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Boston, MA - June 24 to 26, 2026

Boston, MA - June 24 to 26, 2026

20Jul

Shree Bose

Shree Bose

Shree Bose

Grand Prize Winner, 2011 Google Science Fair
Co-Founder, Piper

As an 18-year-old Shree Bose triumphed over 10,000 other competitors to become the grand prize winner of the first-ever Google Science Fair in 2011. For her winning research, Shree looked at the chemotherapy drug, cisplatin, that is commonly taken by women with ovarian cancer. The problem is that the cancer cells tend to grow resistant to cisplatin over time and Shree discovered a way to counteract that thus opening new avenues for research.

Shree is a graduate of Harvard University and is now enrolled in the M.D./ Ph.D. program at Duke University.

Dr. Mukesh K. Jain

Dr. Mukesh K. JainDean, Brown University School of MedicineA physician-scientist,…

KATALIN KARIKÓ, PH.D.

KATALIN KARIKÓ, PH.D.University of Pennsylvania, Adjunct Professor of Neurosurgery,  Perelman…

20Jul

Utkarsh Tandon

Utkarsh Tandon

Utkarsh Tandon

2017 Young Innovators to Watch Award, Consumer Electronics Show
2016 International BioGENEius Challenge Winner

Utkarsh Tandon is an aspiring computational biologist and machine learning researcher at Stanford University. After volunteering at a local Parkinson’s institute during the summer following 9th grade, Mr. Tandon founded OneRing, a medical device company that has created an intelligent monitoring ring to better track Parkinson’s motor symptoms. Throughout high school, he spent countless hours learning and applying state-of-the-art algorithms to model some of the most complex diseases. His work on identifying blood pressure signatures in retinal images of early-onset diabetic retinopathy patients won him the 2016 International BioGENEius Challenge.

Dr. Mukesh K. Jain

Dr. Mukesh K. JainDean, Brown University School of MedicineA physician-scientist,…

KATALIN KARIKÓ, PH.D.

KATALIN KARIKÓ, PH.D.University of Pennsylvania, Adjunct Professor of Neurosurgery,  Perelman…

20Jul

Anvita Gupta

Anvita Gupta

Anvita Gupta

2019 Johnson & Johnson Champions of Science Award Winner
2015 International BioGENEius Challenge Grand Prize Winner

Anvita Gupta is a scientist and entrepreneur who uses artificial intelligence (AI) to tackle problems in biotechnology and find treatments for life-threatening diseases like cancer. Ms. Gupta graduated from Stanford University in 2019 with a bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in computer science. In 2015, Ms. Gupta presented her research on AI for drug discovery to President Obama at the White House, where she was invited to join the president’s precision medicine initiative. Her research has been recognized by the Regeneron Science Talent Search, Siemens, and the International BioGENEius Challenge. She is passionate about inspiring women in STEM and in 2014 founded LITAS for Girls, an international nonprofit that was recognized globally in the Nature Innovating Science awards.

Dr. Mukesh K. Jain

Dr. Mukesh K. JainDean, Brown University School of MedicineA physician-scientist,…

KATALIN KARIKÓ, PH.D.

KATALIN KARIKÓ, PH.D.University of Pennsylvania, Adjunct Professor of Neurosurgery,  Perelman…

20Jul

Sajeev Kohli

Sajeev Kohli

Sajeev Kohli

2018 Grand Prize in Global Healthcare at the International BioGENEius Challenge

Sajeev Kohli is a senior at Harvard University from Waterloo, Ontario. He has been involved with university laboratory research since he was 13 years old and has won regional, national, and international awards for his work focusing on the implementation of a new nanoparticle- based drug carrier development pipeline for cancer treatment. He was invited to Parliament Hill in Ottawa by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council to showcase his research in person to the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, and the Minister of Science, Kirsty Duncan.

