RECOGNITION
Nikhiya Shamsher, P. Chaithanya.
"QuitPuff: A simple method using lipid peroxidative changes in saliva to assess the risk of oral precancerous lesions and oral squamous cell carcinoma in chronic smokers" Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology, issue 5, vol 41, 2020.
- Article in Forbes India Magazine and Website
- 3rd Grand Award at Intel ISEF 2019
The QuitPuff Test was showcased at the Intel-ISEF Fair at Phoenix, Arizona in May 2019 and won the 3rd Grand Award in the category of Biochemistry. It also earned an Honourable mention by the National Institute on Drug Abuse and National Institute of Health, USA.
- Research grant by the Government of India through the Gandhian Young Technological Innovation Awards
The grant was given by the Honourable Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Harsh Vardhan in the presence of Vice President of India Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu at a ceremony held at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi.
- Grand Award at the Initiative for Research & Innovation in STEM (IRIS) National Fair
- Gold Medal at the National Indian Science and Engineering Fair (INSEF)
REVIEWERS COMMENTS
“An editor-in-chief has reviewed your manuscript and commends your efforts to start investigating an interesting scientific question! This is a very impressive piece of work coming out of a high school that exceeds the expectations of JEI. The editors and reviewers believe your study clearly articulates a problem and presents a creative approach to tackling said problem.”
- The JEI Editorial Staff.
“This paper does a great job at introducing a problem, the rational behind the proposed solution, and the results of applying the proposed solution. The utility of the results is clearly presented. Overall, I think that the work done in this manuscript is of high quality and worthy of publication in JEI”
- Reviewer, PhD Candidate, Harvard University
“This is a really impressive work and the framework would actually make a decent submission to a professional journal. As-is, it would be a standout submission to JEI.”
- Reviewer, PhD Candidate, MIT
“What a fascinating and clinically relevant project!”
- Reviewer, Columbia Junior Science Journal