Connecticut Teen Scientist Co-Authors Yale Neuroscience Paper on Kv1.3 and Neurodegeneration
Connecticut high-school student Lilah Mehta entered a Yale biomedical research lab at 16 and co-authored a peer‑reviewed neuroscience study on Kv1.3 channels in microglia and T cells, with implications for neurodegeneration. She navigated lab setbacks, used databases like PubMed and ScienceDirect to learn, and earned regional recognition through CT science fairs and the ASPIRE program, while aiming for a future in medicine and environmental science.