有“中学生诺奖”之称、全美历史最悠久、最负盛名的科创赛事再生元科学天才奖STS Top40获奖名单公布！同时，让我们恭喜两位有方学子入围STS Top40！

作为全美历史最悠久、最负盛名的科创赛事今年共有2162名学生参与了STS，这也是自1960 年代以来参与人数最多的一届。
下面就一起来看看2023-24 STS Top40名单吧！

以下获奖名单来源于STS官网：https://www.societyforscience.org/regeneron-sts/2024-finalists/

2024 STS Finalists

Maryam Abdel-Azim
School: Central Bucks High School East, Doylestown, PA
Project Title: Targeting Signaling Molecules of P. aeruginosa by Using Mucin as an Anti-Quorum Sensing Drug: A Novel Design To Evaluate Efficacy in the Context of Multidrug Resistance


Saraswathy Amjith
School: Tesla STEM High School, Redmond, WA
Project Title: A Novel Integrated Machine Learning Approach Utilizing Radar and Satellite Imagery for Selective Logging Remote Sensing Detection and Accompanying AI-Logging Map-Generating Webtool


Aarav Arora
School: Del Norte High School, San Diego, CA
Project Title: A Mechanistic Basis for the Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant Severity


Aditi Avinash
School: Rock Canyon High School, Highlands Ranch, CO
Project Title: Model Validation and Preclinical Testing of Digestive Enzymes for Gluten Breakdown: A Move To Cure Gluten Intolerance and Celiac Disease


Harshil Avlani
School: BASIS Chandler, Chandler, AZ
Project Title: Analyzing the Effect of Mid-Circuit Measurement (MCM) on Spectator Qubits


Arav Bhargava
School: The Potomac School, McLean, VA
Project Title: Low-Cost, 3D-Printed, Universal-Fit, Transradial Socket for Amputees in Developing Countries


Alan Bu
School: Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, NH
Project Title: On the Maximum Number of Spanning Trees in a Planar Graph With a Fixed Number of Edges: A Linear-Algebraic Connection


David Lu Cao
School: Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Alexandria, VA
Project Title: The Implications of ‘Oumuamua on Panspermia


Arnav N. Chakravarthy
School: Homestead High School, Cupertino, CA
Project Title: Leveraging Mitochondrial DNA Mutations for Macrophage Lineage Tracing in Primary Human Tissues


Sophie Chen
School: Caddo Parish Magnet High School, Shreveport, LA
Project Title: Intraoperative Histological Analysis of Squamous Cell Carcinoma Tumor Margins Using a Convolutional Neural Network


Thomas Cong
School: Ossining High School, Ossining, NY
Project Title: Overlooked Covariates in Metabolite Abundance Levels: Systematically Quantifying the Information Overlap Between Gene Expression and Metabolism Across Multiple Cancer Types


Sophie D'Halleweyn
School: Bronx High School of Science, Bronx, NY
Project Title: Alleviating the Energy Crisis: A Novel Multi-Task Machine Learning Algorithm for Designing Efficient Nanocatalysts To Reduce Industrial Energy Impact


Sophie Gao
School: Hunter College High School, New York, NY
Project Title: Uncovering Mechanisms of Action and Resistance for KRAS G12D Inhibitor MRTX1133 Using Drosophila melanogaster Models


William Gao
School: Centennial High School, Ellicott City, MD
Project Title: Designing a Federated Learning-Driven Collaborative Diagnostic System for Metastatic Breast Cancer: Reducing Long Diagnosis Delays and Improving Patient Survival Outcomes in Developing Countries


Sarang Goel
School: Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science, Denton, TX
Project Title: IVY – Intelligent Vision System for the Visually Impaired: Innovative Low-Cost, AI-Based Eyeglasses To Help the Visually Impaired Overcome Mobility Limitations Through Navigational Assistance and Object Avoidance Algorithms and an Intuitive Vibration and Audio Guidance System


