TBC2022 Poster Competition Winners

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)

1st (Tie) – Grace Cha, Notre, Dame High School, “MAS in Animal Breeding: Efficient Genetic Choices”

1st (Tie) – Leyna Le, Sheldon High School (Elk Grove), “Sustainably Caffeinating the World by Applying Biotechnology to Coffee”

Senior (Grades 11-12)

1st – Kayla Jew, Quarry Lane School (Dublin), “The Hidden Vitamin Gummies in Staple Crops”

 

Biomanufacturing / Subcategory in Cellular Agriculture

Intermediate (Grades 9-10)

1st (Tie) - Kaitlyn Ly, Sheldon High School (Elk Grove), “Changing the Culture of Meat”

1st (Tie) – Kitty Pan, Sheldon High School (Elk Grove), “Is Your Food Made with Science?”

Senior (Grades 11-12)

1st – Elinor Washington, Pleasant Grove High School (Elk Grove), “Meatless Meat: How Biotechnology Has Advanced to Provide More Plant Based Alternatives”

 

Biomanufacturing / Subcategory in Biopharma

Junior (Grades 6-8)

1st – Samantha Yee, Olympus Junior High School (Roseville), “Herbal Medicine and its Role in Pharmaceutical Development”

Intermediate (Grades 9-10)

1st – Tara Phung, Sheldon High School (Elk Grove), “Musical Manufacturing: The Fungal Violin”

Senior (Grades 11-12)

1st (Tie) – Muskaan Hayer, Pleasant Grove High School (Elk Grove), “Cancer Immunotherapy”

1st (Tie) – Christine Bao, Pleasant Grove High School (Elk Grove), “Plant-made Pharmaceuticals”

 

Computational Biology & Genomics

Intermediate (Grades 9-10)

1st – Karla Dang, Sheldon High School Biotech Academy, “Designer Babies: The Children of Our Future”

Senior (11-12)

1st – Angelique Le, Pleasant Grove High School Biomedical Academy, “Cloning Companions”

 

Environmental Biotechnology & Planetary Health

Intermediate (Grades 9-10)

1st – Sonia Shaheen, Sheldon High School, “Artificial Photosynthesis: A Greener World”

Senior (Grades 11-12)

1st (Tie) - Kishore Saravanakumar, Foothill High School, “Inhibiting Ruminant Methane Emissions Using Asparagopsis”

1st (Tie) – Sahil Shelat, Pleasant Grove High School, “Let's Save The Environment”

 

Molecular Tools: Nanobiotechnology, Synthetic Biology & Genetic Engineering

Junior (Grades 6-8)

1st – Ridhan Randeri, The Harker School, “Genetic Engineering in Covid 19”

Intermediate (Grades 9-10)

1st – Maria Josy, Sheldon High School Biotech Academy, “CRISPR: A Promising Solution to Genetic Engineering”

Senior (Grades 11-12)

1st – Jin Zhou, Sheldon High School, Biotech Academy, “Nanobiotechnology: Future of Medicine”

 

Regenerative Medicine & Biomedical Engineering

Junior (Grades 6-8)

1st – Joseph Zhang, Benicia Middle School, “Stem Cells and Diabetes: Oversimplified”

Intermediate (Grades 9-10)

1st – Uma Nathan, The Quarry Lane School, “Non-immunogenic Tissue Scaffolds: The Future of Transplant Surgery”

Senior (Grades 11-12)

1st – Yenna Dip, Sheldon High School Biotech Academy, “The End of a Shortage: 3D Printed Artificial Organs”