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The Science, Technology, and Research Scholars (STARS) program aims to cultivate and diversify the next generation of Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Medicine (STEMM) leaders. STARS is specifically designed for high school students from Long Island and the NY metro area entering grade 10 and above who are members of groups that have been historically underrepresented in the sciences. Led by Laboratoryin partnership with Stony Brook University and Hofstra University/Northwell Health, STARS provides hands-on summer research experiences, ongoing mentorship, and opportunities for additional research internships (including Partners for the Future). The program also offers college guidance and support within a network of alumni. Ultimately, STARS aims to support students throughout their entire career trajectory and hopes to welcome them back to Â鶹´«Ã½ÉçÇø, Stony Brook, Hofstra, and other institutions as researchers, faculty, doctors, and other health professionals.

• About
• 2024 Participants
• Alumni

Applications open annually, each January, decisions by May.

First summer of STARS enrollment

Summer research introduction:

• Family welcome program and alumni meetup (Saturday before start of STARS STEMM)
• Week 1: Molecular biology experiments, intended to give students an initial grounding in basic laboratory techniques.
• Week 2: Coding skills and bioinformatics expose students to data science and computing in biology. We also include an off-site field trip to Stony Brook University.

Ongoing High School research experiences

After the summer of enrollment STARS students are supported with:

• Participation in research programs.
• Application and placement in other summer research, internships, and shadowing opportunities (e.g., Partners for the Future, other local and national programs).
• College prep and application help (priority given to 11th and 12th graders).
• Assistance with research experiences as well as graduate and medical school guidance and job placement (college students)
• Assistance in tutoring as needed.

Ongoing mentoring and alumni activities

Regularly discussion and advice on career topics, academic success, and study/work/life balance:

• Monthly virtual and in-person meetups for all STARS high school alumni.
• Quarterly meetups for STARS college alumni.

Student	High school	Grade at enrollment
Max Lashley	The Kew Forest School	11
Sofia Janice Ricci	Sanford H. Calhoun High School	11
Chloe Nuccio	St. Anthony’s High School	11
Kayla Cruz	Deer Park High School	11
Ben Noah Maciel Seidman	Bethpage High School	11
Leticia L. Kim	Central Islip Senior High School	11
Anjolie Serrette	Calhoun High School	10
Ikshan Rao	Syosset High School	10
Quentin Delgado	Brooklyn Technical High School	11
Rachel Agbenyega	Pelham Memorial High School	10
Carlisle Edward Ramos Tomas	G.W. Hewlett High School	10
Jazlyn Maria Rubio	Central Islip High School	12
Nicolas Emmanuel Pereira	Freeport High School	10
Anaeli Muñoz	Convent of the Sacred Heart	11
Susan Teresa Leach	Amityville Memorial High School	10
Melanie Mangru-Narine	Amityville Memorial High School	10
Aaron J. Cummings	Half Hallow Hills West	11
Jesus Emmanuel Garcia	Fordham Prep	12
Chelsea Melinda Tapia Allen	Paul D. Schreiber High School	10
Alexis Stefanopoulos Ramirez	Commack High School	10
Kamryn N. Fells	Walter G. O’Connell Copiague High School	10
Emma Lesly Francis	Half Hollow Hills High School West	10

2023

Student	High school	Grade at enrollment
Genesis Acevedo	Huntington High School	12
Logan Acuria-Lauer	General Douglas MacArthur High School	10
Liah Branam-McClurkin	Walter G. O’Connell Copiague High School	12
Aydan Cowan	Long Island Lutheran High School	12
Dante Del Vecchio	Schreiber High School	11
Madelyn Eisenberg	Half Hollow Hills High School West	10
Eliana Eisenberg	Half Hollow Hills High School West	10
Amasa Ellis	East Stroudsburg High School South	10
Angelina Gonzalez Villalba	Valley Stream North High School	11
Sury Guadalupe-Pena	Stony Brook School	10
Allison Hernandez	Commack High School	10
Madison Jairala	North Shore High School	11
Morgan Jairala	North Shore High School	9
Gabrielle Jeanty	Holy Trinity DHS	10
Isabel Larrea	Kellenberg Memorial High School	11
Jean-Parnell Louis	Long Island Lutheran Middle and High School	12
Joaquin Martin	Lynbrook High School	10
Augustin Mingoia Murphy	Garden City High School	12
Giovanna Petruccelli	Manhasset Secondary School	11
Derek Poetzsch	Hicksville High School	11
Peter Ruiz II	Island Trees HS	11
Sara Tovar	Harborfields High School	11
Saydee Westman	Homeschool	10