Jacob Tyler Gross
School: Roslyn High School, Roslyn Heights, NY
Project Title: Investigating Synergistic Interactions Among SARS-CoV-2 Neutralizing Antibodies


Luke Huang
School: New Canaan High School, New Canaan, CT
Project Title: Binary Cellular Analysis: Understanding the Link Between Aging and Mortality Risk


Vincent Weisi Huang
School: Syosset High School, Syosset, NY
Project Title: A Smart Computer Program LauePt4 for Recognizing and Simulating Laue Patterns and Its Applications


Howard Ji
School: University High School, Irvine, CA
Project Title: Development of a Novel Autonomous Column-Climbing Robotic System (AutoBot) for Real-Time Detection and Mapping of Surface Cracks on Bridges


Amanrai Singh Kahlon
School: Sanford School, Hockessin, DE
Project Title: Enhancing Wearable Gait-Monitoring Systems: Identifying Optimal Kinematic Inputs in Typical Adolescents


Gavriela Beatrice Kalish-Schur
School: Julia R. Masterman High School, Philadelphia, PA
Project Title: IRE1 Knockdown Leads to an Anxiety Phenotype in Drosophila and Changes in BiP and BDNF Levels


Zeyneb N. Kaya
School: Saratoga High School, Saratoga, CA
Project Title: MADLIBS: A Novel Multilingual Data Augmentation Algorithm for Low-Resource Neural Machine Translation


Natasha Kulviwat
School: Jericho High School, Jericho, NY
Project Title: The Neurobiology of Suicide: Blood-Brain Barrier Breakdown as a Novel Suicide-Risk Biomarker


Alexis Li
School: Hamilton High School, Chandler, AZ
Project Title: BrainSTEAM: A Practical Pipeline for Connectome-Based fMRI Analysis Toward Brain Disorder Classification


Alexandra Mahajan
School: Cambridge Rindge & Latin School, Cambridge, MA
Project Title: A Novel Method To Determine Precise Stellar Radii and Temperatures of Low Mass Stars Using JWST Transits and Occultations


Ekansh Mittal
School: Westview High School, Portland, OR
Project Title: Harnessing Machine Learning and 3D Spheroid Cultures To Identify Biomarkers for Combating Drug Resistance in Breast Cancer


Ramon Moreno Jr.
School: Thousand Oaks High School, Thousand Oaks, CA
Project Title: The Influence of Isonicotinamide on the Chronological Lifespan of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Strains


Ella Pilacek
School: Oviedo High School, Oviedo, FL
Project Title: Promoting Attraction of Apis mellifera to the Synthetic Scent of the Endangered Orchid Prosthechea cochleate Using Pavlovian Conditioning and Direct Feeding Paradigms for Conservation


Achyuta Rajaram
School: Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, NH
Project Title: Automatic Discovery of Visual Circuits


Rhea Rastogi
School: Loveless Academic Magnet Program High School, Montgomery, AL
Project Title: Understanding How the Maternal Epigenetic Reprogramming Function of LSD1 Contributes to Inherited Developmental Disease


Kun-Hyung Roh
School: Bronx High School of Science, Bronx, NY
Project Title: Novel Drug Discovery Methodology Using Machine Learning for Gene Expression-Based Virtual Screening Predicts Novel Compounds To Reverse Alzheimer’s Disease With Applications to Cancer and Longevity by Inhibiting CtBP2 Expression


Linus Tang
School: Davidson Academy Online, Reno, NV
Project Title: Extremal Bounds on Peripherality Measures


Riya Tyagi
School: Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, NH
Project Title: Using Computer Vision To Disentangle Features Enabling AI To Learn Self-Reported Race and Ethnicity From Medical Images


Grant Wang
School: Williamsville East High School, East Amherst, NY
Project Title: MLOffense: Multilingual Offensive Language Detection and Target Identification on Social Media Using Graph Attention Transformer


Michelle Wei
School: The Harker School, San Jose, CA
Project Title: Solving Second-Order Cone Programs Deterministically in Matrix Multiplication Time


