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What strong projects actually look like — the question they asked, the design that survived review, and the one decision that made the difference.

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RetinaMind

Edward Kang

First place · Regeneron STS 2026

An AI screening tool that reads retinal images for patterns associated with autism and ADHD, paired with cellular models built to examine the genetic factors that might explain the association.

  • medical-imaging
  • machine-learning
  • retina
  • +2
Biomedical & Health ScienceTranslational Medical Science
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A fruit fly model of STAC3 disorder

Ava Grace Cummings

First place · Regeneron STS 2025

Both adult flies and larvae showed improved movement under treatment.

  • rare-disease
  • drosophila
  • myopathy
  • +2
BiologyGenetics