Congratulations to senior Aafia Ahmed for being selected as a semifinalist in the Regeneron Science Talent Search 2025, a prestigious science and math research competition. Ahmed was among 300 scholars nationwide and 49 on Long Island selected for this honor.
The scholars were chosen based on their outstanding research, leadership skills, community involvement, commitment to academics, creativity in asking scientific questions and exceptional promise as STEM leaders demonstrated through the submission of their original, independent research projects, essays and recommendations.
Aafia’s project is titled, “JAK2/STAT3 signaling pathway mediates methylmercury toxicity in mouse astrocyte neuronal C8-D1A cell line.”
The scholars and their schools will each be awarded $2,000. The top 40 finalists will be announced on Jan. 23.