Student Qualifies for Intel/ISEF International Science Competition

Lynbrook High School senior Daniel Kramer qualified to compete at the Intel
International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel/ISEF), which is recognized as the
premier science competition in the world, exclusively for students in grades 9-12.

He qualified for this honor by earning a First Place Grand Award at the Long Island Science and Engineering Fair (LISEF).

He will be heading off to Los Angeles on May 8 to compete against students
from around the world for more than $4 million in prizes and scholarships. His original research project will be subjected to several rounds of judging by a panel of doctoral-level scientists, alongside the work of 1,500 other students from 50 countries around the world.

Danny worked on his research, entitled “A Novel Approach to the Analysis of
Circadian Biology Using Scale Invariance of Multiple Coupled Oscillations,” this past summer at The Rockefeller University, under the guidance of mentor Alex Proekt, M.D., Ph.D. His research involved the study the genetic mechanisms that control patterned behavior in organisms, such as when to sleep, when to eat, what time of year to mate.

In January 2011, Danny was named a semifinalist in the Intel Science Talent Search, based on the results of this same research.

This article was submitted by Rosemary Leonetti of Syntax, public relations firm for the Lynbrook School District.