Ossining Senior Is Finalist for National Neuroscience Award

Ossining High School senior Sabrina Piccirillo-Stosser is one of 12 national finalists for the 2019 Neuroscience Research Prize, which is sponsored by the American Academy of Neurology and the Child Neurology Society.

Sabrina, who is in the OHS Science Research Program, has spent the past two years investigating genes and potential drug treatments to mitigate the impact of aging on brain function. The research, which she did at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, has direct implications for dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.

The Neuroscience Research prize recognizes high school students whose talent in the sciences indicates potential for significant contributions in the neuroscience field. A panel of physicians and scientists who are engaged in neuroscience research at academic institutions throughout the United States will judge the entries. They will select four prize winners through two rounds of competition.

Sabrina said she is thankful to her mentors at Mount Sinai for giving her the opportunity to conduct her research.

Last spring, Sabrina, her twin Julia Piccirillo-Stosser and classmate Kiara Taveras received a special award at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for their research project on eastern redback salamanders.