Shripriya Kalbhavi

Shripriya Kalbhavi is an incoming sophomore at Lynbrook High School in San Jose, California. She is interested in biology and chemistry and enjoys researching and developing solutions to scientific problems in society. She is passionate about medication delivery methods and was awarded the title of America’s Second Top Young Scientist in October 2023 for her research on active medication delivery via microneedles and BZ oscillating hydrogels, having ownership of a patent for the same invention. She is also the host of the Famous Personalities podcast, which aims to honor female scientists, and the founder of the Junior Medicine Professionals Initiative.