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40% of finalists in new STEM competition are Midwood Science students

Posted on Saturday, February 13, 2016 by for Awards, Miscellaneous.

Teptu is an organization dedicated to promoting educational opportunities and fostering awareness in both entrepreneurship and STEM (science, technology, engineering and math).​ Teptu Brink is a new STEM competition open to students from New York City and South Africa. The 48 NYC finalists were announced on Friday, February 12, 2016 including 19 from Midwood. For those of you keeping score at home, that’s 40% for the home team. The Teptu Brink finals event will be held Tuesday, March 15, 2016 at Baruch College.

Teptu. NYC & South Africa. Young Leaders Changing the World.

  • Yusra AbdurRob
    Project: "Photoreceptor layer thickness in Parkinson’s disease during circadian rhythm."
    Mentor: Dr. Ivan Bodis-Wollner, Department of Neurology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center
  • Urooj Ansari
    Project: "The physical and chemical warfare between Streptococcus mutans and Streptococcus sanguinis."
    Mentor: Dr. Nicolas Biais, Department of Biology, Brooklyn College
  • Kieran Bissessar
    Project: "A new perspective on the lupus malady."
    Mentor: Dr. Donald Gerber, Department of Medicine, SUNY Downstate Medical Center
  • Leutrim Cahani
    Project: "The role of vitamin D in Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection in human epithelial cells."
    Mentor: Dr. Nicolas Biais, Department of Biology, Brooklyn College
  • Xiao Jun (Gloria) Cao
    Project: "The effect of tenofovir on bone homeostasis."
    Mentor: Dr. Bruce Cronstein, Department of Pharmacology, NYU Langone Medical Center
  • Matthew Chung
    Project: "Effects of multiple-episode neonatal sevoflurane treatment on adult behavior."
    Mentor: Dr. Ira Kass, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center
  • Quetourah Dalencourt
    Project: "How does peer pressure affect one’s perception of beauty?"
    Mentor: Dr. Denis Pelli, Department of Psychology, New York University
  • Michelle Do
    Project: "Location dependent properties of LTP and LTD-like synaptic activity on action potential generation assayed in NEURON."
    Mentor: Dr. Juan Marcos Alarcon, Department of Pathology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center
  • Xiao Ying Huang
    Project: "Effective synthesis of cyclooctyne compounds: Cyclization and purification of cyclooctynes and a tricarbonyl iron (0) vinylketene complex."
    Mentor: Dr. Wayne F.K. Schnatter, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Long Island University
  • Emily Hui
    Project: "Paternal investment in male-pregnant pipefish Syngnathus fuscus."
    Mentor: Dr. Tony Wilson, Department of Biology, Brooklyn College
  • Sana Ilyas
    Project: "Simulating the TBR1/CASK protein interface to understand risk for autism spectrum disorder."
    Mentor: Dr. Richard Bonneau, Department of Biology, New York University
  • Rumsha Javed
    Project: "DNA-damage induced and p53-dependent nucleolin translocation in breast cancer cells."
    Mentor: Dr. Anjana D. Saxena, Department of Biology, Brooklyn College
  • Jessica Lauv
    Project: "To utilize a new lithium reagent derivative to produce hydrazone vinyl ketenes to create steroids."
    Mentor: Dr. Wayne F.K. Schnatter, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Long Island University
  • Shang (Chris) Lee
    Project: "The mechanisms of hydralazine and quinidine on lupus."
    Mentor: Dr. Donald Gerber, Department of Medicine, SUNY Downstate Medical Center
  • Nga Ying Lo
    Project: "Development of an efficient synthesis of aryl trifluoromethylated compounds and the purification of products produced from reactions with vinylketenes."
    Mentor: Dr. Wayne F.K. Schnatter, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Long Island University
  • Christine Ly
    Project: "Capturing cancer cells with the use of microfluidic chips."
    Mentor: Dr. Weiqiang Chen, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, NYU Tandon School of Engineering
  • Maya Miller
    Project: "Grain v. liquid culture in growing mycelium in contaminated soil."
    Mentor: Dr. Zhongqi (Joshua) Cheng, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Brooklyn College
  • Max Miloslavsky
    Project: "MYEXOHAND."
    Mentor: Dr. Victoria Bill, Department of Student Programs, Cooper Union
  • Shanayah Renois
    Project: "Nitrendipine reduces agar invasion in Candida albicans."
    Mentor: Dr. Peter Lipke, Department of Biology, Brooklyn College