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East Meadow Senior Chosen for Prestigious Cold Spring Harbor Lab program

She will work with scientists at the laboratory on her own research project.

East Meadow High School senior Sonali Persaud has been selected to participate in the 2016-17 Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Partners for the Future program.

Partners for the Future provides high school seniors with an opportunity to experience biomedical exploration for seven months by conducting original research under the guidance of a scientist mentor at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. At the conclusion of the program, Persaud will present her research findings to an audience of science students, mentors, CSHL administrators, parents and teachers.

East Meadow High School research teacher Ginna Gabalski nominated Persaud for this opportunity during her junior year. Persaud became a finalist after expressing her academic goals, scientific aspirations and experiences related to medical research through an extensive interview.

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