TBC2024 Poster Competition Winners

TBC2024 winners were celebrated at UC Davis on May 11, 2024. First-place winners in each category were:

Category 1: Agricultural Biotechnology

Junior (Grades 6-8)

• Anika Kumar, Harvest Park Middle School, “Role of GMOs in Planetary Health”

Intermediate (Grades 9-10)

• Sahithi Gorthi, Ridge High School, “Swimming Towards the Future: Aquaponics”

Senior (Grades 11-12)

• Shan Kanwar, Dublin High School, “Nanoparticles in Agriculture”
• Nathaniel Lascano, Enochs High School, “Crop-Genetics-and-Food-Security”

Category 2: Biopharmaceuticals and Drug Development

Junior (Grades 6-8)

• Samiya Thakur, Rolling Hills Middle School, “On the Road Biopharmaceuticals: Biosimilars and Biologics”

Intermediate (Grades 9-10)

• Hansika Kolli, Vista Del Lago High School, “Rise. Fight. Win. Immunotherapy's Battle Cry Against Cancer”

Senior (Grades 11-12)

• Anushri Srivastava, Vista Del Lago High School, “Monoclonal Antibodies, Hitting The Bullseye”

Category 3: Industrial Biomanufacturing and Food Technologies

Junior (Grades 6-8)

• Ashley Oh, Crestview Preparatory School, “No Slaughtering, No Death: Cultivated Meat”

Intermediate (Grades 9-10)

• Ethan Nguyen, Sheldon High School, “Going Beyond Farm to Table: The Era of Cultured Meats”

Senior (Grades 11-12)

• Sara Cascio, Pleasant Grove High School, “Lab-Grown Meat: Are Stem Cells the Future of Food?”

Category 4: Computational Biology & Genomics

Junior (Grades 6-8)

• Anya Gangineni, Cottonwood Creek K-8 School, “Bioinformatics in Cancer Diagnostics!”

Intermediate (Grades 9-10)

• Preston Xiong, Sheldon High School, “Once Upon a Life: The Story to Solve Genetic Diseases among Babies”

Senior (11-12)

• Srinitha Sridharan, The Quarry Lane School, “Driver vs. Passenger: Predicting the Cancerous Potential of Fusion Genes”

Category 5: Environmental Biotechnology & Planetary Health

Junior (Grades 6-8)

• Chakrika Gondesi, Adams Middle School, “Soil Carbon Sequestration: Utilizing Biotechnology for Sustainable Agriculture”

Intermediate (Grades 9-10)

• Andisha Zahir, Sheldon High School, “Microbial Engineering for Plastic Degradation”

Senior (Grades 11-12)

• Angela Sin, Sheldon High School, “Tiny Friends Conquering a Big Problem: Microorganisms Breaking Down Plastic”

Category 6: Molecular Tools: Nanobiotechnology, Synthetic Biology & Genetic Engineering

Junior (Grades 6-8)

• Ishanvi Bala, Windemere Ranch Middle School, "The Battle of CRISPR-Cas9 vs Cystic Fibrosis"

Intermediate (Grades 9-10)

• Isabella D'Augostine, Franklin High School, "Curing Diseases in a Fishbowl: Genetically Engineered Zebrafish Tracking Mutations"
• Thyda Sokunn, Sheldon High School, "From Discovery to Diagnosis: The Remarkable Story of MRI"

Senior (Grades 11-12)

• Sydney Chow, St. Francis High School, "Anti-Cancer Drug-Delivery Systems via Nanocarriers"               

Category 7: Regenerative Medicine & Biomedical Engineering

Subcategory in Biomedical Engineering and Devices

Junior (Grades 6-8)

• Aarush Mada, Eleanor Murray Fallon Middle School, "Prosthetic Limb Advances"

Intermediate (Grades 9-10)

• Sriyan Daggubati, Monte Vista High School, "Drug Eluting Stents: Revolutionizing Cardiovascular Care"

Senior (Grades 11-12)

• Surabhi Verma, Dougherty Valley High School, "Empowering Mobility Through Prosthetics"   

Subcategory in Stem Cells, Tissues, and Organs

Junior (Grades 6-8)

• Srilakshmi Raghuram, Hopkins Middle School, “Applications of Regenerative Medicine for Neuroscience”

Intermediate (Grades 9-10)

• Samrita Naidu, Rio Americano High School, "Stem Cell Therapy - Harnessing the Power of Stem Cells for Healing"

Senior (Grades 11-12)

• Lina Hua, Pleasant Grove High School, "Miracle Cells: Stem Cells for Restoring Movement"

Subcategory in Gene Therapy

Intermediate (Grades 9-10)

• Alekhya Nallangangu, Vista del Lago High School, "CRISPR and Sickle Cell Disease: A Breakthrough in Medicine"          

Senior (Grades 11-12)

• Ram Jhawar, John F. Kennedy High School, "Casgevy - A Novel Treatment For Sickle Cell Disease"