2022

Student	High school	Grade at enrollment
Kiangelo Arce	Kellenberg	12
Kaydee Bonilla	Copiague	10
Grant Creedon	Locust Valley	9
Ayomide Ewumi	Freeport	12
Christian Fils-Aime	Stony Brook School	10
Carina Garcia	Baldwin	11
Sofia Garnier	Valley Stream North	11
Erin Garnier	Valley Stream North	10
Steven Hernandez	Central Islip	12
Christopher Hidalgo	Central Islip	11
Kadiann Hudson	The Academy Charter School	10
Madison Jairala	North Shore	10
Glorianni Pena Feliz	Copiague	10
Gianluca Pillaga	Central Islip	11
Daniel Sanwo	Half Hollow Hills East	10
David Sanwo	Half Hollow Hills East	11
Siera Smith	Long Island Lutheran	10
Isabella Stefanopoulos Ramirez	Commack	10
Aidan Vera	Baldwin	12
Gabriella Williams	Elmont Memorial	11
Eran Ximines-Colon	Brentwood	10

2021

Student	High school	Grade at enrollment
Gentiva Abrahams	Freeport	Graduate
Jordan Blake	District 1	10
Camille Crumpton	West Hempstead	10
Chrysnell Destina	Central Islip	11
Carlos Diaz	Wyandanch	10
Kelly Gaussaint	Central Islip	10
Jayden Hoff Isabell	Huntington	10
Nile Jean	Westbury	10
Madison Krug	Farmingdale	11
Kenly Moran	Freeport	11
Osaretinmwen Oriakhi	Central Islip	12
Joshua Paz	District 28	10
Julia Rodriguez	Farmingdale	10
Evan Spagnoletti	Huntington	11
Lucas Spagnoletti	Huntington	10

2020

Student	High school	Grade at enrollment
Jaime Abreu	Freeport	11
Donal Akerele	Half Hollow Hills	10
Madelynd Argueta	Brentwood	11
Harrison Banks	Tenafly, NJ	10
Skyler Basco	Bellmore-Merrick	12
Matthew Beal	Half Hollow Hills	10
Khameira Bradshaw	Bedford Stuyvesant	12
Jordan Brown	Manhasset	11
Anna Carvajal	Copiague	12
Stephanie Dyer	Half Hollow Hills West	12
Ellis Eisenberg	Half Hollow Hills	10
Ashley Ferreira	Mineola	10
Brianna Francis	The Scholars’ Academy	12
Samantha Gonzalez	Copiague	12
Isabel Louie	Sacred Heart Academy	10
Gabriel Morales-Flores	Huntington	12
Leann Nicholas	Farmingdale	12
Rachael Peterkin	Radnor	12
Catalina Ramirez	Hempstead/Rockville Centre	10
Edinelly Rosario	Copiague	12
Gianna Russell-Irace	New York District 30	12
Logan Saenz	Broward County	12
Jenna Schetty	Cold Spring Harbor	10
Bianca Stith	Bronx 8	11
Olivia Taylor	Watkinson School	11
Sofía Valdebenito	East Rockaway	11
Angelique Wheeler	Chappaqua Central	11

2019

Student	High school	Grade at enrollment
Joelle Ade	Brentwood	10
Q’irah Ali	Brentwood	10
Damani Aristilde	Freeport	11
Diana Benedicto-Jimenez	Port Washington	10
Joshua Cabrera	St. Anthony’s	11
Janelle Cabrera	St. Anthony’s	11
Amir Cambridge	Farmingdale	12
Derek Cortavarria	Brentwood	10
Jaden Davis	District 27	10
Valentina Flores	Middle Country	10
Joanna Flores	Locust Valley	11
Lidia Flores	South Huntington	11
Zen Ho Sang	Central Islip	11
Elijah Johnson	Copiague	12
Jason Lazo	Central Islip	11
Jennifer Martinez	Diocese of Rockville Centre	12
Elsy Martinez	Hempstead	11
Justin McCoy	North Babylon	10
Oscar Murga	Central Islip	12
Jose Quito	Central Islip	11
Deyby Rodriguez	Central Islip	11
DenMark Simon	North Babylon	11
Anthony Valle	Hempstead	11
Natalie Villalba	Central Islip	11
Nigel Williams	Sewanhaka	11
Z’Dhanne Williams	Amityville	12
Olivia Wright	Amityville	10