A Bit About Me
Claire Xu is committed to research impact. Inspired by her research internship experience at the Stanford Neurology Lab, she dived deeper into computational neuroscience to discover the non-invasive blood-based marker gene panels for early Alzheimer's disease. Her research won the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) Special Award 1st Place, Computational Biology and Bioinformatics 3rd Place, Regeneron Biomedical Science Award, and the Grand Prize for the Best of Championship Biological Sciences.
She was honored with the Most Promising Young Scientist Award. In a TEDx Talk, Claire shared her practices to manage stress and gain control in the rapid swirl of the tech world by being a tech creator instead of a consumer.
Claire Xu is a strong advocate for transforming research innovations into tangible solutions with real-world impact. One of her notable projects involves pioneering a groundbreaking system aimed at training socio-emotional skills in autistic children using computer vision. Her research yielded compelling results, with three out of four participant subtypes from 15 cities of 4 countries demonstrating statistically significant improvement, a testament to her innovative approach and dedication to addressing pressing societal needs.
In another remarkable venture, Claire and her partner innovated sustainable vegan leather from 100% biodegradable materials. Her efforts earned her recognition, including the National 2nd Place of Engineering at the 2023 Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge, as well as being named a National Top 30 Finalist.
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Driven by her passion for knowledge-sharing and collaboration, she’s eager to engage with like-minded researchers and enthusiasts to amplify the impact of research innovations.
Research Experience
April 2025
August 2024 - March 2025
January 2025
August 2024
June - July 2024
June 2024
July 2023 - March 2024
July 2022 - October 2023
Research:
Epigenetic Modifications On Neuronal Vulnerability To Tau Oligomerization In Alzheimer's Disease
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Global Tau Conference Fellowship
Research:
Non-Invasive Blood-Based Early Alzheimer’s Detection
Using Sex-Specific Brain-Blood Graph Reinforcement Learning
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Regeneron Biomedical Science Award
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Grand Prize: Best of Championship Biological Sciences
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International Science & Engineering Fair Finalist
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Robby Beyers Innovative Solution Award
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Research Showcase at
IEEE Rising Stars Conference project showcase
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As president of SV Young Scholars, led a team of 3 young scholars
TEDx Speach
Gen Z’s Path to Creativity in the Fast-Evolving Tech World
Stanford Research Internship
Neurology and Neurological Science Lab on Neurodegeneration
Research: The Future of Fashion and Functionality - Transforming Produce Waste and Lignocellulosic Fibers into Sustainable Vegan Leather
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Genius Olympiad Finalist Acceptance
Research
AI Co-pilot to provide Socio-Emotional Training for Autistic Children with Mental Health Digital Twin
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46 experiment subjects from 13 cities and 4 countries
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3 out of 4 sub-cohorts reached statistically significant improvement
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​ACM AI seminar with live YouTube
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Awarded 2nd place in the Alamada County Science and Engineering Fair
Research:
Transforming Produce Waste and Lignocellulosic Fibers into Sustainable Vegan Leather
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National 2nd Place of Engineering of Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge
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Awarded Most Promising Young Scientist
Presented at Global Tau Conference, April 24-25, 2025
Outside of
Research
