Jahnvi Shukla

Jahnvi Shukla is a senior at Woodbridge Academy Magnet School. Through Liberty Science Center’s Partners in Science program, she conducted research on neutrophil metabolic dysfunction and exposure to bicarbonate. Jahnvi is also working on literature reviews examining nitrogen-containing heterocycles in medicinal chemistry and GLP-1 receptor agonists. Her work on nitrogen heterocycles was presented at the IEEE Integrated STEM Education Conference at Princeton University and is expected to be published later this year. Jahnvi is EMT-certified and serves as Vice President of the Exploring Post at Saint Peter’s University Hospital and Lead Ambassador for Middlesex County 4-H. She hopes to pursue a career as a physician-scientist. Outside of STEM, Jahnvi plays piano, viola, violin, ukulele, and guitar and enjoys drawing and painting.