Dr. Mukesh K. Jain

Dr. Mukesh K. JainDean, Brown University School of MedicineA physician-scientist,…

KATALIN KARIKÓ, PH.D.

KATALIN KARIKÓ, PH.D.University of Pennsylvania, Adjunct Professor of Neurosurgery,  Perelman…

20Jul

Erin Smith

Erin Smith

2019 Forbes 30 Under 30
2018 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair Winner

Erin Smith learned early on to channel her endless curiosity into research. Her past projects have ranged from developing a clean oil-sand extraction method to investigating neuronal remodeling at the Weizmann Institute to determining visual attention strategies via eye tracking at Harvard Medical School. Most recently, she developed FacePrint, a tool to detect and monitor Parkinson’s disease using video technology and early-stage facial expression indicators. Ms. Smith is currently a freshman at Stanford University and was a Thiel Fellow before starting college. Her goal in life is to build the future of neurological and mental healthcare.

Dr. Mukesh K. Jain

Dr. Mukesh K. JainDean, Brown University School of MedicineA physician-scientist,…

KATALIN KARIKÓ, PH.D.

KATALIN KARIKÓ, PH.D.University of Pennsylvania, Adjunct Professor of Neurosurgery,  Perelman…

20Jul

Krithik Ramesh

Krithik Ramesh

2019 Gordon E. Moore Award Winner, International Science and Engineering Fair

Krithik Ramesh developed a real-time navigation system for spinal reconstruction surgery to guide surgeons using augmented reality and machine learning. He was named an “Innovator to Watch” by Smithsonian Magazine in 2020, Encyclopedia Britannica’s 20 under 40 Change Makers in Medicine, and was the Intel ISEF Gordon E. Moore recipient in 2019. Currently, he is working on developing a fetal cardiac diagnostics platform to better diagnose congenital heart disease in utero, and is researching to understand the learning gap between AI and humans.

His medical projects include working on a team that is developing a low-volume blood diagnostics system. Mr. Ramesh has also conducted research at Boeing looking at turbulence modeling of wing structures. He also enjoys applying his love for engineering in philanthropic ways: He started a nonprofit organization called the Empowering Rural India Foundation that provides sustainable energy solutions to impoverished schools. His most recent project was providing a school in rural India with solar panels to provide clean and reliable energy.

Dr. Mukesh K. Jain

Dr. Mukesh K. JainDean, Brown University School of MedicineA physician-scientist,…

KATALIN KARIKÓ, PH.D.

KATALIN KARIKÓ, PH.D.University of Pennsylvania, Adjunct Professor of Neurosurgery,  Perelman…

20Jul

Gitanjali Rao

Gitanjali Rao

2020 TIME Top Young Innovator
2019 Forbes 30 Under 30
2018 EPA Presidential Award
2017 Discovery 3M Young Scientist Challenge Winnerker Award for Basic Medical Research

Gitanjali Rao, 18 years old, is an inventor, an aspiring scientist, author, speaker and an active promoter of STEM around the world. She was recognized as America’s Top Young Scientist and was a recipient of an EPA Presidential award for her patented invention of an innovative lead contamination detection tool.

Gitanjali is also the inventor of “Epione”—a device for early diagnosis of prescription opioid addiction using genetic engineering, and “Kindly”—an anticyberbullying service using AI and Natural Language processing. She was honored as Forbes “30 Under 30 in Science” in 2019 and TIME’s “Top Young Innovator” and “TIME Kid of the Year” for her innovations and STEM workshops she conducts globally, which has inspired over 85,000 students in the last three years across 46 countries. Gitanjali is the author of the book “Young Innovator’s Guide to STEM”, available in 6 languages, which guides students, educators, or teachers through a selfdeveloped prescriptive 5 step innovation process.

She was appointed as a UNICEF Youth Advocate 2021 for using science for solving social problems such as cyber-bullying and developing solutions for environmental protection and recently received the Muhammed Ali Humanitarian and Martin Luther King Beloved Community award for her selfless service for the refugee camp students.

