Next generation of scientific leaders awarded more than $7 Million at the 2026 Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair

Hikaru Kuribayashi, 17, receives $100,000 Top Award for his creation of a simulation program to understand complex folding at the…
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Ocasio-Cortez presenting her research to ISEF judges in 2007. Her project focused on the effects of antioxidants on longevity. Speaking of Ocasio-Cortez in a New York Times interview, her high school science teacher Michael Bluegrass said, “She was interested in research to help people in all areas, including developing nations, not just for the people with money.”

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