Noah Kaleekal, a student researcher with ASDRP since Summer 2022, is in his third year with ASDRP. He received the University of Arizona Renewal Scholarship Special
Award at the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair for his project titled "BMED090 — Development of a Cathepsin B-Responsive Hydrogel for the Targeted Delivery of Cancer Immunotherapy."
Noah attends Irvington High School in Fremont, CA and is a student researcher in Dr. Akira Yamamoto's Materials Science, Biomaterials Engineering laboratory at ASDRP. His outstanding research was elected to represent CSEF in the 2024 Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair.
You can watch Noah receive his award on the ISEF Special Awards YouTube channel recording (1:54:10). Congratulaions Noah!