Pacific Ridge Student Wins $15k Scholarship

by The Editors on April 28, 2010

Anisha MulaliarCarlsbad’s Pacific Ridge School junior Anisha Mudaliar, 16, was one of 12 students nationwide to win a scholarship in the Young Epidemiology Scholars Competition in Washington, DC the weekend of April 23-26, 2010. Mudaliar won $15,000 for her research on youth onset diabetes.

“I was concerned by the increasing prevalence of diabetes and its complications in children and adolescents, especially among Asian Indians,” she said. “I was determined to further study this issue in the greater context of public health.”

Anisha was one of 60 regional finalists from 21 states who were invited to present their projects. Congrats to Anisha, and to Pacific Ridge School.

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