7 Bergen County Academies Seniors Recognized For Science Research

HACKENSACK, NJ — Seven seniors from Bergen County Academies have been named Regeneron Scholars for their scientific research.

Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco gave the students a shoutout on his Facebook page Tuesday afternoon. They were announced as finalists earlier this year.

More than 1,800 scholars applied for the program. Forty finalists will be announced Jan. 20. In March, these students will compete in a weeklong competition with the opportunity to win more money.

Here is a list of the winning Bergen County Academies seniors, and their project titles.

• Julie Alan, 17 of Haworth
  • Project Title: Using Antihistamines to Target α-synuclein for the Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease
• Rishi Kumar, 17 of Woodcliff Lake
  • Project Title: Co-Culturing S. cerevisiae and K. marxianus to Bioremediate Copper from Water
• Seton Liu, 17 of Park Ridge
  • Project Title: A Novel Role for Fis1-Mediated Mitochondrial Fission in Senolytic Drug Development
• Rohit Mantena, 18 of Maywood
  • Project Title: The Critical Role of Glutamine Transporter ASCT2 on Parkinson’s Disease Progression
• Kannammai Pichappan, 17 of Ridgewood
  • Project Title: A Novel, Non-Invasive, Schwann Cell Supporting Approach to Peripheral Nervous System Degenerative Disease
• Isabel Shi, 18 of Ridgewood
  • Project Title: 5G Network High Frequency Radiation Exerts Biological Effects on the Health of Differentiated Neuroblastoma Cell and Silkworm Models
• Alexandra Volkova, 17 of Franklin Lakes
  • Project Title: The Potential of TGF-β and Steroid-Induced Osteoblastic Transdifferentiation of Human Fibroblasts in Replacing the Bone Graft

The Regeneron Science Talent Search is an annual contest allowing students "a national stage to present original research and celebrates the hard work and novel discoveries of young scientists who are bringing a fresh perspective to significant global challenges."

The 300 students and their schools will be awarded $2,000 each.