High School Student Researcher Gauri on Re-examining the Indo-Pak Partition through Individual Perspectives
At CCIR Academy, Gauri is conducting a research project entitled “The Indo-Pak Partition of 1947: Tracing Memories and Impact in Small Towns.” This research project takes a novel approach compared to previous studies on the Indo-Pak Partition, which often focused on the large-scale consequences of the partition and excluded those in smaller regions. Gauri’s unique […]
High School Student Researcher Natasha on Neurodegenerative Diseases was Accepted for Publication in the Journal of Student Research
Natasha Sobti is an exceptional student and athlete who has achieved significant success both in academics and sports. Her journey began at Sanskriti School in New Delhi, where she pursued her secondary education. While at school, she exhibited a keen interest in Mathematics and Physics, winning multiple awards in these subjects. Besides her academic prowess, […]
High School Student Researcher Keeren on Her Research on Indonesian Education System and Acceptance to Princeton
In this insightful interview, we have Keeren Setokusumo, a talented high school student from Jakarta, Indonesia, with a passion for sociology and education. Conducting her research project at CCIR Academy, Keeren is delving into the Indonesian education system by analysing the discourse and ideologies presented in the social science textbooks. Currently, Keeren has been accepted […]
High School Student Researcher Saif on his Journey from International Olympiads to Mathematical Researcher
At CCIR, Saif conducts a research project exploring the nature of mathematics, with a focus on its objectivity, subjectivity, and abstraction through the lens of logic and philosophy. Specifically, he investigates the concept of mathematical truths and their relationship to Gödel’s incompleteness theorems. Saif Abd El-Fattah is a talented student with exceptional skills in mathematics […]
High School Student Researcher Bianca on her Publication Journey in Neuroscience
At CCIR Academy, Bianca conducts her research project on Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). After a rigorous peer-review process, her paper is accepted for publication in IJHSR. In Bianca’s research paper, she discusses the origins of AD, the molecular and pathological underpinnings of the disease, as well as the current state of treatments. Bianca focuses on hypotheses […]
Theodore Patsis’ paper on AI and film accepted to MIT conference
We are proud to announce that our very own Theodore Patsis (Athens College) had his paper “Computing Movie Script Similarity with Neural Word Embeddings” accepted to the highly prestigious 2021 IEEE MIT Undergraduate Research Technology Conference (URTC). The URTC is a prestigious peer-reviewed undergraduate conference sponsored by MIT that brings together students from around the […]
Elizabeth Ginzburg on Computational Genomics
At CCIR Academy, Elizabeth is currently conducting her research project about the Role of H3K4 Methylation and H4 Acetylation in Sense and Antisense Transcription. In this podcast, she will discuss her on-going project about the correlation between different histone modifications and gene expression. Histones are proteins that bind to DNA, which make genes more or […]
Kari Maxian on Histone Modifications in Gene Expression
At CCIR Academy, Kari is currently conducting her research project about histone modifications’ role in epigenetics and gene expression. In this podcast, she will discuss her on-going investigation of how different kinds of histone modifications (changes in the proteins that package DNA) interact with gene expression because of their ability to promote or suppress transcription, […]
Swapnanil Mukherjee on Python-based Fintech Bot and Cryptocurrencies Trading
At CCIR Academy, Swapnanil was part of the inaugural cohort of the CCIR Startup Techcamp. In this podcast, he will discuss the Python-based fintech bot he developed which traded cryptocurrencies. He will also talk about his personal trading strategy in order to maximize the profits from the trades made by the bots. Equipped with the […]
Anvitha Remella on Genetic Variations
At CCIR Academy, Anvitha currently is conducting her research project on Computational Genetics. In this podcast, she will discuss as to how genetic variations that alter gene activity or protein function can introduce different traits in an organism — supported with research from Matlab and datasets from galactose and glucose.