversion of GFP to BFP through Cas9 endonuclease fusion protein transfection<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sarah Damico<\/strong>\u00a0\u2022 \u201920, Harvard Westlake<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Prof. Andrea Armani |\u00a0<strong>Mentor:<\/strong>\u00a0Dr. Victoria Sun<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Claire Gantan<\/strong>\u00a0\u2022 \u201919, Crescenta Valley High School<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Prof. Scott Fraser |\u00a0<strong>Mentor:<\/strong>\u00a0Dr. Daniel Holland<br \/>\nDevelopment of an OCT Instrument for Medical Diagnostics<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Paris Iniguez<\/strong>\u00a0\u2022 \u201919, Downey High School<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Prof. Ray Stevens |<strong>\u00a0Mentor:<\/strong>\u00a0Kyle McClary<br \/>\nPancreatic Beta Cell Proteomics<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Logan Liu<\/strong>\u00a0\u2022 \u201919, Crescenta Valley High School<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Prof. Scott Fraser |\u00a0<strong>Mentor:<\/strong>\u00a0Dr. Jason Junge<br \/>\nConversion of GFP to BFP through Cas9 endonuclease fusion protein transfection<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rebecca Lizarde<\/strong>\u00a0\u2022 \u201920, Saint Monica Academy<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Prof. Jorge Nieva |<strong>\u00a0Mentor:<\/strong>\u00a0Dr. Jeremy Mason<br \/>\nCorrelating patient movement speed with future health events via off the shelf technology<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Victoria Mora<\/strong>\u00a0\u2022 \u201920, Notre Dame Academy<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Prof. Matthew Pratt |<strong>\u00a0Mentor:<\/strong>\u00a0Ana Galesic<br \/>\nSynthesis of Site-Specific O-GlcNAc Modified alpha-Synuclein<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Justin Nakama<\/strong>\u00a0\u2022 \u201919, Crescenta Valley High School<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Prof. Terry Takahashi<br \/>\nAnalyzing Amino Acid Preferences of Antibody-Mimetic Fibronectin Using mRNA Display<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Thomas Nguyen\u00a0<\/strong>\u2022 \u201919, Troy High School<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Prof. Scott Fraser |<strong>\u00a0Mentor:<\/strong>\u00a0Dr. Jason Junge<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wendy Rodriguez\u00a0<\/strong>\u2022 \u201919, Foshay Learning Center<br \/>\n<i>PI: Prof. Fabien Pinaud<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sophia Stevens<\/strong>\u00a0\u2022 \u201921, Archer School for Girls<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Prof. Ray Stevens |\u00a0<strong>Mentor:<\/strong>\u00a0Jeffrey Velasquez<br \/>\nThe Cloning, Expressing &amp; Purifying of Green Fluorescent Protein from Aequorea Victoria<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gracey Wyles<\/strong>\u00a0\u2022 \u201921, Archer School For Girls<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Prof. Ray\u00a0 Stevens |<strong>\u00a0Mentor:<\/strong>\u00a0Zhongying Wang<br \/>\nUsing CRISPR and Florescent Tagging to Label VAMP2 in the Pancreatic Beta Cell<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kevin Xu<\/strong>\u00a0\u2022 \u201919, South Pasadena High School<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Prof. James Hicks |<strong>\u00a0Mentor:<\/strong>\u00a0Lisa Welter<br \/>\nDetermination of Ploidy in Circulating Tumor Cells by Fluorescent In Situ Hybridization (FISH) and Digital Image Processing<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Chelsey Yang<\/strong>\u00a0\u2022 \u201919, Crescenta Valley High School<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Prof. Lin Chen\u00a0 |\u00a0<strong>Mentor:<\/strong>\u00a0Dr. Yi Kou<br \/>\nPhoto Crosslinking Tethered Chromosome Conformation Capture<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-6-wVKt8iUD0S\" aria-controls=\"section-1-6-wVKt8iUD0S\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">2017 BUGS JR Alumni<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-6-wVKt8iUD0S\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-6-wVKt8iUD0S\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>Below are members of the BUGS Jr Class 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Allie Abbott\u00a0<\/strong>\u2022 \u201920, Westview High School<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Prof. Scott Fraser;\u00a0<strong>Mentor<\/strong><\/i><i><strong>:<\/strong>\u00a0Jason Junge<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bethany Cheng\u00a0<\/strong>\u2022\u201818, South Pasadena High School<br \/>\n<strong><i>PI\/Mentor<\/i><\/strong><i><strong>:<\/strong>\u00a0Prof. Clay Wang<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mario Cortes\u00a0<\/strong>\u2022 \u201918, South East High School<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI\/Mentor:<\/strong>\u00a0Prof. Fabien Pinaud<\/i><i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Yilei Dong\u00a0<\/strong>\u2022 \u201918, West Torrance High School<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Prof. Scott Fraser;\u00a0<strong>Mentor:<\/strong>\u00a0Thai Truong<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Claire Gantan\u00a0<\/strong>\u2022 \u201919, Crescenta Valley High School<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Prof. Scott Fraser;\u00a0<strong>Mentor:<\/strong><\/i><i>\u00a0Dan Holland<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sophie Kay\u00a0<\/strong>\u2022 \u201918, High Tech High<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Prof. Peter Kuhn;\u00a0<strong>Mentor:<\/strong>\u00a0Sabrina Barbas<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Brian Li\u00a0<\/strong>\u2022 \u201918, Diamond Bar High School<br \/>\n<strong><i>PI\/Mentor<\/i><\/strong><i><strong>:<\/strong>\u00a0Prof. Dong Song<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Atticus Moats\u00a0<\/strong>\u2022 \u201918, J Marshall Fundamental Sec School<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Prof. Scott Fraser;\u00a0<strong>Mentor<\/strong><\/i><i><strong>:<\/strong>\u00a0Andrey Andreev<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Justin Nakama\u00a0<\/strong>\u2022 \u201919, Crescenta Valley High<br \/>\n<strong><i>PI\/Mentor<\/i><\/strong><i><strong>:<\/strong>\u00a0Prof. Clay Wang<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Quan Nguyen\u00a0<\/strong>\u2022 \u201918, Troy High School<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Prof. Peter Kuhn;<strong>\u00a0Mentor<\/strong><\/i><i><strong>:<\/strong>\u00a0Thuy Truong<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Nicole Zhang\u00a0<\/strong>\u2022 \u201918, Arcadia High School<br \/>\n<strong><i>PI\/Mentor<\/i><\/strong><i><strong>:<\/strong>\u00a0Prof. Hongwei Dong<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-7-wVKt8iUD0S\" aria-controls=\"section-1-7-wVKt8iUD0S\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">2016 BUGS JR Alumni<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-7-wVKt8iUD0S\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-7-wVKt8iUD0S\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>Below are members of the BUGS Jr Class 2016 and topics of their individual research projects as presented at the<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>2016 BUGS Finale Symposium.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bernard Chen<\/strong>\u00a0\u2022 \u201817 Diamond Bar High School<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Prof. Andrea Armani;\u00a0<strong>Mentor:<\/strong>\u00a0Alexa Hudnut<br \/>\n<\/i>A novel proprietary device utilizing magneto-optical technology to provide accurate, early-stage malaria diagnoses<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bethany Chen\u00a0<\/strong>\u2022\u201818, South Pasadena High School<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Prof. Clay Wang;\u00a0<strong>Mentor:<\/strong>\u00a0Johannes van Dijk<br \/>\n<\/i>A Comparison of Secondary Metabolite Production Between Two Aspergillus nidulans Strains in Different Environments<\/p>\n<p><strong>Xizhon Clare<\/strong>\u00a0\u2022\u201917, Crescenta Valley High School<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Prof. Scott Fraser;\u00a0<strong>Mentor:<\/strong>\u00a0Dr. Dan Holland<br \/>\n<\/i>Principal component analysis approach to unmix fluorescence data images<\/p>\n<p><strong>Claire Gantan<\/strong>\u00a0\u2022 \u201919, Crescenta Valley High School<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Prof. Scott Fraser;\u00a0<strong>Mentor:<\/strong>\u00a0Dr. Dan Holland<br \/>\nConfocal Line Detection in Light Sheet Microscopy<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Asma Karim<\/strong>\u00a0\u2022 \u201917, Crescenta Valley High School<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Prof. Scott Fraser;\u00a0<strong>Mentor:<\/strong>\u00a0Dr. Jason Junge<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ashley Kim<\/strong>\u00a0\u2022\u201917, Crescenta Valley High School<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Prof. Scott Fraser;\u00a0<strong>Mentor:<\/strong>\u00a0Dr. Jason Junge<br \/>\nGenome Editing of FMR1 in Zebrafish<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ada Li<\/strong>\u00a0\u2022 \u201918, Westridge School<br \/>\n<i><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Prof. Clay Wang;\u00a0<strong>Mentor:<\/strong>\u00a0Michelle Grau<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Emily Baytalsky<\/strong><i>\u00a0\u2022 \u201918, Brentwood High School<br \/>\n<strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Prof. Peter Kuhn;<strong>\u00a0Mentor:<\/strong>\u00a0Dr. Jeremy Mason<br \/>\nSpatiotemporal Pathways of Metastatic Breast Cancer<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hannah Huapaya<\/strong><i>\u00a0\u2022 \u201918, Alhambra High School<br \/>\n<strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Prof. Fabien Pinaud<br \/>\nOur Experience in Nano Biophotonics and Molecular Cloning Research at USC<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jason Mares<\/strong><i>\u00a0\u2022 \u201916, Foshay Learning Center<br \/>\n<strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Prof. Fabien Pinaud<br \/>\nOur Experience in Nano Biophotonics and Molecular Cloning Research at USC<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Shaunak Shah<\/strong><i>\u00a0\u2022\u201917, Walnut High School<br \/>\n<strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Prof. Valery Fokin<br \/>\nReturning the Byproduct into the Polysulfate Synthesis Reaction<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Emie Tremblay<\/strong><i>\u00a0\u2022 \u201917, Hollywood Senior High<br \/>\n<strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Prof. Fabien Pinaud<br \/>\nOur Experience in Nano Biophotonics and Molecular Cloning Research at USC<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gregory Valtierra IV<\/strong><i>\u00a0\u2022 \u201917, Brentwood High School<br \/>\n<strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Prof. Ray Stevens;\u00a0<strong>Mentor:<\/strong>\u00a0Dr. Martin Audet<br \/>\nProbing Prostanoid Receptor Function<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-8-wVKt8iUD0S\" aria-controls=\"section-1-8-wVKt8iUD0S\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">2015 BUGS JR Alumni<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-8-wVKt8iUD0S\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-8-wVKt8iUD0S\" 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