Harry Paul Heads to The White House

Port Washington’s own Harry Paul is heading to the White House.

The 18-year-old Schreiber High School graduate has accepted an invitation to present his science research on Monday at the 2015 White House Science Fair.

Paul will present his research on a new treatment for congenital scoliosis, a lateral curvature of the spinal column caused by in utero segmentation failures.

For Paul, the research is personal.

Born with congenital scoliosis, he has undergone dozens of operations to address his condition.

His research involves an implant for the treatment of congenital scoliosis that could reduce the number of procedures from more than a dozen to less than five for children needing surgical treatment.

Paul made headlines in June after winning a Best of Category award in Engineering: Materials and Bioengineering and the Innovation Exploration Award at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair 2014 for his project.

He aims to help children around the world who struggle with congenital scoliosis.

“I’m hoping that the treatment will be easier and better for the children, so they won’t have to go through the same ordeal that I went through,” he told CBS New York in June.

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