Maya Burhanpurkar

Maya Burhanpurkar (born February 14, 1999) is a Canadian researcher.

Maya Burhanpurkar
BornFebruary 14, 1999 (1999-02-14) (age 21)
Orillia, Ontario, Canada
NationalityCanadian

Personal life

Burhanpurkar was born in Orillia and completed high school in 2016 at Barrie North Collegiate Institute.[1][2] She is currently an undergraduate student at Harvard University.

Career

At the age of 10, Burhanpurkar built a microbiology lab in her family basement and began conducting scientific experiments after volunteering in a hospital in India.[3][4] Two years later, she developed an intelligent-antibiotic which selectively kills pathogenic bacteria such as E-coli but preserves intestinal microbiota.[5]

When she was 13, she received the Platinum Award at the Canada-Wide Science Fair for her work on the cardiac and gastrointestinal safety of two Alzheimer's drugs.[6][7] Burhanpurkar was inspired to study the safety of Alzheimer’s drugs after the death of her grandfather from Alzheimer’s disease.[8][9]

At the age of 14, Burhanpurkar conducted fundamental physics research for which she was again awarded the Platinum Award at the Canada-Wide Science fair.[10] She made the first physical detection of absement with a team in Steve Mann’s lab, competed at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair,[11] and was selected as a regional finalist for the 2013 Google Science Fair.[12][13]

She filmed a documentary on the effects of climate change on Inuit communities featuring Chris Hadfield and Margaret Atwood after an expedition to the Arctic which received the international Gloria Barron prize.[14][15][16][17]

In 2013, Burhanpurkar was named one of Canada's Top 20 Under 20.[1] She was a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal (2012)[18] and was the Ontario Junior Citizen of the Year (2010).[19]

References
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  2. "A conversation with Maya". Barrie Examiner. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
  3. "YouthSpark Star Maya: The Underage Scientist". Microsoft Philanthropies. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
  4. "SOI Alumna Maya Burhanpurkar receives 2013 'Top 20 Under 20' Award - Students on Ice". Students on Ice. 2013-06-12. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
  5. "8 Young Women Innovators In Search Of The Best Way To Help Others | Care2 Causes". www.care2.com. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
  6. Ross, Sara (May 21, 2012). "Girl's project turns heads". The barrie examiner. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  7. "students win national awards". msn news. May 24, 2012. Archived from the original on 24 May 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  8. Bapat, Nikhil (July 30, 2012). "Pune girl making waves in Canada". Sakaal Times. Archived from the original on February 19, 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  9. "Talk of the town: Child science prodigy". The Indian Express. Jul 30, 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
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  11. Bell, Roberta (March 26, 2013). "Maya vs Newton: 14-year-old from Oro-Medonte sets her sights on Isaac Newton's theories." Orillia Packet & Times.
  12. Winton-Sarvis, Gisele (June 25, 2013). "14-year-old from Oro-Medonte named Google Science Fair regional finalist." Orillia Packet & Times.
  13. "Ontario girl, 14, wins spot at international science fair for validating one of Isaac Newton's key laws of physics". Toronto Sun. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
  14. "Accolades piling up for local teen". Orillia Packet and Times. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
  15. "Teenage Scientist Captures Arctic Ice Melt on Film". Popular Science. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
  16. "Canada's Smartest Person". www.cbc.ca. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
  17. "Maya Burhanpurkar". BresciaLEAD. 2016-01-25. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
  18. Bell, Roberta; Orillia Packet (October 29, 2012). "Young Diamond Jubilee winner". Barrie Examiner. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  19. "Orillia-born Maya Burhanpurkar recognized by province". Orillia Packet and Times. Retrieved 2017-05-26.
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