After voting concluded, Gurjar moved on to the Selection Committee round of the Breakthrough Junior Challenge. His video will be judged by a group of scientists and industry professionals to determine if he will move on to the final selection round. Stay tuned, and be sure to watch his video if you haven’t already!
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Sept. 5, 2023
Senior Arjun Gurjar has reached the semifinals of the Breakthrough Junior Challenge with a recently posted video about transposon, a gene in humans that is capable of duplicating itself. Gurjar’s video is now in the “popular vote round” of the competition, during which videos are being tracked for the number of likes they receive on YouTube and Facebook. Should Gurjar’s video receive enough likes, he will move on to the final round, where he will compete for the grand prize, which includes $100,000 for the winner’s school to create a Breakthrough Science Lab. The popular vote round ends Sept. 20.