Miranda Do-Tran
1st Place
Science, Engineering & Mathematics, 2025
As I encountered conflicting evidence, I had to shift gears and seek a wider range of perspectives. Ultimately, my biggest takeaway is that uncertainty is not a weakness in research, but drives new discoveries forward.”
— Miranda Do-Tran
Midlife Hypertension and Dementia: The Shadow Link
Term paper for HDE 117: Longevity
Project Description
Do-Tran explores the link between midlife hypertension and dementia through clinician interviews and analysis of peer-reviewed journal articles, opinion pieces, and an Alzheimer’s documentary. She used the forward-backward citation method to map the field over time, examining both a study’s references (backward citation) and newer studies that cite it (forward citation) for highly cited pieces of research.
In Their Own Words
Read Miranda’s reflective essay (pdf) from their Lang Prize application.