Name: Melissa Du
Hometown: Durham
School: North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics
Grade: 12
Project Title: A Versatile Stochastic Population Dynamics Model of Antibiotic Resistance, Tolerance, and Persistence
Period of work: 1 year; around 7 hours/wk
Location of research: North Carolina School of Science and Math
Mentors: Dr. Amy Sheck – Research in Biology Instructor at NCSSM
Dr. Kim Monahan – Summer GLAXO Biology Research Program
Vipul Vaccharajani and Dr. Robert Gotwals – provided guidance on theoretical and computational research
Category of Research:
- Computer Science
- Biomedical Science
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology