Isha Jain, a 16-year old from Bethlehem, PA, won a $100,000 scholarship as the individual winner in the Siemens Competition in Math, Science and Technology at New York University Monday.
Her project, ''Bone Growth in Zebrafish Fins Occurs via Multiple Pulses of Cell Proliferation,'' adds a new dimension to the understanding of human bone growth and the ability to treat bone injuries and disorders, judges said.
Jain, a senior at Freedom High, identified a cellular mechanism underlying bone growth spurts, and her work was published in the journal Developmental Dynamics.
At age 9, Jain created a paradigm to explain the molecular structure of candy. To this day, her research has been taught in classes across the nation.
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