Celebrating Pride: Q&A with three inspiring LGBTQ+ scientists
In honor of Pride Month, we’re sharing the voices, experiences and achievements of three LGBTQ+ alumni of Society for Science programs. They share insights into their current work, how their identities have shaped their paths, and their advice for the next generation. Read on to hear directly from them about what Pride means in the context of their careers and communities.
Celebrating Pride: STS Alumna bridges mental health disparities in transgender youth
Regeneron Science Talent Search alumna Charlotte Rosario, 17, from Hillsborough, California, explored how gender identity and neurobiology intersect during adolescence…
Five Questions with Samvith Mahadevan, the winner of the $10K Lemelson Award for Invention in the 2024 Thermo Fisher JIC
Fourteen-year-old Samvith Mahadevan, currently an eighth grader at Canyon Vista Middle School in Austin, Texas, has lived much of his…
Five Questions with Gary Montelongo, the winner of the $10K Broadcom Coding with Commitment Award in the 2024 Thermo Fisher JIC
When Gary Montelongo, 14, of La Joya, Texas was growing up, his mother Nancy worked as a research teacher at…
Five Questions with Tyler Malkin, the winner of the 2024 $10,000 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Award for Health Advancement
It was when Tyler Malkin, 15, of Greenwich, Conn. was diagnosed with iodine deficiency that his journey into scientific research…
Sharing entrepreneurial insights at Regeneron ISEF 2025
Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (Regeneron ISEF), the world’s largest pre-collegiate STEM competition, welcomed over 1,600 finalists from more…
Young scientists confront the growing mental health crisis
Note: This blog includes references to depression and suicide, which some readers may find difficult. Mental health is an ongoing…
Five Questions with Tina Jin, winner of the top award of $25K at the 2024 Thermo Fisher JIC
Inspiration struck her one night at the dinner table. Tina Jin, then an eighth grader at The Harker School in…
75th Annual Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair awards teen scientists more than $9 Million
Adam Kovalčík, 19, receives $100,000 Top Award for his development of a medicine that can stop viruses from copying genes…
Regeneron ISEF brings the noise in the Buckeye State
The 75th Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair is officially underway in 2025! Nearly 1,700 finalists from more than 60…
From Pins to Pals: 2025 Regeneron ISEF finalists connect at the annual Pin Exchange Ceremony
The 75th Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair would not be complete if the annual pin exchange didn’t kick off…
Meet the Regeneron ISEF 2025 sponsors
On May 10, Society for Science will welcome more than 1,600 finalists representing nearly 70 countries, regions and territories to…