Announcing our 2025 Semifinalists!

The Genes in Space team has selected 20 talented student groups to continue as Semifinalists for their impressive proposals. The students are now tasked with a new challenge: crafting a 60-second video to explain their research to a general audience.

These videos, along with their written proposals, will be reviewed to determine the 10 Honorable Mentions and the 5 Finalists. The lucky finalists will vie for the ultimate prize: launching their experiment into space! We'll be announcing our 2025 Finalists and Honorable Mentions on Monday, May 19th!

_{We proudly present the 2025 Genes in Space Semifinalists:}

• Ambika Krishnamoorti (16) from Post Oak School in Houston, TX
• Arman Mahmud (17) and Anirudh Ankem (17) from International Academy in Bloomfield Hills, MI
• Catherine Giesen (17) from Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Houston, TX
• Conner Wang (14) from Polytechnic School in Pasadena, CA
• Daniel Syed (16) and Minjun Kim (18) from International Academy in Bloomfield Hills, MI
• Elizabeth Ben (15) from The Pierrepont School in Westport, CT
• Ethan Liaw (18) from William P. Clements High School in Sugar Land, TX
• Gafoor Khan (16) from Harmony School of Innovation in Dallas, TX
• Geethika Burugupally (17) from Lake Washington High School in Kirkland, WA
• Haolang (Jade) Tang (16) and Suraiya Hossain (17) from The Bronx High School of Science in Bronx, NY
• Justin Zhao (18) and James Zhang (17) from Jericho Senior High School in Jericho, NY
• Nandita Srikumar (16) and Nithya Natesan (17) from Solon High School in Solon, OH
• Naren Kumar (15) and Samuel Clemente (14) from Walton High School in Marietta, GA
• Nitya Johar (16) from Skyline High School in Sammamish, WA
• Paridhi Goel (15) and Srimuktha Lanka (15) from Lambert High School in Suwanee, GA
• Raymond Le (17) and Jacquelyn Phan (17) from Westminster High School in Westminster, CA
• Ronald Chen (18) and Tsz Hang Ko (17) from Stuyvesant High School in New York, NY
• Subiksha Srinivasan Vidya (17) from The Charter School of Wilmington in Wilmington, DE
• Tristan Le (17) and Helen Lin (17) from The Bronx High School of Science in Bronx, NY
• Xuyang Zhang (18) from American Heritage Schools in Plantation, FL

Congratulations! We are so excited to see these students' videos and hear them share their inspiring ideas in their own voices. Best of luck!