In the second installment of this World Science Festival annual event, selected New York City High School students will interview Nobel laureate and co-chair of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, Harold Varmus, and preeminent marine biologist, Sylvia Earle. In these insightful interviews, youthful curiosity compels unusually candid conversations, revealing the essence of pioneering science.
Students researching Dr. Varmus conducted experiments at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory's Harlem DNA Lab.
Sylvia Earle
The National Geographic Society's explorer-in-residence since 1998, Sylvia Earle tirelessly works for the preservation and exploration of the world's marine ecosystems. She has led more than 50 expeditions and spent more than 6,500 hours of her life underwater.
Harold Varmus
Harold Varmus, president of the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center,received the 1989 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly with Michael Bishop, his former colleague at the University of California, San Francisco, for their discovery of cellular genes that are progenitors of retroviral oncogenes.
Interviewing Sylvia Earle
Shreya has a knack for discovering and learning more about the world through science. She is particularly passionate about chemistry and environmental science, and has been studying the effects of global warming on the population size of Western Hudson Bay polar bears for her Advanced Science Research project. read more
Interviewing Harold Varmus
Diana is currently conducting research on novel treatments for pancreatic cancer at SUNY Downstate under the guidance of Dr. Josef Michl, and is also interested in immunology, health policy and medical ethics. read more
Interviewing Sylvia Earle
Jesse first developed a love for science when he picked up The Anatomy of the Human Body. He’s since worked with lasers and with the bacteria staphylococcus, and is currently researching weather tracking systems. read more
Interviewing Sylvia Earle
Aneela, a junior at Manhattan Center for Science and Mathematics, is passionate about biology and is working towards a career in medicine. read more
Interviewing Harold Varmus
Gladi has long dreamed of working in medicine, and believes that through science she can help people and make their lives easier, and is currently interning at Dr. Franklin Constantini’s genetics lab at Columbia University Medical Center. read more
Femi Oke is the news anchor and senior editor for the national live morning news radio show "The Takeaway." Femi Oke joined CNN International in 1999, where she reported on science and feature stories, and most recently worked in CNN’s Johannesburg, South Africa bureau. She also hosted the weekly award-winning African affairs program "Inside Africa," a feat of ingenuity and creativity carried out with almost no resources. read more
Interviewing Harold Varmus
Nibh does extensive community service and recently completed an internship at the medical clinic of New York Methodist Hospital. He loves the sense of discovery that comes with doing experiments, and is certain he will pursue a career in science. read more
