TRIP Explore 2025 Session 1

Kenzy Ahmed

Kenzy Ahmed joined TRIP as a senior at Northeast High School. Originally from Egypt, Kenzy enjoys knitting, painting, and sculpting in her free time. She has a strong passion for biology, especially epigenetics, and is curious about how environmental factors can shape behavior—an interest that also connects to her love for psychology. Her fascination with gene regulation and behavior led her to explore how light exposure and herbal supplements influence biological rhythms and anxiety. For her TRIP project, she studied the effects of constant darkness and the drug Rhodiola on fly circadian rhythm and anxiety.

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Saanvi Devabhakthuni

Saanvi Devabhakthuni joined TRIP as a sophomore at Downingtown East High School. Saanvi enjoys listening to music, going to concerts, and spending time with her family and friends. In school, her favorite subjects are math and science. For her TRIP project, she explored the impact of alpha-lipoic acid and a high sugar diet on fertility, anxiety, and activity.

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Duru Develioglu

Duru Develioglu joined TRIP as a junior at Lawrenceville. Her favorite classes are science and math but outside of academics she loves playing basketball and rowing! She also enjoys going on runs with her dog, Dante, and while working can always be found listening to music. Duru has a passion for medicine, specifically neurology and her personal experiences have motivated her to learn more about the brain and its functions. For her TRIP project, she studied how Ginkgo Biloba and head trauma affect the fertility, mobility, and anxiety of flies.

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Delina Gebremichael

Delina Gebremichael joined TRIP as a senior at Ridley High School. She loves rainy weather, binge-watching shows, and reading classic literature. She also spends her time as a caregiver for a family member, which has strengthened her appreciation for medicine and the importance of provider-patient communication. This led to her interest in studying how external factors influence health and her desire to gain lab experience alongside developing problem-solving skills in a diverse environment. For her TRIP project, she sought to determine whether fenugreek can counteract the negative effects of a high sugar diet on fruit fly mobility.

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Samantha Nauen

Samantha “Sammy” Nauen joined TRIP as a sophomore at Abington Friends School. Sammy enjoys sailing and while her favorite class in school is science, she is also a passionate humanities student. Her interest in biomedical research began freshman year when she took a biology course and had her first experiences with lab work. This interest was deepened by her personal experiences with celiac disease, and she is curious about how gut health can affect both the mind and the body. This was one of the reasons why for her TRIP project, Sammy chose to test how intestinal inflammation affects anxiety and if diet can have a protective effect.

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Maahi Patel

Maahi Patel joined TRIP as a junior at Burlington Township High School. Maahi has a gigantic passion for reading and writing and usually spends her time catching up on the latest books. When she is not reading, Maahi is taking AP science classes in her school to build her biology and chemistry knowledge to the fullest extent. Additionally, Maahi volunteers at hospitals and her local EMT station in hopes of obtaining her EMT license. In the TRIP program, Maahi researched about the effects of head trauma and Vitamin E on the fertility, anxiety, and motility of fruit flies.

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Noah Perot

Noah Perot joined TRIP as a senior at Friends’ Central School. When not at TRIP, Noah loves to run, drink jasmine tea, and lead his school’s Philosophy Club and Health Club. He has been fascinated by science since he was a kid, and is considering a career in biotechnology. For his project, Noah researched the effects of constant darkness and valerian on motility, anxiety, and female fertility in fruit flies.
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Saanvi Singh

Saanvi Singh joined TRIP@FCCC’25 as a junior at Garnet Valley High School. Saanvi is passionate about global health, medical equity, and using science to serve underrepresented communities. Outside the lab she leads her school’s Red Cross Club, practices Indian classical dance (Kathak), and enjoys volunteering at her local hospital to support patient care. For her TRIP project, she investigated whether melatonin can reduce the behavioral and reproductive effects of head trauma.

