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Scientist Nikhilesh Ray-Mazumder This work has been published in
the Teen Ink monthly print magazine.        Nikhilesh Ray-
Mazumder is a senior at my highschool. He was recently
recognized as a semi-finalist in the prestigious IntelScience
Talent Search, one of 300 in the country, for his
project"Successful Transfection Using Functionalized Gold
Nanoparticles."  Before we begin, let me say congratulations!
Please introduceyourself and paint us a picture of yourself.
Hi, I'm NikhileshRay-Mazumder, you can call me Nik. I am of
Indian descent and was born inPasadena, California. I lived
there for six years, after which I moved toRockville, Maryland
for another six years. At the end of sixth grade, I movedhere,
where I live with my family of five and my dog.  How did
youbecome interested in science? When did you become interested
inresearch?  As a kid, I was always interested in science and
how the worldworks, but I wasn't very interested in research un