Finalists And Popular Vote Top Scorers 2025

Congratulations to all of the participants from around the world who submitted creative and smart videos about big ideas in life sciences, physics and mathematics.

2025 Finalists and Popular Vote Top Scorer

The Protein Folding Problem Isabella Leonel Lelles, 17, Brazil
Isabella Leonel Lelles, 17

The Protein Folding Problem

Isabella Leonel Lelles, 17, Brazil

Kymyz Epigenetics Tomiris Abylkairova, 17, Kazakhstan
Tomiris Abylkairova, 17

Kymyz Epigenetics

Tomiris Abylkairova, 17, Kazakhstan

Quark-Gluon Plasma Matea Cañizares, 17, Ecuador
Matea Cañizares, 17

Quark-Gluon Plasma

Matea Cañizares, 17, Ecuador

Cognitive Dissonance Henry Chuang, 16, Canada
Henry Chuang, 16

Cognitive Dissonance

Henry Chuang, 16, Canada

Transit Spectroscopy Janine Andrea B. Emmanuel, 17, Philippines
Janine Andrea B. Emmanuel, 17

Transit Spectroscopy

Janine Andrea B. Emmanuel, 17, Philippines

The RTG Rap Luke Esperanza, 17, USA
Luke Esperanza, 17

The RTG Rap

Luke Esperanza, 17, USA

Cancer’s Secret Weapon David George, 18, Canada
David George, 18

Cancer’s Secret Weapon

David George, 18, Canada

The Principle of Least Time Grace Yihua Lee, 17, USA
Grace Yihua Lee, 17

The Principle of Least Time

Grace Yihua Lee, 17, USA

Agent Crispr Aaryan Prabhaker, 14, UK
Aaryan Prabhaker, 14

Agent Crispr

Aaryan Prabhaker, 14, UK

Ideonella Sakaiensis Adam Rakhmanov, 17, USA
Adam Rakhmanov, 17

Ideonella Sakaiensis

Adam Rakhmanov, 17, USA

CAR-T Therapy Isabel Shiju, 16, India
Isabel Shiju, 16

CAR-T Therapy

Isabel Shiju, 16, India

Type 1 Narcolepsy Chloe Suh, 17, USA
Chloe Suh, 17

Type 1 Narcolepsy

Chloe Suh, 17, USA

Diamond NV Center as Cancer Detector Zachary Tan, 17, Philippines
Zachary Tan, 17

Diamond NV Center as Cancer Detector

Zachary Tan, 17, Philippines

Organoids: The Science that Heals Anie Udofia, 15, Canada
Anie Udofia, 15

Organoids: The Science that Heals

Anie Udofia, 15, Canada

Leptin: The Hormone that Drives Satiety and Obesity Isabella Wu, 18, USA
Isabella Wu, 18

Leptin: The Hormone that Drives Satiety and Obesity

Isabella Wu, 18, USA

Noether’s Theorem Ryan Zhao, 17, USA
Ryan Zhao, 17

Noether’s Theorem

Ryan Zhao, 17, USA

2025 Popular Vote Regional Champions

Wormholes: The Next Frontier Daniel Adeluyi, 18, Nigeria
Daniel Adeluyi, 18

Wormholes: The Next Frontier

Daniel Adeluyi, 18, Nigeria

The Gut-Brain Axis: Do We Have a Second Brain? Grace Guo, 15, Canada
Grace Guo, 15

The Gut-Brain Axis: Do We Have a Second Brain?

Grace Guo, 15, Canada

Entropy and the Arrow of Time Emya Jain, 14, India
Emya Jain, 14

Entropy and the Arrow of Time

Emya Jain, 14, India

Soundless Symphony Maxim Kyrychuk, 16, UK
Maxim Kyrychuk, 16

Soundless Symphony

Maxim Kyrychuk, 16, UK

The Protein Folding Problem Isabella Leonel Lelles, 17, Brazil
Isabella Leonel Lelles, 17

The Protein Folding Problem

Isabella Leonel Lelles, 17, Brazil

Topological Insulators Rachel Mathews, 18, Australia
Rachel Mathews, 18

Topological Insulators

Rachel Mathews, 18, Australia

Psilocybin for Depression Shivangi Sharma, 16, Singapore
Shivangi Sharma, 16

Psilocybin for Depression

Shivangi Sharma, 16, Singapore