She is currently a freshman at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Ms. Rao was a Delegate to the 2019 Congress of Future Medical Leaders.

Dr. Mukesh K. Jain

Dr. Mukesh K. JainDean, Brown University School of MedicineA physician-scientist,…

KATALIN KARIKÓ, PH.D.

KATALIN KARIKÓ, PH.D.University of Pennsylvania, Adjunct Professor of Neurosurgery,  Perelman…

20Jul

James Allison, Ph.D.

James Allison, Ph.D.

2018 Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology
2017 Wolf Prize
2014 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences
Regental Professor and Chair, MD Anderson Cancer Center

James Allison, Ph.D., is a professor of immunology at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. Dr. Allison received the Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology for his discovery of a breakthrough therapy in the fight against cancer. By stimulating the inherent ability of our immune system to attack tumor cells Dr. Allison established an entirely new principle for cancer therapy. In 1994–1995, Dr. Allison studied a known protein that functions as a brake on the immune system. He realized the potential of releasing the brake and thereby unleashing our immune cells to attack tumors. He then developed this concept into a new approach for treating patients. His discoveries have led to new treatments for even the deadliest of cancers.

Dr. Mukesh K. Jain

Dr. Mukesh K. JainDean, Brown University School of MedicineA physician-scientist,…

KATALIN KARIKÓ, PH.D.

KATALIN KARIKÓ, PH.D.University of Pennsylvania, Adjunct Professor of Neurosurgery,  Perelman…

20Jul

Gary Kaplan, D.O.

Gary Kaplan, D.O.

Founder, Kaplan Center for Integrative Medicine
Chronic Pain and Illness Specialist

A pioneer and leader in integrative medicine, Dr. Kaplan is often regarded as the “physician of last resort.” He successfully treats patients from around the world who have run out of options and second opinions.

Dr. Kaplan is the founder and medical director of the Kaplan Center for Integrative Medicine and author of Total Recovery: A Revolutionary New Approach to Breaking the Cycle of Pain and Depression.

He is one of only 19 physicians in the country to be board-certified in both Family Medicine and Pain Medicine and is board-certified in Medical Acupuncture. He has been a consultant at NIH and from 2013–2018 served on the Advisory Committee to the Health and Human Services on ME/CFS.

A clinical associate professor in the Department of Community and Family Medicine at Georgetown University School of Medicine, Dr. Kaplan chaired a program on Autoimmune Encephalopathy of Infectious Etiology in conjunction with Georgetown in June 2019.

He is currently working on a book for patients and practitioners on the role of the immune system in chronic pain, depression, chronic fatigue syndrome, and post-treatment Lyme disease.

Dr. Mukesh K. Jain

Dr. Mukesh K. JainDean, Brown University School of MedicineA physician-scientist,…

KATALIN KARIKÓ, PH.D.

KATALIN KARIKÓ, PH.D.University of Pennsylvania, Adjunct Professor of Neurosurgery,  Perelman…

20Jul

J. Craig Venter, Ph.D.

J. Craig Venter, Ph.D.

J. Craig Venter, Ph.D.

2009 Presidential National Medal of Science
Decoded the Human Genome

Dr. Venter is regarded as one of the greatest scientists of the 21st century for decoding the human genome and thus changing the future of medicine. He leads the J. Craig Venter Institute, which is dedicated to human, microbial, plant, synthetic, and environmental genomic research and to the exploration of social and ethical issues in genomics. Dr. Venter is now focusing on genomic-driven solutions to address global needs such as new sources of energy, new food and nutritional products, and next-generation vaccines.

Dr. Mukesh K. Jain

Dr. Mukesh K. JainDean, Brown University School of MedicineA physician-scientist,…

KATALIN KARIKÓ, PH.D.

KATALIN KARIKÓ, PH.D.University of Pennsylvania, Adjunct Professor of Neurosurgery,  Perelman…