MCRO · 7 official subcategories7 个官方子类别
Microbiology
微生物学
The study of micro-organisms, including bacteria, viruses, fungi, prokaryotes, and simple eukaryotes as well as antimicrobial and antibiotic substances.
研究微生物，包括细菌、病毒、真菌、原核生物和简单真核生物，也包括抗微生物与抗生素类物质。
271
finalist projects入围项目
4.0%
of all finalists占全部入围
27.2%
grand-award rate大奖率
3.3%
first-place or above一等奖及以上
Window 2022-2026. 335 students. 18% of projects are teams.统计窗口 2022-2026。335 人次。团队项目占 18%。
Official Subcategories官方子类别
What belongs in this category这个类别收什么
- ANT抗微生物剂与抗生素Antimicrobials and AntibioticsStudies involving substances that kill or inhibit the growth of a microorganism.研究能够杀灭微生物或抑制其生长的物质。
- APL应用微生物学Applied MicrobiologyThe study of microorganisms having potential applications in human, animal or plant health.研究在人类、动物或植物健康方面具有潜在应用价值的微生物。
- BAC细菌学BacteriologyThe study of bacteria and bacterial diseases and the microorganisms responsible for causing a disease. This field focuses on ideas spanning a wide range of topics, from identification and characterization of bacteria, all the way to the development of effective vaccines to combat various types of bacteria.研究细菌、细菌性疾病及致病微生物。该领域涵盖从细菌的鉴定与表征，到针对各类细菌开发有效疫苗的广泛议题。
- ENV环境微生物学Environmental MicrobiologyStudies involving microbial interactions and processes within the environment. Air microbiology, soil microbiology and water microbiology as well as the study of biofilms would be included in this subcategory.研究环境中的微生物相互作用与过程，包括空气微生物学、土壤微生物学、水体微生物学，以及生物膜研究。
- GEN微生物遗传学Microbial GeneticsThe study of the genetics of microorganisms such as bacteria, archaea and some protozoa and fungi and their chromosomes, plasmids, transposons and phages. Studies can also include gene transfer systems such as transformation, conjugation and transduction.研究细菌、古菌以及部分原生生物和真菌等微生物的遗传学，涉及其染色体、质粒、转座子和噬菌体，也可包括转化、接合、转导等基因转移系统。
- VIR病毒学VirologyThe study of viruses – submicroscopic, parasitic particles of genetic material contained in a protein coat – and virus-like agents. Research in this subcategory may focus on the development and effectiveness of treatments for viruses, the development and life cycle of a particular virus, or how the immune system recognizes a virus and what stimulates immune responses.研究病毒——即包裹在蛋白质外壳中的亚显微寄生性遗传物质颗粒——以及类病毒因子。研究可聚焦于抗病毒治疗手段的开发与效果、某种病毒的发生与生命周期，或免疫系统如何识别病毒、什么因素激发免疫反应。
- OTH其他OtherStudies that cannot be assigned to one of the above subcategories. If the project involves multiple subcategories, the principal subcategory should be chosen instead of Other.无法归入上述任何子类别的研究。如果项目涉及多个子类别，应选择项目的主要子类别，而不是选择“其他”。
Judges are assigned by the subcategory you pick, so choose the primary one rather than "Other" where a project could sit in several. Source: Society for Science.评委是按你所选的子类别分配的，一个项目若能落入多个子类别，应选主要的那个，而不是「Other」。来源：Society for Science 官方。 Official page官方页面
Source discrepancy: The bullet list writes “Antimicrobial and Antibiotics”; the definition block and the rules book both write “Antimicrobials and Antibiotics”, which is used here.官方口径校勘：官网符号列表写作“Antimicrobial and Antibiotics”，释义段与规则手册均为“Antimicrobials and Antibiotics”；此处取后者。
The Numbers数据
Scale, trend and award rate规模、趋势与获奖率
Finalists per year逐年入围项目
Grand-award rate vs all tracks大奖率与全赛道对照
27.2%, Wilson 95% 22%–34%. Grey line: all-track 30.3%.27.2%，Wilson 95% 区间 22%–34%。灰线为全赛道 30.3%。
Grand-award tiers大奖层级分布
| Top award顶级大奖 | 0 |
| First一等 | 7 |
| Second二等 | 12 |
| Third三等 | 16 |
| Fourth四等 | 23 |
Special-award rate 13.6%; combined 33.3%.专项奖率 13.6%；合并口径 33.3%。
These tier counts exclude 2025, whose award text is missing from the official database. The award-winning projects listed below do include 2025, recovered from the grand-award press release, so the two will not add up.层级分布剔除了 2025 年——该年官方库缺奖项文本。下方的获奖作品清单则包含 2025 年（从大奖新闻稿补回），因此两处数字不会相等。
The gap from the all-track rate of 30.3% is not statistically significant (Fisher exact p = 0.361).与全赛道 30.3% 的差距不具统计显著性（Fisher 精确检验 p = 0.361）。
Who Competes Here谁在这个赛道
