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AURA Wins NASA Space Apps Houston 2025 Award and Becomes a Global Nominee

AURA team collaborating at the NASA International Space Apps Challenge Houston 2025

Achievement year: 2025  |  News coverage: January 22, 2026

Houston Award Winner • Global Nominee

AURA (AI Unified Research Atlas) earned a Houston 2025 award at the NASA International Space Apps Challenge and was selected as a Global Nominee, placing the project among the top 5% of teams worldwide.

The AI-powered platform makes NASA’s space life-science research easier to explore, turning more than 200,000 pages of research into accessible information for students, educators, and researchers.

Celebrating Myreen Ahsan & Ashley Jiang

Myreen Ahsan and Ashley Jiang were among the youth innovators on the award-winning AURA team, contributing to a collaboration that earned Houston recognition and a Global Nominee designation. The team also included student Abyaz Bhuiyan, alongside UTHealth Houston collaborators Xiaoqian Jiang, PhD, and Carlos Jaimes Garcia.

As a Global Nominee, AURA advanced from local recognition to international evaluation. This achievement celebrates both the Houston award and the team’s global nomination.

Read the UTHealth Houston news article by Kenny Bybee, published January 22, 2026.

Behind the Achievement

Team collaboration during the NASA Space Apps Challenge
Team collaboration during the NASA Space Apps Challenge
Team members developing ideas at a whiteboard
Team members developing ideas at a whiteboard
The team discussing research and project ideas
The team discussing research and project ideas
Team members working during NASA Space Apps Challenge preparation
Team members working during NASA Space Apps Challenge preparation

Houston Recognition Announcement

Supplied Houston NASA Space Apps recognition announcement featuring AI MED AURA
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