{"id":26723,"date":"2020-10-15T09:44:12","date_gmt":"2020-10-15T14:44:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/?p=26723"},"modified":"2020-10-15T11:42:49","modified_gmt":"2020-10-15T16:42:49","slug":"anika-chebrolu-america-top-young-scientist-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/anika-chebrolu-america-top-young-scientist-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian-origin Anika Chebrolu is America\u2019s Top Young Scientist 2020 for Her Discovery Related to COVID19 Cure"},"content":{"rendered":"
In a matter of pride for the global Indian community, 14-year-old Anika Chebrolu from Texas<\/a><\/strong> won Discovery Education\u2019s 3M Young Scientist Challenge 2020 and became America\u2019s Top Young Scientist of the year. Having earned the most coveted title for her breakthrough discovery that can lead to an effective anti-COVID19 cure, Anika Chebrolu has joined the elite club of extraordinary young Indians at Travel Beats<\/a><\/strong>, a leading overseas Indian community portal.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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A freshman at Independence High School in Frisco, Anika was among the top 10 finalists, including seven Indian Americans, of the 2020 3M Young Scientist Challenge. She has developed the prototype of a novel antiviral drug that can bind to the spike protein of the SARS-CoV-2 or Novel Coronavirus.<\/strong> The molecule that she has found out through her extensive research can bind to the protein of the deadly virus, which in turn can inhibit the spread of the virus into the human cell. Anika studied and screened millions of microscopic molecules with binding properties using various software applications. The molecule she discovered and chose has the best pharmacological and biological properties to be utilized for effective COVId-19 treatment.<\/p>\n