Mary Kay Inc. continued its commitment to supporting young women’s education through its participation in the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (Regeneron ISEF) in Columbus, Ohio. The company awarded ten grants totaling $10,000 to high school students with innovative projects. This year, Mary Kay selected ten students with projects that covered an array of important topics, including:
- Pragathi Kasani-Akula (GA, USA) Multi-Color Magneto-Fluorescent Nanoarchitectures for the Targeted Identification of Exosomes of Triple Negative Breast Cancer
- Grace Liu (NY, USA) Evaluating Gender Disparities Due to Decision-Making Under Uncertainty in Entrepreneurship: A Panel Data Analysis
- Alina Albeik (VA, USA) Implications of Resveratrol on Memory Retention in Dugesia tigrina
- Kaili Tseng and Leila Gheysar (CA, USA) Bombyx mori Antimicrobial Peptides: A Novel and Sustainable Catalyst for Cancer Cell Growth Inhibition and Death
- Elisabeth Fischermann and Tom Kressbach (Bavaria, Germany) On the Hunt for Free Radicals With a Blue Light Reaction
- Ela Doruk Korkmaz (Istanbul, Turkey) Investigation of Potential Anti-Cancer Impacts of Coffee Bean-Derived Exosomes Through Anti-Proliferative and Apoptosis Inducing Effects on Melanoma Skin Cancer Cells via Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Signaling Pathway
- Carolina de Araujo Pereira da Silva (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) Salinomycin as a Molecular Trojan Horse for Targeting Mn-Induced Malignancy in Aggressive Tumors
- Sofia Nunes (Maranhao, Brazil) Formulation of Low-Cost Artificial Skin for Cellular Regeneration and Severe Burns Treatment
- Margareth Ac-ac (Negros Oriental, Philippines) SKIMP: Artificial Intelligence- Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) Portable Skin Cancer Detection Device with Skin Cancer Notifier Python-Based Program
- Kamila Rotger-Costas and Miranda Sanz-Alvarez (Guaynabo and Caguas, Puerto Rico) EcoReishiFlex: An Innovative Sustainable Biodegradable Plastic Alternative Made from Ganoderma lucidum (Reishi Fungi) Polysaccharides
“The ingenuity, passion, and innovation demonstrated by these young STEM leaders are awe-inspiring,” said Carrissa Dowdy, Mary Kay Manager of Product Formulation. “Their work has the potential to transform industries, drive sustainable advancements and accelerate major breakthroughs in fields like cancer research, material science and environmental engineering. Mary Kay is proud to stand behind them as they shape the future of STEM.”