Countries and schools国家与学校
Top countries and regions入围最多的国家与地区
| Country / region国家/地区 | Projects项目 | Grand rate大奖率 | Won/eligible获奖/评奖 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 美国 | 220 | 24.7% | 43/174 |
| 波多黎各 | 9 | 12.5% | 1/8 |
| 中国大陆 | 7 | 66.7% | 4/6 |
| 韩国 | 5 | 66.7% | 2/3 |
| 巴西 | 5 | 0.0% | 0/3 |
| 澳大利亚 | 2 | 50.0% | 1/2 |
| 印度 | 2 | 0.0% | 0/1 |
| 卡塔尔 | 2 | 0.0% | 0/1 |
| 德国 | 2 | 100.0% | 2/2 |
| 巴基斯坦 | 2 | 50.0% | 1/2 |
| 丹麦 | 1 | 100.0% | 1/1 |
| 约旦 | 1 | 0.0% | 0/1 |
China in this track中国在该赛道
| Region地区 | Projects项目 | Grand rate大奖率 | Won/eligible获奖/评奖 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 大陆 | 7 | 66.7% | 4/6 |
| 澳门 | 1 | 0.0% | 0/1 |
| 台湾 | 1 | — | — |
Schools with the most finalists入围最多的学校
| School学校 | Projects项目 |
|---|---|
| Harvest Preparatory Academy | 6 |
| Plano East Senior High School | 4 |
| Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts | 4 |
| Brooklyn Technical High School | 4 |
| Wiregrass Ranch High School | 3 |
| All Saints Episcopal High School | 3 |
| Wilsonville High School | 3 |
| Commack High School | 3 |
| Hankinson Public School | 3 |
| Flasher High School | 3 |
Rates on fewer than roughly 40 eligible projects carry wide intervals — read them as magnitude, not ranking.评奖口径项目数不足约 40 的比率，置信区间很宽，只能当量级看，不能用于排名。
Award-Winning Projects获奖作品
First place and above, plus recent seconds一等奖及以上，附近两届二等奖
Titles as recorded in the official abstract database. Student names are not shown.标题按官方摘要库原文。不显示学生姓名。
First award一等奖8
- 2026加拿大Harnessing Inhibition of Efflux to Reverse Antifungal ResistanceRiverdale Collegiate Institute
- 2025美国A Novel Biological Treatment for Antibiotic-Resistant Vibrio Infections in AquacultureBaton Rouge Magnet High School
- 2024美国Year 2: A Novel Biodegradable Sorbent for Oil SpillsOrlando Science Schools · 2 special awards 项专项奖
- 2024美国A Bioinformatic Analysis of Foliar Fungal Endophytes in Litter DecompositionWoodbridge High School
- 2023美国Combating Pseudomonas Resistance: Cloning of the ampC Gene Encoding for Beta-Lactamase and Development of a Non-Toxic Allosteric Inhibitory Cocktail Therapy to Eradicate Pseudomonas aeruginosaPlano East Senior High School · 1 special awards 项专项奖
- 2023美国A Self-Disinfecting Nanomaterial for Future Space TravelWestview High School · 1 special awards 项专项奖
- 2023美国Biosynthetic Engineering of Novel Multifunctioning Electroactive Bacterial Cellulose-Carbon Nanotube Therapeutic Bandages for Rapid Clearance of Vancomycin-Intermediate Staphylococcus aureusPittsburgh Allderdice High School · 1 special awards 项专项奖
- 2022美国Computational Analysis of the Cystic Fibrosis Lung Microbiome and Development of a Non-Toxic Quorum Quenching Cocktail Therapy To Inhibit Multispecies Biofilm ProliferationPlano East Senior High School · 1 special awards 项专项奖
Second award二等奖5 (2025–2026 only)（仅列 2025–2026）
- 2026中国大陆A Nano-Chitin and HACC Multilayer System for Remediating Severely Eutrophic Waters via Oxygenation, Bacterial Inhibition, and Nutrient StabilizationShanghai Pinghe Bilingual School
- 2026美国Novel Identification of Probiotic-Bacteriophage Combination Therapy for Vibrio Coralliilyticus in AquacultureIsaac Bear Early College High School
- 2025美国Silent Signals: Boronic Acids Quench E. coli Quorum SensingPeachtree Ridge High School
- 2025美国Computational Design of Novel Small-Molecule Activators Targeting the AtlA Autolysin in Multi Drug-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus to Combat Antibiotic Resistance Through Internal Cell Death MechanismsEastlake High School
- 2025美国Paracoccus for Bioremediation: Optimizing Formate Dehydrogenase in Paracoccus denitrificans for Development of a Non-Toxic Bioremediation Strategy for Toxic C1 Compounds in WaterPlano East Senior High School
See all 271 projects in this track as a content map →把这个赛道的 271 个项目看成一张内容地图 →
15 candidate topics for Microbiology →微生物学 的 15 条候选课题 →
All 22 tracks →返回全部 22 个赛道 →
Full data analysis →完整数据分析 →