Nathan Wei
School: Buchholz High School, Gainesville, FL
Project Title: Novel Elastomeric Polystyrene via Photopolymerization and Post-Functionalization of Durable Ultra-High Molecular Weight Perfluorostyrene Copolymers


Julianne Wu
School: University High School, Irvine, CA
Project Title: Sex-Related Signaling of the Angiotensin II Pathway in Primary Aortic Smooth Muscle Cells


Selina Zhang
School: North Hunterdon High School, Annandale, NJ
Project Title: ArTreeficial: A Novel AI-Integrated Solution to Reducing Invasive Spotted Lanternfly Populations


Christopher Zorn
School: Irvington High School, Irvington, NY
Project Title: The Role of MYC in RET Fusion Tumorigenesis and RET Inhibitor Resistance


Charisse Zou
School: Dougherty Valley High School, San Ramon, CA
Project Title: The Development of a Free-Flying Method To Study the Effect of Neonicotinoids on the Positive Transfer of Learning in the Visual Domain of Honeybees

Top40获奖者将于今年3月6-13日将进一步角逐Top10，争夺高额奖金和国际荣誉！2024-2025 STS新赛季申请通道将会于2024年6月1日开放，小师姐也会持续关注赛事动态并及时更新！

再生元科学天才奖 STS

Regeneron STS 始创于1942年，由再生元冠名赞助，旨在鼓励年轻一代发明创造新科技和方法，改善人们的生活，改变世界。
在含金量和长远价值的双重诱惑下，STS成为了全美高中生乃至华人圈的必争科研赛事之一。
在近两年晋级STS半决赛的500多位学生中，有50-57%的入围者录取哈耶普斯麻，70-76%的学生成功进入TOP15美本！
1适合学生
在美国及美国所有海外领土高中12年级学生，以及居住在海外的美国公民学生(需提交证明)具备资格申请。
目前就读11年级的同学可以先开始准备项目，在下半年12年级上学期，即高中最后一年的学生进行申报申请。
2参赛规则
STS必须是单人参赛并完成。
不可用已完成的团队合作项目参赛 ；
不可将团队项目刻意改成单人项目参赛；
可以与科研导师/大学生共同完成研究项目，但他们不能过多干预/直接影响学生单人完成项目的结果；
每位学生只能提交一个项目；
成果必须充分展示申请学生个人的想法。
3参赛学科分类
行为和社会科学、生物化学、生物工程、细胞和分子生物学、化学、计算生物学和生物信息学、计算机科学、地球和行星科学、工程、环境科学、基因组学、材料科学、数学、医学和健康、物理、植物科学和空间科学

STS助力TA们翠录梦校
在有方STS获奖学员中，就有不少学员在收获一段独特的科研经历的同时，还翠鹿梦校继续深造！










曾参加过STS的G同学，在早申阶段就被麻省理工学院，加州理工学院双录取，拿下了自己梦寐以求的MIT CS的Offer
有方G同学 / 美高
· 早申录取：MIT CS
· 学术成绩：GPA unweighted 4.0/4.0, ACT 35
· 参赛奖项：STS Top300
在采访时，G同学坦言这是他第一次尝试科研，在收获一段充实的科研经历的同时，参加STS的赛事经历让他学会尊重学术、尊敬科研。
在有方老师的帮助下，G同学通过一个研究项目将爱好和科研相结合并参加了STS，通过这段参赛经历提升自己的学术成就，赢得了梦校的青睐。
“经过这段经验，我对科研的理解更加深入，在享受科研的过程中也获得了提升！”C同学对自己的科研经历有说不完的话，相信也正是感受到了他对科研的这份热忱，所以才收到了MIT招生官的肯定！
再次恭喜进入STS Top300的有方学子，也让我们共同期待他们RD申请的好成绩！
科研是周期性的项目，需要较长的准备时间。如果你目前正值G11，STS和丘奖绝对是在高中阶段极限背提的不二之选！
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