Finalists
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Jenna Myers
UC Santa Cruz
A sticky situation: The age-related influx of clot-producing platelets
Pablo Alvarez
UCLA
Guarding the crown jewel: Stopping the viral invasion of the brain
Adekunle Adewole
UC Merced
Zipping and unzipping peptide tiles: A targeted approach to medicine
Casey Vanderlip
UC Irvine
Catching Alzheimer’s disease before it starts — with a simple memory game
Sophia Miliotis
UC San Francisco
Finding HIV: A swipe in the right direction
Yuting Ma
UC Santa Barbara
Will the lights stay on? Forecasting electricity demand in a warmer California
Jaquesta Adams
UC Berkeley
Illuminating oxytocin: How nanosensors ‘listen in’ on the brain’s chemical conversations
Jessica Zhong
UC San Diego
Monitoring white sharks with environmental DNA
Yara Khatib
UC Davis
The road to recovery: Psychedelic-like drugs for improving mental health
Angeliz Vargas Casillas
UC Riverside
When math meets your skin: A multiscale model of keloid scar expansion