TEDxCreekside Park Youth

Speakers

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• Aaryan Harshith

  A junior at Stanford studying bioengineering, he focuses on developing phage therapies for drug-resistant bacterial infections, and has discovered and named three new species of phages.

• Amy zhou

  Amy got her first patent at 16 and then, in a move that confused everyone including herself, went in a completely different direction. At 18, on a free afternoon between classes at Duke, she flew to Boston to hand a handwritten note to a stranger in a lecture hall crowd… She's left a mark on every field she's touched, believing that good work should solve real problems for real people. In this talk, she explores what it means to take the path of most resistance.

• Esther Kim

  A genetic engineer, biotech entrepreneur, and start-up advisor passionate about empowering the next generation of scientists.

• Roxanna Grunenwald

  Roxana Grunenwald is a Chemical Engineering student at Yale. Diagnosed with a severe autoimmune condition 2 years ago, she became well studied in women's health and chronic disease pathways - her first foray into longevity. She now runs an early stage biotech hacker house in SF that has helped 100+ founders raise capital from top VCs across bio, longevity, climate, health, and hardware. She also runs an 12,000-member deep tech community across 55 countries. She is currently a Partner at Dorm Room Fund, investing into student founders, and previously worked with Xfund and Pear VC. She is passionate about supporting underrepresented founders, women in STEM, and exploring human flourishing.

• Shifa Bashir

  Shifa Bashir is a 17-year-old researcher, entrepreneur, and designer exploring the intersection of astrophysics, artificial intelligence, and human-centered design. Her research has earned recognition at JSHS and been published in the NHSJS. She is also the founder of a modest clothing brand for Muslim teen girls, where she combines creativity, identity, and entrepreneurship to empower young women. Through her work, she seeks to bridge the gap between complex ideas and meaningful real-world impact.