Garden City High School proudly announces the remarkable achievements of junior Amy Xiao and senior James Nagler at the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair, held May 11-17.
Amy Xiao won first place in the Biochemistry category for her project, "Novel Approach to SLC25A13 Variants in Cancer," earning the title of Best in the World in Biochemistry.
James Nagler earned second place in the Embedded Systems category for his project, "Glasses for 3D Mapping, Navigation, & Positioning." In addition to this honor, James received a $15,000 award from the Office of Naval Research, distinguishing him as second in the world in the Embedded Systems category.
"We are very proud of Amy and James for these remarkable achievements," said Principal Kevin Steingruebner. "They have worked for many months and even years to reach this level of progress on their projects and continue to evolve them along with the technology they are utilizing. Each of them has the potential to positively touch many lives in the future."