Top Mount Sinai PhD Student Writes Winning Essay in International Contest

Top Mount Sinai PhD Student Writes Winning Essay in International Contest

Fourth-year Neuroscience PhD student Anna Bright was named one of four co-winners of the international 2025 Essay Contest sponsored by the Lasker Foundation. Her essay, “Sending Science Down Yonder,” illuminates the need for science role models in rural America.

Today, Ms. Bright is leading an outreach effort to implement mentorship initiatives in rural school systems that connect students with alumni who have pursued advanced degrees in science and medicine.

Read more about the essay, the mentoring effort, and Ms. Bright’s own outstanding achievements in a top neuroscience lab here.