Sachem's Garima Yadav Honored by Rep. Israel

Rep. Steve Israel honored Sachem High School North senior Garima Yadav for her recent selection as an Intel national semifinalist.

"This next generation is continuing Long Island's strong legacy of pushing new innovations and scientific breakthroughs," said Israel. "Using math and science as a foundation, the seniors approached their respective projects from a variety of angles.

"By gaining access to professional laboratories at local universities, participants were given the opportunity to bring their creative aspirations to fruition. In doing so, they have begun to tackle some of our nation's most difficult challenges."

Yadav's project was titled, "Discovery of Novel Benzimidazole-based Antibacterial Agents Targeting FtsZ for Potential Treatment of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis." She worked on the project at Stony Brook University under the guidance of Professor Iwao Ojima.

The semifinalists of the Intel Science Talent Search (Intel STS) 2012 were chosen from among 1,839 entrants representing 497 high schools in 44 states, the District of Columbia, and three overseas schools.

Each of the 300 students named a semifinalist in the Intel STS 2012 will receive a $1,000 award for his or her outstanding research. Additionally, to recognize excellence in teaching and school support of individual student research, every school will receive an award of $1,000 for each semifinalist named in the Intel STS 2012, according to Intel.