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TRIP Explore 2025 Session 2

Eleazar Annamdevula

Eleazar Annamdevula joined TRIP@FCCC’25 as a sophomore at Biotechnology High School. In his free time, he loves to swim, read adventure books, and take care of his siblings. Eleazar loves the biological sciences and is interested in pursuing a career in medicine. For his TRIP project, he tested the effect of milk thistle on the behavior of fruit flies with intestinal inflammation.

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Carolina Gondo

Carolina Gondo joined TRIP as a rising junior at Hunterdon Central Regional High School. A passionate music enthusiast, some of her favorite artists include Jeff Buckley, Adrianne Lenker, and Bob Dylan. Carolina is deeply interested in biochemistry and biology, with AP Biology standing out as her favorite class to date. For her TRIP project, she investigated the effects of a high-sugar diet and red clover on fruit flies. She thoroughly enjoyed the hands-on lab experience and valued the opportunity to collaborate alongside like-minded peers.

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Aniketh Gudi

Aniketh Gudi joined TRIP@FCCC’25 as a sophomore at Conestoga High School. Aniketh has been a huge fan of science since he was a little kid and wishes to pursue a career in medicine. In his free time, he likes to play games and talk to his friends. For his TRIP project, he tested the impact of a high sugar diet on fruit fly behavior and whether diet can have a protective effect.
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Kashvi Gupta

Kashvi Gupta joined TRIP@FCCC’25 as a senior at Garnet Valley High School. She enjoys participating in FTC robotics, designing hands-on science projects, and exploring new places with her family. Her interest in chemistry and neuroscience comes from a curiosity about how natural substances can impact brain function. For her TRIP project, she investigated whether Rhodiola can reduce the impact of head trauma on fruit flies.
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​Elaine Hu

​Elaine Hu joined Summer TRIP as a rising senior at Downingtown STEM Academy. Elaine enjoys paddleboarding, fishing, and spending time with her friends and family. She has played both piano and flute for over a decade and is passionate about orchestra. In the future, she hopes to explore neuroscience and psychiatry and potentially explore the intersection between healthcare and computer science. For her TRIP project, she explored the restorative effects of ginkgo biloba, an antioxidant, on traumatic brain injury in fruit flies.
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​Neava Jagtap

​Neava Jagtap joined TRIP as a rising senior at Great Valley High School. Neava loves playing tennis, trying new cuisines, traveling the world, and creating art. In school, Neava’s favorite classes are biology, psychology, and English because they help her deepen her understanding of the world around her. Outside of school, Neava is passionate about research and advocating for the ill and elderly. For her TRIP project, she investigated the gut-brain axis by studying the effects of intestinal inflammation on fruit fly behavior, and whether licorice could be used to mitigate any such effects.

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​Isabella Javadi
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​Isabella Javadi joined TRIP as a senior at West Deptford High School. Isabella loves spending her time at the beach, going for runs, and shopping. In school, her favorite subject is science - even after taking both AP Biology and AP Physics in one year. This interest in science and a curiosity for the research field led her to TRIP. For her TRIP project, she tested the impact of valerian and disrupted circadian rhythm in fruit fly behavior.

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Simran Kamal-Bahl
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Simran Kamal-Bahl joined the 2025 Summer TRIP as an incoming sophomore at Germantown Academy. She loves dance, music, and playing tennis. Simran also enjoys exploring and cooking dishes from various cuisines, which combined with her passion for science, sparked her interest in how diet impacts health. For her TRIP project, she investigated how a high-sugar diet impacts adult fly behavior and whether cinnamon can counteract its effect.
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Laasyakrishna (Laasya) Malneedi

Laasya Malneedi joined TRIP as a sophomore at Spring-Ford High School. She loves traveling, volunteering, and spending time with family and friends. Laasya also loves challenging herself academically, and is actively involved in Honors Society, Science Research, and DECA. She enjoys working in the lab and has a strong interest in research with aspirations for a career in the science field. For her TRIP experiment, she tested the effects of disrupted circadian rhythms and melatonin supplementation on fly behavior (activity, fertility, and anxiety).

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