Grace Church School

Projects 2024

RelaxSense

Outstanding High School Project

Gillian Booker, Chloe Katsiris, Arianna Antonio Juarez

RelaxSense is a discrete contraception detection device. This wearable biosensor bracelet monitors blood continually for changes in the hormone Relaxin, a peptide hormone produced by the corpus luteum. If the sensor detects an increase above the baseline levels, a notification will encourage users to see a doctor for further testing, thus cutting down on the number of days of unknown pregnancy.

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Instructors 2024

Chrissy Dilley is the science department chair and a veteran high school science teacher at Grace Church School in Manhattan. While she has taught biology, chemistry and environmental science throughout her career her most recent exploration has been in the field of Biodesign. After being included in the 2019 and 2020 Biodesign Challenge she decided to take a deep dive into the ways design thinking could be used as an approach to curricular design and as a tool in the classroom.