Rayna Malhotra
Program Host - Youth MediaRayna Malhotra, host of Teen Scientist on WDIY aims to bring listeners groundbreaking innovation in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, entirely from a teenage perspective. She is a junior at Moravian Academy in Bethlehem and wants to pursue a career in pharmacology research and drug development.
Her research regarding gene therapies for cardiovascular tissue repair has been presented and recognized at the national and international level. Rayna is the creator of the "On the Web" program for senior veterans at the VA, participates in St. Luke's youth volunteer program, is president of Synapse Global Science Connections, and of her school's Engineering in Medicine & Biology Organization. Rayna's hobbies and interests include photography, playing the flute, and reading classic literature.
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Rayna Malhotra talks with Dr. Ranju Gupta and Dr. Allison Jordan about their work, as well as how their personal experiences have shaped their professional approaches to working in the field of health care and medicine. -
Rayna Malhotra welcomes Michelle Kagramian, a young researcher and student, who shares her personal story about living with FSHD, a type of muscular dystrophy, and doing research based on her disability that could be used as a treatment.
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Rayna Malhotra welcomes Dr. Mark Saltzman, a biomedical engineering professor at Yale University for a conversation about tissue engineering, nanomaterials, gene editing, and his own journey and experiences with research.
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Rayna Malhotra welcomes Emily Alemán, a young Puerto Rican researcher and high school student focused on studying and cataloguing exoplanets.
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Rayna Malhotra welcomes Alex Ming-Hao Lee to talk about his research experience, competing at the ISEF science fair, and more.
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On this episode of Teen Scientist, Rayna Malhotra welcomes Jason Wang, a senior at Brentwood High School in Tennessee and 2023 Regeneron Science Talent Search Finalist.
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Rayna Malhotra speaks with Osirumiji Ihude, a teenage student, researcher, climate activist and space enthusiast from Zimbabwe.
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On this episode of Teen Scientist, Rayna Malhotra welcomes Tamas J. Laufer, a Hungarian student studying biochemical engineering at University College London.
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Rayna Malhotra speaks with St. Jude's Kate Ayers about their STEMM and research educational programs, and also chats with St. Jude's President and CEO Dr. James Downing about the hospital's work in genomics.
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Rayna Malhotra welcomes Elizabeth Nyamwange, a high school senior from Illinois who is combining computer programming with a focus on gender equity, equality and sociology.
