Neil Kamlesh Mehta

Mehta, from Jericho Senior High School in Jericho of New York did a project on the topic, “Co-restoration of Type III Nrg1 back signaling through depolarization: Implications for schizophrenia.” He conducted studies on the transformation of protein type III Nrg 1 which is linked to schizophrenia and how a new tool known as Optogenetics can be used to restore the defects present. "The idea for my project, came from my Intel International Science and Engineering Fair 2011 project, where I was actually partners with Savina Kim, another Intel finalist this year from Commack.”,” Mehta told the Syosset Jericho Tribune. He intends to take up neuroscience in college and choose a career in either neurobiological research or neurosurgery.