Monday, January 20, 2025
Aafia Ahmed, a senior at Elmont Memorial High School, presented and discussed her work with professional cell biologists at the recent American Society for Cell Biology conference in San Diego from Dec. 14 to Dec. 18.
According to a news release about the event, Ahmed worked with her mentors at Albert Einstein College of Medicine for the past two years and has a first-author credit published in bioRxiv for her work. Her research was titled “JAK2/STAT3 signaling pathway mediates methylmercury-induced toxicity in a mouse astrocyte neuronal C8-D1A line.”
Cell Bio 2024 was the joint meeting of ASCB and European Molecular Biology Organization. According to the news release, the event showcased a diverse global community of the brightest minds in cell biology. The event focused on networking, presenting cutting-edge research and highlighting the latest findings in cell biology and emerging interdisciplinary topics.
“Aafia consistently pursues scientific research above and beyond what is required,” Elmont Memorial Science Research Coordinator Michelle Flannory said. “We are so proud that her abstract was selected for presentation at this event.”
