2026 Science Talent Search Project Showcase: Jerry Xu, 17, of Lexington, developed an AI model to rapidly compare the structures of proteins and amino acids for his Regeneron Science Talent Search computational biology and bioinformatics project.

2026 Science Talent Search Project Showcase: Leon Wang, 17, of Stamford, identified FDA-approved drugs that might be helpful against Alzheimer’s disease for his Regeneron Science Talent Search neuroscience project.

2026 Science Talent Search Project Showcase: Ashka Shah, 17, of Jericho, developed a targeted way to block Wnt-driven cancer cell growth for her Regeneron Science Talent Search cellular and molecular biology project.

2026 Science Talent Search Project Showcase: Kaya Parikh, 17, of New York, used a fruit fly model to study how semaglutide (sold as Ozempic and Wegovy) and a cheaper alternative affect weight and diabetes for her Regeneron Science Talent Search biochemistry project.

2026 Science Talent Search Project Showcase: Uma Maya Sthanu, 17, of Austin, studied a way to regrow damaged nerve cells for her Regeneron Science Talent Search cellular and molecular biology project.

2026 Science Talent Search Project Showcase: Iris Shen, 17, of The Woodlands, studied whether a marine clam with a naturally occurring blood cancer can be used to study human leukemia drugs for her Regeneron Science Talent Search animal sciences project.

2026 Science Talent Search Project Showcase: Frank Lucci, 18, of San Antonio, developed SubArc, a low-cost sensor that helps robots move accurately and precisely, for his Regeneron Science Talent Search engineering project.

2026 Science Talent Search Project Showcase: Kevin Lu, 17, of Santa Clara, developed a system to help programmers defend their large language models (LLMs) for his Regeneron Science Talent Search computer science project.

2026 Science Talent Search Project Showcase: Sophia Liang, 17, of Ellicott City, studied a potential new treatment for “wet” age-related macular degeneration (AMD) for her Regeneron Science Talent Search medicine and health project.

2026 Science Talent Search Project Showcase: Frances Liang, 17, of Los Altos Hills, developed a tool called PLI-Analyzer to test if AI-predicted protein complexes are actually biologically plausible for her Regeneron Science Talent Search computational biology and bioinformatics project.

2026 Science Talent Search Project Showcase: Jaeho Lee, 18, of Houston, studied a collection of rules, called permutations, that shuffle around elements of a set of numbers, for his Regeneron Science Talent Search mathematics project.

2026 Science Talent Search Project Showcase: Khushi Karthikeyan, 18, of Ardsley, utilized a series of detailed black hole simulations for their Regeneron Science Talent Search space science project.