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A Mobile Application that can Help Reduce Patient Risk of Negative Outcomes
There are multiple scoring tools that clinicians utilize to access the risk of patients in certain disease condition. What if we create an app that has some of these tools that are patient-friendly? This way patients can navigate these tools and get an understanding of what their risk are for certain conditions and that they may need to eat more healthy, be sure to be adherant to their medications, or seek medical attention.
Cancer, Medicine, Healthcare

Addressing Common Barriers to Patient Access to Medications
There are plenty of scenarios where patients are not able to access ideal therapies for their survival from insurance issues to product backorder. Explore some of these barriers and provide a guide on how healthcare professionals can navigate around these issues.
Cancer, Medicine, Healthcare

Promising role of Antibody-Drug Conjugates (ADCs) in Cancer Treatment over Traditional Chemotherapies
Research the mechanisms and the promising patient trial data of how and why ADCs provide a promising therapeutic approach compared to the non-specific cytotoxic chemotherapeutics. The final product should be a review research paper that can be published.
Cancer, Medicine, Healthcare

Building an AI-Powered Personal Investment Research Assistant: Multi-Agent System for Teen Financial Literacy
In this project, students will develop a sophisticated AI-powered investment research assistant designed specifically for young investors and financial literacy education. This hands-on project combines cutting-edge artificial intelligence with practical financial knowledge, creating a system that can help teenagers make informed decisions about their first investments while learning fundamental market concepts. What Students Will Build Students will create a multi-agent AI system using modern frameworks like OpenAI's Agent SDK or CrewAI that includes: Research Agent: Automatically gathers and analyzes company financial data, news sentiment, and market trends Risk Assessment Agent: Evaluates investment risk levels appropriate for young investors with limited capital Educational Agent: Explains complex financial concepts in teenager-friendly language Portfolio Tracker: Monitors simulated investments and provides performance insights Learning Objectives By the end of this project, students will: Understand how modern AI agents work and collaborate Learn fundamental investment principles and financial literacy concepts Gain hands-on experience with Python programming and API integration Develop skills in data analysis and visualization Create a practical tool they can actually use for their own financial learning Technical Skills Developed AI/ML Frameworks: OpenAI API, multi-agent orchestration, natural language processing Programming: Python, async programming, API integration Data Analysis: Financial data processing, sentiment analysis, trend identification Web Development: Building user interfaces with Gradio or similar frameworks Cloud Deployment: Deploying applications to platforms like HuggingFace Spaces Project Scope & Timeline This 8-12 week project is designed to be challenging yet achievable for motivated high school students: Weeks 1-3: Foundation building - Learn AI agent concepts, set up development environment, understand financial markets basics Weeks 4-6: Core development - Build individual agents for research, analysis, and risk assessment Weeks 7-9: Integration & testing - Connect agents into a collaborative system, implement safety guardrails Weeks 10-12: Enhancement & deployment - Add user interface, deploy to cloud platform, create project documentation Real-World Impact This project addresses the critical need for financial literacy among teenagers. According to recent studies, only 21 states require high school students to take personal finance courses. The AI assistant students build will: Help peers make informed decisions about their first investments Serve as an educational tool for learning market concepts Demonstrate how AI can be used responsibly in financial decision-making Provide a foundation for understanding algorithmic trading and fintech Sample Research Questions Students will explore questions such as: How can AI agents be designed to promote responsible investing among young people? What safeguards should be built into AI financial tools to prevent risky behavior? How effective are AI-generated explanations compared to traditional financial education? What types of investments are most suitable for teenagers just starting their financial journey? Deliverables Fully functional multi-agent AI investment research system Research paper documenting methodology, findings, and lessons learned Public deployment of the application for peer testing and feedback Presentation suitable for science fairs or academic conferences Prerequisites Basic programming experience (Python preferred but not required) Strong interest in both technology and finance Willingness to learn complex technical concepts Access to a computer capable of running Python development tools This project uniquely combines the excitement of cutting-edge AI technology with practical financial skills that students will use throughout their lives. It's designed to be both educational and personally valuable, giving students a head start in both technological literacy and financial responsibility.
AI/ML, Computer Science

Neuromorphic Computing
This project will introduce you to the field of neuromorphic computing, an area of research that designs computer systems inspired by how the brain processes information. You will explore how neurons and synapses can be modeled in hardware and software, and how these approaches are applied to problems such as sensory processing, robotics, and brain-computer interfaces. The project will involve reading and synthesizing recent scientific papers, with a focus on identifying the strengths, challenges, and future directions of neuromorphic systems. By the end, you will produce a short review article that summarizes your findings for a broad scientific audience. A more ambitious project could include neuron modeling, or applications of spiking neural networks.
AI/ML, Biotech, Neuroscience, Computer Science

Neuroengineering: Neural Interfaces, Neuroprostheses, and Brain-Computer Interfaces
This project will explore the field of sensorimotor brain-computer interfaces (BCIs), which are systems that allow the brain to directly control devices and receive feedback from them. You will study how BCIs can restore movement for people with paralysis or provide naturalistic sensation through neuroprosthetic limbs. The project will focus on reviewing recent scientific papers, comparing different approaches to recording brain activity and delivering feedback to the nervous system. By the end, you will write a short review article that highlights the current state of the field and discusses exciting future directions for sensorimotor BCIs. A more ambitious project could include modeling of neural interfaces, or analyzing neural data.
AI/ML, Biotech, Neuroscience, Computer Science

Experiment in Virtual Worlds
We can design a mini virtual reality experience that lets users explore a concept, environment, or phenomenon in an interactive way. For example, we might create a VR ecosystem where users can interact with animals and plants, a space station simulation to explore zero gravity, or even a tiny virtual city to test design ideas.
Animation, Game Design

Augmented History
We can design a simple augmented reality experience that brings a local landmark, museum, or historical artifact to life. The first step will be selecting the subject- what is something that excites or inspires you? What do you want to bring to life? From there we can dive more into the research and the technical aspects!
Animation, Game Design

Organ-on-chip: Minimizing the use of animal models in preclinical research
Currently, animal models are often used to study and develop drugs in the pharmaceutical industry. While these models have provided valuable information, they are often bad representations of the human body and linked to high failure in dosage optimization. Organ-on-chip are multicompartmental devices that mimic organs in the human body using human cells. They can provide better insight to diseases and more accurate information regarding drug reactions. In this project, you will be able to choose an organ or disease that you are passionate about and learn about organ-on-chip platforms available for them. After learning about them, you will evaluate what you think may be their advantages and disadvantages and discuss potential solutions to improving them. You could also focus on a single key aspect of the organ-on-chip, such as fluid flow, and examine how they can be different in different organs. Those are just a few of the ideas, but this project format can be highly flexible. You could write a scientific review paper, create a mathematical model of microfluidic components in the chip (such as blood flow in the capillary for a heart-on-chip), or generate a databank of parameters relevant to the organ-on-chip. During this project, you will learn many scientific research skills, including but not limited to information collection from scientific journals, clinical thinking, scientific writing, and data presentation. P.S.: The illustration is from my own lung-on-chip project!
Biology

Trends of Postpartum Depression Among New Mothers: Stratified Analysis
With mental health being one of the leading causes of pregnancy-related mortality in the United States, understanding how postpartum depression has changed over time within and between populations is important to help population differently.
Public Health, Statistics
