Hackathons
Biomedicine Hackathon
Summer 2024
In this hackathon, students were asked to walk through one component of curing a disease (e.g. drug delivery, pathology, bioethics) using interdisciplinary biomedical topics (e.g. biochemistry, biophysics, computer science).
Below are some sample student projects.
Bone cancer & Biophysics
Amy Moya, Christnyse Destine, Dhanush Suresh, Ethan Garrido, Ransford Antwi
Public policy & the effects of Hepatitis B on the East Asian population
Abhinav Jacobs, Naya Ramadan, Fendy Jean-Pierre, Tanush Jha, Winnie Zheng
Auto-Brewery Syndrome
Anirudh Tanguturu, Arjun Raina, Daniel Silva, Diego Gomez
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Climate Biotechnology Hackathon
Spring 2024
In this hackathon, students were asked to use biotechnology to solve a problem within agricultural sustainability (e.g., propose intelligent and automated watering systems to improve water conservation, review the effects of genetic modification on climate and human health, etc.). Below are some sample student projects.
Plant-Based Hydrogels and their Effect on Soil Quality and Agricultural Efficiency
Caleb Agyare, Nishka Maheshwari, Rita Chen, Victoria Cooney
Genetic Engineering Policy Proposals
Ameya Voruganti, Ava Posiko, Joshua Smith, Rajveer Thakur
GMO Strawberries to Limit Food Waste
Svetina Shi, Hanika Purohit, Naisha Suda, Manasvi Chinnam
Diseases Found in Manure: A Solution Proposal for Reduction
Sylvia Caparrotta and Anika Mabano
Soil Nutrient Identification for Improved Planting
Survani Sinha, Venya Goyal
Environmental Impacts of Genetically Modified Salmon
Christopher Khan, Cody Wong, Marc Chavez, Naga Sai Dhiraj Kasam
Public Perception of GMOs
Brandon Le, Tanush Jha, Logan Fitz, Aartie Singhal, Nurali Aslan
Using CRISPR to improve Camelina sativa nutritional content
Valeriya Degteva, Amina Dastankyzy, Dana Amangeldi
Food Systems Hackathon
Fall 2025
In this hackathon, students were asked to use biotechnology and policies to solve a problem within food waste and hunger, a problem that increases in prominence as the world population continues to rise. Below are some sample student projects.
Disease Detection and The Automation of Hydroponic Farms: Rethinking Food Systems for a Hungry Planet
Robotics Code
Robotics 3D File
Yudesh Singh, Nayyab Nasir, Mariam Javed,
Daniel Jimenez, Celeste Covington
AbdulQulus M., Baran Eriskin, Charlie Acosta,
Saanvi M., Som Ekwe
Anika Prasad, Gia Antala, Rachael Robinson,
Najifa Chowdhury, Fatima Tirmazi
Sreedeep Lahiri, Devanshi Sahoo, Arushi Gangwani, Gursimr Hundal
Daniela Shermatova, Pixie Zhu, Nida Zahid,
Raisa Raima, Tony Wong, Yusra Ahmad
Gabriel Gatti, Nabiha Rizwan, Hana Morsy, Dyuti Hira
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