6 Scarsdale High School Seniors Named Regeneron Scholars

SCARSDALE, NY — The Society for Science announced Tuesday the top 300 scholars in the Regeneron Science Talent Search 2023, and there were 32 students from 12 Westchester high schools on the list.

Of the 32, there were six from Scarsdale High School.

The local winners and their projects are:

• Cindy DeDianous, 17, Project Title: Alpha Retinal Ganglion Cell Dysfunction Precedes Vascular Dysfunction in a Mouse Model of Type 1 Diabetes
• Ali El Moselhy, 18, Project Title: Framework for Optimal Budget Allocation of HIV Intervention Policies
• Sameer Ullal Kini, 17, Project Title: Associations Between Pathophysiological Traits and Symptom Development in V30M and V122I Transthyretin Amyloidosis
• Bryan Shi, 17, Project Title: A Mutagenesis Study of the Parkinson’s Protein α-Synuclein Reveals An Unexpected Link Between Membrane Association and Serine-129 Phosphorylation
• Jaden Tepper, 17, Project Title: Creating a Novel Device To Improve the Evacuation of Subdural Hematomas
• Nicole Emma Zlotnikov, 18, Project Title: Asparagopsis taxiformis Reduces Methane Emissions and Alters Microbiome Composition in Organic Grazing Sheep

The Regeneron Science Talent Search is the nation's oldest and most prestigious science and math competition for high school seniors.

The scholars were selected from 1,949 applications received from 627 high schools across 48 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and four other countries.

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.

The 300 winners come from 194 American and international high schools in 35 states and China.

All scholars will be awarded $2,000 each, and their schools will be awarded $2,000 for each enrolled scholar.