Eva Vertes
Eva Vertes George is a Canadian Alzheimer's and cancer researcher and a resident physician in pathology at the University of [Florida College of Medicine], where she earned an M.D. degree after attending Princeton University as an undergraduate. She was recognized for her research when she was still a teenager. At 17, she discovered properties of a chemical compound, which stopped the brain cells of fruit flies from dying. This is considered a step towards curing Alzheimer's. She won first prize at BASEF and the Intel International [Science and Engineering Fair] in Kentucky, and then finished her high school diploma by correspondence while continuing her research in Italy for a year, under a fellowship she was awarded. She is also recognized for her research which found a correlation between stem cells and brain cancer. This finding is the basis of her argument that cancer itself is the body's natural self-repair system in error. She is perhaps most visible due to her being on a Public [Broadcasting Service|PBS] series on scientists, and speaking at the TED convention.