Anika Chebrolu - Young Scientist

[ShruteSastry]

While most 14-year-olds are just finishing up junior high, Texan Anika Chebrolu was submitting her award-winning research for a potential cure for COVID-19.

The eighth grader from Nelson Middle School in Frisco won the prestigious 3M Young Scientist Challenge award along with $25,000 for her research in developing a possible cure for the novel coronavirus.

"Anika used in-silico methodology for drug discovery to find a molecule that can selectively bind to the Spike protein of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in an attempt to find a cure for the COVID-19 pandemic," 3M Young Scientist Lab reported on their website. 

In a video interview with Judy Shaw of the New York Stock Exchange, Chebrolu said, "I'm excited, still trying to process everything."

According to 3M, Chebrolu initially started out researching effective cures for influenza after coming down with a severe case of it last year, but her scope of work soon changed when the pandemic hit.

"With the help of my mentor Dr. Mahfuza Ali, I switched topics and targeted the SARS-CoV-2 virus because of the immense impact it's made in the world in less than a year," Chebrolu told Shaw.

"Being a scientist, I know what it takes to work on a scientific project, and beyond her age, that work Anika did is amazing," Dr. Ali said in the interview. "Her enthusiasm, her tenacity, it was amazing."

[Boomer]

Keep it up kiddo..,nice

[MiryalgudaMaruthiRao]

manaollena ani @Boomer asking

[Boomer]

Just now, MiryalgudaMaruthiRao said:

manaollena ani @Boomer asking

Evarithe enti.. telugus moreover Indians ,I'm happy

[Spartan]

future kuda manolle (desi)  ana maata..

[reality]

Proud of her.

Arey janitor desi tech workers... idhi ra ma desi galla sathha.

Trump gadi maaya lo padi, don’t ever self deprecate yourselves. Now don’t ask her go back to her country.

 

[zarathustra]

kikku ra

[Anais_nin]

27 minutes ago, Boomer said:

Keep it up kiddo..,nice

Hey boomer

her mentor was a muslim..

now you will change your opinion ....lol

[Boomer]

Just now, Anais_nin said:

Hey boomer

her mentor was a muslim..

now you will change your opinion ....lol

No 

[raaajaaa]

Keep it up kanna 
god bless you ra

[manadonga]

nenu ade school area lo house kosam chustunna 

[sri_india]

This is finalist list for 2020 , out of 10 , 7 members indian origin valleee   

 

 

• Laasya Acharya | Mason, OH | Mason Middle School | Mason City School District
• Xavier Baquero-Iglesias | Naples, FL | Community School of Naples | Collier County Public Schools
• Anika Chebrolu | Frisco, TX | Nelson Middle School | Frisco Independent School District
• Rithvik Ijju | Englewood, CO | Challenge School | Cherry Creek School District
• Ekansh Mittal | Beaverton, OR | Meadow Park Middle School | Beaverton School District
• Harsha Pillarisetti | San Ramon, CA | Windemere Ranch Middle School | San Ramon Valley Unified School District
• Samhita Pokkunuri | Old Bridge, NJ | Carl Sandburg Middle School | Old Bridge Township School District
• Samvrit Rao | Ashburn, VA | Stone Hill Middle School | Loudoun County Public School District
• Kyle Tianshi | San Diego, CA | The Cambridge School | Private School
• Sophia Weiner | Rockledge, FL | Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy | Private School

 

 

 

[sri_india]

2 minutes ago, manadonga said:

nenu ade school area lo house kosam chustunna 

aaa school ki inka full demand antav 

[mustang302]

Wow..super super..👏👏

[Spartan]

• Harsha Pillarisetti | San Ramon, CA | Windemere Ranch Middle School | San Ramon Valley Unified School District

super school idi....cricket ade vallam appatlo..

still doing but covid valla stopped.