Maya Burhanpurkar date of birth:
February 14, 1999
How old is Maya Burhanpurkar?
27
Where was Maya Burhanpurkar born?
Orillia, Ontario, Canada
Maya Burhanpurkar body shape:
Average
What color are Maya Burhanpurkar's eyes?
Black
What color is Maya Burhanpurkar's hair?
Black
What is Maya Burhanpurkar's ethnicity?
Asian/Indian
What is Maya Burhanpurkar nationality?
Canadian
What is Maya Burhanpurkar's occupation?
Scientist
Short Biography
Maya Burhanpurkar is a Canadian high school scientist. At the age of 14, she conducted novel research in the field of fundamental physics for which she was awarded the Canadawide Science Fair Platinum Medal for the second time, represented Canada as a finalist at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair and was selected of one of 90 finalists for the 2013 Google International Science Fair out of over 50, 000 other entries. When she was 13, she received the Grand Platinum Award from Youth Science Canada at the Canada-Wide Science Fair for her work on the cardiac and gastrointestinal safety of two Alzheimer's drugs. At the age of 12, Maya developed an intelligent-antibiotic which selectively kills pathogenic bacteria such as E-coli but preserves the body's helpful intestinal microbiota bacteria for which she received the S.M. Blair Foundation award for innovation from at the Canada-Wide Science Fair.