Polygence Scholar2025
Nitya Kathiravan
Class of 2026Somerset, New Jersey
About
**Nitya Kathiravan** is a high school student at Rutgers Preparatory School. She is currently a research assistant for a post-doctoral fellow in analyzing social thermoregulatory behavior at New Jersey Medical School. Her research focus is the social determinants/factors that play a role in increasing or decreasing the development of neurological disease (specifically Alzheimer's). She is also a member of the American Red Cross's Regional Executive Board and has received awards for outstanding community service in this position. She is a member of the Tri-M National Honor Society for Choral music.Projects
- "The Role of Social Determinants on the Development of Alzheimer's" with mentor Molly (Jan. 19, 2025)
Project Portfolio
The Role of Social Determinants on the Development of Alzheimer's
Started Jan. 10, 2025
Abstract or project description
This form feels irrelevant because these sessions were added on the help the student finish her project. This reads like the forms for the first core project sessions.