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Could you share more about your experience as a United Nations Delegate, and how it influenced your perspective on global issues?

What inspired you to found ScoutBlood and how were you able to build such a large network of donors?

Could you explain how your work in neurobiology research at Harvard Medical School influenced your interest in pursuing a career in medicine?

Annmaria Antony

Stanford University

Biology & Computer Science

UN Delegate, bioethics researcher, and founder.

Activities

United Nations (Grades: 11, 12)
2 hrs/week, 52 weeks/year
United Nations Delegate
United Nations

Represented Girl Scouts USA. Speaker at the International Day of the Girl Event at UN Headquarters. Speaker at the Commission on the Status of Women.

Ethics (Grades: 10, 11, 12)
10 hrs/week, 52 weeks/year
First-author of Ethos, a bioethics publication
Mentored by Drs. Martinez and Martschenko at Stanford University and Dr. Crane at Emory University

Led 7 authors in writing and publishing a 20-chapter bioethics book. Currently used by 3 Bay Area schools to teach bioethics in the 21st century.

ScoutBlood (Grades: 10, 11, 12)
5 hrs/week, 52 weeks/year
Founder of ScoutBlood
Project completed with Girl Scouts USA. Acquisition by the Indian Red Cross Society in progress.

Matches rural hospitals with blood donors. Amassed 11,000 donors and partnered with 24 hospitals in India. Earned Gold Award and National Scholarship.

Community Service (Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12)
5 hrs/week, 52 weeks/year
Co-Founder and President of Allies Against Abuse
Worked with the District Council of Namengo, Uganda

Raised $30,000 and built St. Sebastian’s Women’s and Children’s Hospital in Uganda. Visited for the inauguration ceremony. Serving over 100 patients.

Pageant (Grades: 11)
3 hrs/week, 52 weeks/year
Teen Miss California Earth 2021
Miss Earth

1st place in the CA pageant. Represented CA at nationals; received Top Interview and Champion of Diversity awards. Ambassador for Climate Reality.

Harvard Research (Grades: 12)
40 hrs/week, 8 weeks/year
Neurobiology Researcher (paid)
Crickmore Lab at Harvard Medical School

Studied mating behavior of the Drosophila melanogaster. Discovered the importance of the D1/D2 heteromeric complex in motivating behavior.

B&E (Grades: 11, 12)
10 hrs/week, 52 weeks/year
DECA Mentor and Teacher’s Assistant (paid)
The Harker School Business, Entrepreneurship, and Economics (B&E) Department

Mentored freshmen in competitive business. Wrote scripts and filmed over 80 videos on business and economics. Videos used in Harker’s B&E classes.

Explere (Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12)
5 hrs/week, 52 weeks/year
Co-Founder and CEO of Explere
Explere, world’s first job board and resource center for high school students

Led development, marketing, and customer management. Pitched start-up: 1st at Diamond Challenge and 2nd in DECA’s business plan event (states).

Debate (Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12)
3 hrs/week, 25 weeks/year
Varsity Lincoln-Douglas Debate Captain
The Harker School Speech and Debate Program

Mentored students. Advanced to elimination rounds at the National Season Opener and the Damus Hollywood, Stanford, and California Invitationals.

Basketball (Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12)
10 hrs/week, 12 weeks/year
Varsity Basketball Player
The Harker School Athletics Program

2022 Central Coast Section Finalists. Advanced to Northern California quarterfinals, breaking the girl’s basketball record at The Harker School.