Scarsdale Senior Among 40 Regeneron Contest Finalists

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — The 40 finalists in the Regeneron Science Talent Search 2023, the country’s oldest and most prestigious science and math competition for high school seniors, including one from Scarsdale

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Society for Science said the 2023 finalists were selected from more than 1,900 highly qualified entrants based on their projects' scientific rigor and their potential to become world-changing scientists and leaders. Finalists were selected by a national jury of professional scientists from a pool of 300 scholars, who were announced earlier this month.

Scarsdale High School senior Cindy DeDianous was selected to be a finalist for her project "Alpha Retinal Ganglion Cell Dysfunction Precedes Vascular Dysfunction in a Mouse Model of Type 1 Diabetes.”

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The other Hudson Valley finalists are:

• Ariella Maia Blackman (Harrison High School): "Developing a Model in situ Resource Utilization System for Oxygen-Sustaining Life Support and Launch Cost Reduction for Mars"
• Samantha Maya Milewicz (Byram Hills High School): "Selective Inhibition of Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 Attenuates Traumatic Brain Injury-Mediated Blood-Brain Barrier Disruption in a Novel Dynamic in vitro Model"
• Joseph Miguel Robertazzi (Ossining High School): "Migration and Magnetism: A Longitudinal Analysis Identifying the Relationship Between the South Atlantic Anomaly and Shifts in Migratory Bird Populations"

"Congratulations to an exceptional group of Regeneron Science Talent Search 2023 finalists," said George D. Yancopoulos, M.D., Ph.D., Co-founder, President and CSO of Regeneron, and a 1976 Science Talent Search finalist and top winner. "Inspiring and equipping the brightest minds to take on the world's most pressing issues is one of the most important ways we can ensure the scientific advancements necessary to better our society."

Finalists will participate in a week-long competition in March, during which they will undergo a rigorous judging process that goes beyond their own research to encompass other scientific disciplines and compete for more than $1.8 million in awards. They will also have the opportunity to interact with leading scientists and share their research during a virtual "Public Day" event on March 12.

Each finalist is awarded at least $25,000, and the top 10 awards will range from $40,000 to $250,000.

The 2023 finalists represent 34 schools across 14 states.

The top 10 Regeneron Science Talent Search 2023 winners will be announced during a live-streamed awards ceremony March 14.

The Regeneron Science Talent Search, a program of the Society for Science since 1942, is the country's oldest and most prestigious science and math competition for high school seniors. Every year, around 2,000 student entrants submit original research in critically important scientific fields of study and are judged by leading experts in their fields.