Harrison High School Students Named Regeneron Scholars For 2020

Harrison NY

08 January, 2020

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HARRISON, NY — Two Harrison High School students are among a total of 34 Hudson Valley seniors who were named Scholars (or semifinalists) in the Regeneron Science Talent Search 2020. The local Scholars (see what they researched further down) are: Sara Mc SweeneyNasia MeimeteasThere were 300 students total, selected from the 1,993 students who entered the competition this year. Each of the Scholars will receive a $2,000 reward, and their schools will also receive $2,000. "Congratulations to all 300 scholars from this year's Regeneron Science Talent Search and welcome to a network of exceptional student leaders and innovators," said Hala Mirza, senior vice president of corporate communications and citizenship at Regeneron. "We are thrilled to recognize and honor these students for the many contributions they are making to the STEM community and our broader society. With such a wide array of interests and high-quality work, we are eager to follow their progress in the years to come." On Jan. 22, 40 of the 300 scholars will be named Regeneron Science Talent Search finalists. They will receive an all-expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C., in March, when they will compete for more than $1.8 million in awards provided by Regeneron. Here's the list of all the Hudson Valley scholars: Sam Aberman, 17, Byram Hills High School, Armonk, Project Title: Facilitation of an orthogonal IL-2 system for CAR T cell therapy through the novel knockout of the human IL-2 geneTakaharu Araki, 17, Edgemont High School, Scarsdale, Project Title: PDK Inhibition Selectively Sensitizes Hyperactive mTORC1 MEF Cells Under HypoxiaHenry Asa, 17, Horace Greeley High School, Chappaqua, Project Title: Deriving the Value of Cryptocurrencies Through an Analysis of 95 Global CurrenciesIsha Brahmbhatt, 17, Ardsley High School, Ardsley, Project Title: Removal of Rare Earth Metal Ions from Contaminated Water by Sustainable Carboxycellulose Nanofibers Derived from Agave through Nitro Oxidation ProcessHolly Cheng, 17, Horace Greeley High School, Chappaqua, Project Title: Modulating Fetal Globin Levels Using CRISPR/Cas9 in an in vitro Mouse Cellular SystemSnehal Dubey, 17, Yorktown High School, Yorktown Heights, Project Title: The Application of Computer Algorithms for the Diagnosis of Eye Diseases Using Fundus ImagesJake Egelberg, 17, New Rochelle High School, New Rochelle, Project Title: Flagella-Mediated Antibiotic Persistence: A Scientific EnigmaMassimo Fante, 17, Briarcliff High School, Briarcliff Manor, Project Title: A New Method To Target and Degrade Transmembrane Proteins Inside the CellRishit Gupta, 17, Irvington High School, Irvington, Project Title: Error Correction using a Repetition Code on the 14 qubit IBMQ Melbourne Quantum ComputerGil Halevi, 17, Briarcliff High School, Briarcliff Manor, Project Title: Important Groups First: Encouraging Disentanglement in Variational AutoencodersHammad Hassan, 17, Ossining High School, Ossining, Project Title: Targeted inhibition of a novel MALT1 and MAPK signaling network synergistically suppresses aggressive B cell lymphoma growthMaeve Janecka, 17, Somers High School, Lincolndale, Project Title: Analysis of Heavy Metal Concentrations in JUUL® Electronic Cigarette Vapor Based on Vaping Topography Identified from a Survey of Young AdultsTess Kaplan, 17, Sleepy Hollow High School, Sleepy Hollow, Project Title: Increasing Emotional Intelligence in Typically Developing Students and Students with Developmental DisabilitiesSpencer Karp, 17, Byram Hills High School, Armonk, Project Title: A step towards energy efficient infrastructure: A weakly supervised approach to energy signal labeling in commercial buildingsMichelle Lin, 17, Ossining High School, Ossining, Project Title: Characterizing Predictors of Galactic Habitable Zone Parameters: Planetary Magnetism as an Indicator of HabitabilityJessie Liu, 17, Scarsdale High School, Scarsdale, Project Title: Developing and Evaluating a Novel Retinoblastoma Staging ApplicationSamantha Livingston, 17, Sleepy Hollow High School, Sleepy Hollow, Project Title: Using the Identification of Diseases Caused by a Change in Phosphorylation State to Identify the Signaling pathway of BRAF V600E mutationAndrew Lu, 17, Yorktown High School, Yorktown Heights, Project Title: Mobile RGBD-based Situational Awareness Aid for the Blind and Visually ImpairedMerry Mayers, 17, Byram Hills High School, Armonk, Project Title: An evaluation of network-informed disease transmission parameters for the California puma populationSara Mc Sweeney, 17, Harrison High School, Harrison, Project Title: Increasing the Desiccation Tolerance of Eragrostis tef through Exogenous Application of Abscisic Acid to Ensure Food SecurityAlexa McGrath, 18, Byram Hills High School, Armonk, Project Title: An investigation of the medicinal value of the baboon diet: A comparative study across five species and six study sitesNasia Meimeteas, 17, Harrison High School, Harrison, Project Title: Predicting the Relationship between Marriage and Discussion of Women's Issues in Congressional Representatives: A Multiplicative Interaction Model ApproachAlanna Moskowitz, 18, Yorktown High School, Yorktown Heights, Project Title: The Role of Secondary IDH2 Mutations in Drug Resistance and Cancer DevelopmentAidan O'Neil, 17, Blind Brook High School, Rye Brook, Project Title: Effect of municipal wastewater effluent on downstream disinfection byproducts and nutrientsCarolina Pedraza, 17, Byram Hills High School, Armonk, Project Title: Heightened anxiety in children and adolescent with tic disordersKenny Poor, 17, Fox Lane High School, Bedford, Project Title: Implementation and Refinement of Oscillometric Finger Pressing Cuff-less Blood Pressure Measurement on Mobile PhonesCaroline Reed, 17, Ossining High School, Ossining, Project Title: North Atlantic Minke Whales Exhibit Spatially Varied Vocal Responses to Ambient Noise and a Novel Paradigm for Passive Acoustics ResearchNicole Rosenzweig, 17, Blind Brook High School, Rye Brook, Project Title: The Impact of a Colic Diagnosis and an Educational Intervention on Adult Caregiving Decisions, Perceptions, and Emotional Responses to a Crying InfantOwen Skriloff, 17, Byram Hills High School, Armonk, Project Title: An in vitro evaluation of the relationship between stress and mineralization through the use of a piezoelectric barium titanate compositeVikesh Subramanian, 17, Ossining High School, Ossining, Project Title: Exfoliation of graphite cathodes improves cycling performance of aluminum-ion batteriesLara Tomescu, 17, Ossining High School, Ossining, Project Title: Shifting Environmental Conditions Affect the Onset of Phenological events in Acer rubrumMaho Toyomura, 17, Eastchester High School, Eastchester, Project Title: Gene editing in ALDH2 for a potential cure for alcoholismSophie Vernik, 17, Yorktown High School, Yorktown Heights, Project Title: Spreading Depolarizations as Preconditioning to Post-Stroke Neuronal DeathJiahe Yan, 17, Trinity-Pawling School, Pawling, Project Title: Detection of t(9;22)chromosome translocation using Deep Residual Neural NetworkFind and "Like" Hudson Valley Patches' Facebook Pages.