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2022 5-D National Scholars

Ellie Nghiem
Princeton High School, Princeton, NJ

I am a senior at Princeton High School. I have a strong passion for biology and biomedical science, and have enrolled in a summer Cancer Biology course with Brown University, and a Conservation Biology and Sustainability program with Columbia University. I am also a part of a 3-year research program at my school which I am currently experimenting with using cricket oil as an alternative base for oil paint. Additionally, I have a passion for service work and helping underserved communities. I work to provide free cleft lip surgeries for children around the world by fundraising and co-leading the Operation Smile Club, and I have created COVID-19 awareness booklets with hand-drawn illustrations and word games, which were distributed to local elementary schools during 2020-2021.

William Xi
The Willow School, New Orleans, LA

My name is William Xi and I am a senior at The Willows School in New Orleans, LA. I am very interested in pursuing a career in the healthcare field, and my goal is to become an anesthesiologist or pediatrician. At my school, I am the Founding President of HOSA, a member of the Varsity Cross Country team, the editor of our school magazine, and an active member of our Academic Games team. Outside of school, I enjoy playing piano, performing card tricks, writing, and playing competitive Pokémon (I led a team from Louisiana to a Top 8 finish at the Global Championships – and we were the last team from the US standing in the competition!)  

Nathan Wang
Torrey Pines High School, San Diego, CA

Nathan Wang is a sophomore at Torrey Pines High School in San Diego. He wants to go into biomedicine related fields, and loves to learn about it. If he were to choose a specific field in biomedicine, he’d probably choose neurology or cancer related fields. He also loves playing tennis and is on the TP team.

Faustina Ironkwe
Harmony School of Innovation, Sugar Land, TX

I am a current senior at Harmony School of Innovation and strives to be my best in and out of school. While engaging in a multitude of medical projects and research-related programs such as Project SEED, I actively volunteer in my local community and work in child care as part of my aspiration of being a physician who betters the lives of people around them. With this scholarship, I plan to fund my college education and pursue my career interests by interning at the Texas Medical Center, working as a Clinical Medical Assistant, and obtaining a bachelor’s degree in Neuroscience.

Runner-ups

Daniela Gonzalez, Princeton High School, NJ
Oluchuwku Ugorji, Harmony School of Innovation, Sugar Land, TX

Please visit the program page for current call-for-applications.

Published 12/20/2022

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