Pioneers in Science

By Virginia Prescott on Thursday, June 11, 2009.

The World Science Festival kicks off in New York today and runs through Sunday. Some of the brightest minds in science will discuss the latest developments in everything from astrophysics to neurology, and from biology to mathematics - lots of smart people, all working to unlock the deepest mysteries of the universe.

But one panel this afternoon specifically caught our eye, called Pioneers in Science. Two prominent scientists, Nobel laureate and cancer researcher Harold Varmus, and oceanographer and marine biologist Sylvia Earle, will share the stage with six high school science students. As the students prepare to enter the world of scientific research, we’ve asked two of the students to join us today.

Sala "Nibh" Uddin is a junior at Brooklyn International High School. And Shreya Amin is a senior at the Manhattan Center for Science and Math.

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