INTERNATIONAL YOUNG RESEARCHERS' CONFERENCE

​The International Young Researchers' Conference was founded in 2017 as a platform for high school students to share their research projects with the community. Since then, the organization has expanded to include not only research, but also community projects, global health narratives, case study competitions, and student-led programming. The IYRC is an independent public benefit incorporation in Japan, but we work with students from over twenty countries. Our program would not be possible without the generous support of our university partners, high school leaders, and reviewers.
Learn more through our main website

Past CONFERENCES

IYRC Fall 2022
November 12 - 13, 2022
IYRC Fall 2021
October 16 - 17, 2021
IYRC Spring 2021
March 27 - 28, 2021
IYRC 2020
September 19 -20, 2020
IYRC 2019
November 29 - 30, 2019
IYRC 2018
November 23 - 24, 2018

Past conferences' award winners

​BEST Social Sciences and Humanities Paper

IYRC FALL 2022
PARK, Nahyun
Korean Sign Language Classification via Convolutional Neural Network
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IYRC FALL 2021
WU, Xuetao
Perception of sexuality and gender identity in anime: How positive representations could be used to combat LGBTQ+ discrimination
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IYRC SPRING 2021
PESCARU, Hannah
A Cycle of Stress: a Study of Increased COVID-19 Exposure Through Body-focused Repetitive Behaviors

IYRC 2019
KARTCHNER, Emmalyn
The Short-Term Effects of Sugar on Self-Worth 

​Social Sciences and Humanities HONORABLE MENTION

IYRC FALL 2022
ZHU, Claire
Barriers and Challenges of Immigrant Women’s Access and Experience of Optimal Maternity Care: A Systemic Review
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IYRC FALL 2021
JUNG, Haebin
How Cram Schools Perpetuate the Cycle of Poverty in South Korea
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IYRC SPRING 2021
ESPINOSA, Ana
Health Inequity in the United States: A Systematic Review of The Limitations of the Latino Community in Accessing Health Services

IYRC 2019
LAM, Winston Jim
​Reduction in air pollution to build a sustainable
global society

​BEST STEM PRESENTATION

IYRC SPRING 2023
SUCHECKA, Paulina
How Promising Is Psilocybin Therapy for the Treatment of Depression and Anxiety? A Meta-Analysis of 4 Studies

IYRC FALL 2022
FUGATE, Melodi
Microplastics’ Effects Alone and with Imidacloprid and Cobalt in Apis mellifera

IYRC FALL 2021
SUN, Leo
Climate change and allergic respiratory disease: an overview of effects on children's health

IYRC SPRING 2021
KUMAR, Shailesh Senthil 
Fabrication of a Microfluidic Tumor-on-a-Chip Model for Personalized Cancer Therapy

IYRC 2019
AGARWALA, Yuki
​The Effect of Rising Global Temperatures on
Methanogenic Archaea in the Arctic Permafrost

STEM HONORABLE MENTION

IYRC SPRING 2023
Lee, Jeesung
Vehicle-Mounted Real-Time Animal Detection System for Preventing Roadkill​
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IYRC FALL 2022
COSKUN, Busra
The Analysis of CD4/CD8 Ratios in High and Low Hierarchy Sows

IYRC FALL 2021
WUN, Jonathan
Perception of sexuality and gender identity in anime: How positive representations could be used to combat LGBTQ+ discrimination

IYRC SPRING 2021
LIANG, Arthur
Development of an Aptamer-Gold Nanoparticle Assay for Field Use in Informing “DIY- HRT”

IYRC 2019
BASS, David
​Comparative Analysis of IMUs and Motion
Detecting Technology for Measuring Patients’
Lumbar and Cervical Spines’ Range of Motion

OTHER CATEGORIES

BEST HEALTH NARRATIVE
IYRC FALL 2022
HASSEN, Sophia
Same Disease, Different Reality

HEALTH NARRATIVE HONORABLE MENTION
IYRC FALL 2022
STEIN, Tammi
My Personal Journey with OCD


CASE STUDY COMPETITION WINNERS
IYRC FALL 2021
1st PLACE - TEAM S
The Financial and Psychological Barriers to Senior Care
Shani Getz, Anita Osuri, Reeya Sannake

2nd PLACE - TEAM O
Trying to Lower the Cost of Healthcare: Why are We Getting Nowhere
Xuetao Wu, Kevin Zhang

3rd PLACE
Barriers of Psychiatric Care
Kristen Chun, Saia Kalash, Ella (Tae Eun) Kim

4th PLACE 
The Inequality of Vaccination
Audrey Czarnecki, Tracey Maina, Safia Syed