Rayna Malhotra
Program Host - Youth MediaRayna Malhotra, host of Teen Scientist on WDIY aims to bring listeners groundbreaking innovation in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathmatics entirely from a teenage perspective. She is a Freshman at Moravian Academy in Bethlehem and wants to pursue a career with finance or STEM fields. Rayna plays flute, is a creator of the “On the Web” program for veterans at the VA, participates in St. Luke’s youth volunteer program, and regularly conducts scientific research. Rayna’s hobbies and interests include traveling , participating in community service, playing field hockey, and reading classic literature.
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Rayna Malhotra welcomes two professors from Lehigh University to the program: Ben Felzer, Professor of Environmental Science and Breena Holland, Associate Professor of Political Science and the Environmental Initiative. -
Rayna Malhotra welcomes Dr. Jean-Pierre Issa, President and CEO of the Coriell Institute for Medical Research in Camden, New Jersey. They discuss the nonprofit research center's work on the study of the human genome, including epigenetics.
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Rayna Malhotra speaks with renowned psychologist and behavioral geneticist Dr. Nancy Segal about her groundbreaking work on the study of twins and triplets, and her new book Deliberated Divided: Inside the Controversial Study of Twins and Triplets Adopted Apart.
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Rayna Malhotra presents the road to the International Science Talent Search Finals through conversations with Victor and Brandon Cai, Okezue Bell, Maryam Abdel Azim and Raina Bandekar.
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Rayna Malhotra brings the listeners a special episode from the studios of WeatherTrends360, sitting down with CEO "Captain" Bill Kirk on the "starship" to talk about his long-standing interest in weather, as well as his path to embrace STEM and create a leading weather prediction service.
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Rayna Malhotra presents an exciting STEM story that comes directly from the Lehigh Valley. She welcomes Parkland High School senior Victor Cai, a Top 40 Finalist in the 81st Regeneron Science Talent Search, and they talk about the cutting-edge technology he is developing in his kitchen.
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Rayna Malhotra welcomes Soleei Guasp from Durfee High School in Fall River, Mass. to talk about her research at the Broad Institute, using CRISPR gene editing to develop treatments that overcome a cancer patient's resistance to immunotherapy, and also discuss the ethical questions that surround this biotechnology.
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Rayna Malhotra brings listeners a STEM-focused program, speaking with Lehigh University professor Dr. Hyunok Choi and undergraduate student Emily Grace about asthma research, as well as Moravian Academy student Mikail Jaffer about his projects to battle COVID-19 and other diseases.
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Sunday is the 27th Annual Philadelphia Marathon, which attracts thousands of runners from around the country and the world to compete in one of the top 10 marathon courses in the nation. Right here in the Lehigh Valley, a 16-year-old from Emmaus High School will be participating in his very first marathon.
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Host Rayna Malhotra speaks with Professor Anand Ramamurthi, chair of the Department of Bioengineering at Lehigh University about his research in Elastic Matrix Regenerative Repair, its significance and application in tissue regeneration, advice for aspiring STEM professionals, and more.
