New Jersey teen builds AI model to predict how tumors respond to chemotherapy

Mythreya Dharani’s achievements in the high school science research arena are few and far between. The Society for Science, which organizes the prestigious Regeneron Science Talent Search, announced that 18-year-old Mythreya from New Jersey developed an AI model to predict how individual tumors would respond to the chemotherapy drug cisplatin. His project placed him among the top 40 finalists in the 2026 Regeneron STS, an important step toward personalized cancer treatment.Mythreya’s research merges machine learning and genomic data to aid doctors in selecting optimal treatments for individual patients. This results in improved outcomes and the prevention of unnecessary side effects. His achievements shows how young individuals can address some of the world’s most critical challenges.A passion for precision medicineMythreya Dharani, a senior at Princeton High School in Princeton, N.J., developed a machine learning algorithm to analyze particle collision data for his Regeneron Science Talent Search physics project.