Aparna K. Paul

Aparna K. Paul (she/her) is Director of Communications at Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø. As editor of the Society's blog, she contributes to blog strategy, oversees two writers and writes pieces as well. As a media relations lead for all of the Society's programs, she has a demonstrated history of securing impactful media coverage resulting in national stories in numerous top-tier news outlets including Smithsonian Magazine, The New York Times, Inside Edition, The Washington Post, Forbes, NPR, Business Insider, Stat and many more. She has a background in editing, writing, media relations and communications from a number of organizations, including the Society for Neuroscience; the Journal of Neuroscience; Anna Schuleit, Artist & MacArthur fellow and Kortenhaus Communications, a boutique public relations agency in Boston. Before entering the non-profit sector, Aparna worked as a book editor in the publishing industry. Aparna obtained her B.A. in English Literature & Cultural Studies, Business Administration and a minor in Sociology from Bryant College, with a full academic scholarship, and focused her studies on a science curriculum at The University of Pennsylvania.

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Finalists from the 2025 Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge
Camila Isabel Gonzalez-Thompson, 2025 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Award for Health Advancement Award Winner at Thermo Fisher JIC.
ISEF 2025: Cory Seelenfreund, 17, of New Rochelle, New York, received the $10,000 Peggy Scripps Award for Science Communication for his study of the relevance of memory in the Prisoner’s Dilemma.
ISEF 2025: Benjamin Davis, $75,000 Regeneron Young Scientist Award
ISEF 2025: Adam KovalÄík, first place $100,000 George D. Yancopoulos Innovator Award
Top winner of the Thermo Fisher JIC 2025, Miles Wu
Students cheering at Regeneron ISEF
Rivka Lipkovitz placed fifth in the Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø 2025 competition.
2026 Science Talent Search Finalist: Colin Chu
2026 Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø finalist, Celine Zhang
2026 Science Talent Search Finalist:
Regeneron Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø 2025 Finalist Logan Lee receiving his 4th Place Award on stage with Maya Ajmera of Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø, George Yancopoulos of Regeneron, and Jason Valentine, Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø Judging Chair.