Garden City Student Named Intel Semifinalist

A Garden City High School student was among 43 Long Island high school seniors named semifinalists in the prestigious Intel Science Talent Search.

Garden City’s Brandon Choi, 17, got the news on Wednesday that he was in an elite pool of 300 students nationwide to be selected as semifinalists.

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From this pool, 40 finalists are then invited to Washington, D.C,. in March to participate in final judging, display their work to the public, meet with notable scientists, and compete for three top awards of $150,000 each.

Choi’s research project is entitled “Berberine, a Natural Product, in Conjunction with Salicin, an Extract of Willow Bark, and Glycine, an Amino Acid, Attenuate the Effects of Lipopolysaccharides on Immune Cells.”

Congrats, Brandon!

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