Jane Yoonhae Suh
California
Jane Yoonhae Suh, 18, of Rancho Palos Verdes, developed a microfluidic device
that aids the growth and development of human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) for
her Intel Science Talent Search project in medicine & health. One challenge in
culturing hPSCs for study is maintaining optimal growth conditions for a variety
of cells and media. Jane's device facilitates this by better representing the
stem cell's natural environment in its microchambers, which allows scientists to
evaluate gene expression at the level of the individual cell. This could lead to
a superior method for growing stem cells into transplant organs and has
applications in the field of regenerative medicine. Jane has researched
microfluidic devices for over two years and is co-author of a paper published in
the American Journal of Pathology. First in her class of 595 at Palos Verdes
Peninsula High School in Rolling Hills Estates, Jane hopes to attend Harvard or
Yale in pursuit of a career as a research scientist. She also volunteers for
Peace4Kids, which encourages creative expression while providing educational
programs and services for foster children and at-risk youth. Her parents are
Myung In Suh and Sunhee Suh.
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