Samartha Nandy

Samartha Nandy is a senior at Woodbridge Academy Magnet School. His STEM interests include medicine, scientific research, and bioethics. As a Waksman Student Scholar at Rutgers University, Samartha conducted molecular biology research that resulted in two gene-sequence accessions published in GenBank. At Columbia University’s Medicine and Research Summer Program, he authored a systematic review on the gut microbiome and muscle recovery, and as an NYU Langone High School Bioethics Project intern, he explored topics including patient autonomy, informed consent, healthcare equity, and clinical research ethics. Samartha is also an NREMT-certified emergency medical technician and volunteer EMT cadet. He earned an international silver medal at the 2026 HOSA International Leadership Conference and was named a 2026 Genius Olympiad Global Finalist in Environmental Science. Outside of STEM, Samartha captains his school’s varsity soccer team.