Congratulations to all of the TBC2022 participants and winners across all categories. Here we highlight the first-place winners in each category to serve as an inspiration for future contest participants:
Agricultural Biotechnology
Intermediate (Grades 9-10)
- Grace Cha, Notre, Dame High School, “MAS in Animal Breeding: Efficient Genetic Choices”
- Leyna Le, Sheldon High School (Elk Grove), “Sustainably Caffeinating the World by Applying Biotechnology to Coffee”
Senior (Grades 11-12)
Biomanufacturing / Subcategory in Cellular Agriculture
Intermediate (Grades 9-10)
- Kaitlyn Ly, Sheldon High School (Elk Grove), “Changing the Culture of Meat”
- Kitty Pan, Sheldon High School (Elk Grove), “Is Your Food Made with Science?”
Senior (Grades 11-12)
Biomanufacturing / Subcategory in Biopharma
Junior (Grades 6-8)
Intermediate (Grades 9-10)
Senior (Grades 11-12)
- Muskaan Hayer, Pleasant Grove High School (Elk Grove), “Cancer Immunotherapy”
- Christine Bao, Pleasant Grove High School (Elk Grove), “Plant-made Pharmaceuticals”
Computational Biology & Genomics
Intermediate (Grades 9-10)
Senior (11-12)
Environmental Biotechnology & Planetary Health
Intermediate (Grades 9-10)
Senior (Grades 11-12)
- Kishore Saravanakumar, Foothill High School, “Inhibiting Ruminant Methane Emissions Using Asparagopsis”
- Sahil Shelat, Pleasant Grove High School, “Let's Save The Environment”
Molecular Tools: Nanobiotechnology, Synthetic Biology & Genetic Engineering
Junior (Grades 6-8)
Intermediate (Grades 9-10)
Senior (Grades 11-12)
Regenerative Medicine & Biomedical Engineering
Junior (Grades 6-8)
Intermediate (Grades 9-10)
Senior (Grades 11-12)