High School Student Researcher Swiluva on Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Indonesia
https://youtu.be/iFtJAETeZYE?si=IsoHv1UC8FGdeJch Swiluva Sigalovada Swilly Sumardy Ma is a Year 10 student at Tzu Chi School PIK in Indonesia. He has a strong interest in microbiology, infectious diseases, and public health. His academic achievements include a Gold Medal at the Vanda International Science Competition 2023, a Silver Medal at the British Biology Challenge 2025, and a […]
High School Student Researcher Anushka on Psychosomatic Effects and Hypothalamic Modulation
https://youtu.be/K1IMVG0nWv4?si=uekJOpzj-DWAULTE Anushka Satyadev is a Year 11 student at The Cambridge International School in Bangalore, India. She has a strong interest in neuroscience, biology, and medicine, particularly the relationship between psychological stress and physical health. Her academic experiences with the ICSE and CBSE curricula have strengthened her interest in the nervous system, genetics, and brain […]
High School Student Researcher Josiah on Local Field Potential Threshold Monitoring
https://youtu.be/EOTEUquai1M?si=bL2XTqtH1ERrS-kL Josiah Wheeler is a Year 11 student at Atholton High School in Maryland, United States. His academic interests include neuroscience, biomedical engineering, artificial intelligence, and environmental science. He is a member of several academic honour societies, including the National Science Honor Society, National Technical Honor Society, National English Honor Society, Rho Kappa National Social […]
High School Student Researcher Arnav on Weakly Supervised Organ Segmentation in CT
https://youtu.be/xHg75CmBRf8?si=eB6xcTGEnyS7jv1m Arnav Sangle is a Year 11 student at Ranchview High School in Texas, United States, where he ranks first in his class. His achievements span computer science, engineering, and mathematics. He qualified for the American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME) after placing first at his school in the AMC 12. He also earned third place […]
From a Summer Programme to a Springer Nature Publication: Petra Hedesiu’s Research on AI-Assisted CT Analysis
CCIR alumna Petra Hedesiu’s research began in the Cambridge Future Scholar Programme and was later published in Nature’s Scientific Reports. How can a high school student contribute to scientific research? For CCIR alumna Petra Hedesiu, the journey began with an interest in AI and healthcare. She pursued a research question during CCIR’s Summer 2024 Cambridge […]
High School Student Researcher Twisha Sharma’s Research on PAX8 Genetic Variants and Protein Function was accepted at the 2026 Butler University Undergraduate Research Conference (URC)
Twisha Sharma is a student at Valley Christian High School in the United States. She has demonstrated strong academic performance throughout her studies. For example, she received the Highest Honors Award for maintaining a 4.0 GPA in both seventh and eighth grade. She was also recognised as Student of the Month. In addition to her […]
High School Student Researcher Sruthi Chetput’s Research on Trofinetide for Rett Syndrome was accepted at the 2026 American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) Annual Meeting
Sruthi Chetput is a student at Lynbrook High School in the United States. Her interests span robotics, software development, and the performing arts. In robotics, Sruthi received the Judges Award at the 2024 VEX VRC Robotics World Championship. She also earned the Build Award at the VEX VRC Robotics State Championship. In addition, she won […]
High School Student Researcher Aarush Mohan’s Research on Predicting Vehicle Drag Coefficient Using Machine Learning was accepted at CADSCOM 2026
Aarush Mohan is a student at Greenwood High International in India. He has a strong interest in robotics, programming, engineering, and technology. Aarush has achieved success in several competitions. In 2023 and 2024, he led his team to first place in the OnStage category at the RoboCupJunior (RCJ) Nationals. The team developed a futuristic farming […]
High School Student Researcher Alex Zhan’s Research on Perturbing CAPTCHA Images Against Automated Solvers was accepted at the MIT Undergraduate Research Technology Conference (MIT URTC)
Alex Zhan is a student at BASIS Independent Silicon Valley in the United States. He has a strong background in mathematics, computer science, and artificial intelligence, with achievements including reaching the Gold Division of the USA Computing Olympiad (USACO), earning Honours in the 2025 USA Junior Mathematical Olympiad (USAJMO), and placing eighth in the 2024 […]
High School Student Researcher Prisha on Historical Flood Vulnerability in San Francisco
https://youtu.be/kckUt2K1BSo?si=68HojqrOGMJu-PBK Prisha Goel is a Year 11 student at Palo Alto Middle College in the United States. She is actively involved in STEM education and community service. As Chapter President of STEM 4 Others, she leads a team of more than 20 volunteers and has helped provide STEM education to approximately 200 students. Prisha has […]