THEME: "Frontiers in Biotechnology and Bioengineering Research"
Oak Park and River Forest High School, United States.
Title: The Biophysical Characterization of Salt-Leached Poly-lactic Acid (PLA) Bioscaffolds Fabricated by Thermomolding
Jessica Li is a rising senior who has completed one year of independent research in acourse offered by Oak Park and River Forest High School in Oak Park, IL, United States. Sheplans to continue this work in the following year, and will pursue biomedical engineeringand medicine in higher education after graduation. Inspired by a family history and socialnetwork of organ failure patients, her interests include bioscaffold fabrication, tissueengineering, and healthcare accessibility.