Behruz is an undergraduate student at Harvard University enrolled in a “special concentration” between neuroscience and creative writing. He hopes to combine his interests in medicine and poetry to communicate science, creatively. When Behruz first moved to New York City at the age of 8, he wondered what symbol might best represent his interests. He said that it would probably have been a stethoscope to represent his love towards medicine, but now, it might be a quill for his passion for poetry – or maybe even a brain for his curiosity in neurology.
In the prestigious Carl Sagan Science/Math Honors Program at Forest Hills High School, he had a cumulative GPA of 103.68 and a transcript jammed with honors and AP classes. “That average was achieved,” wrote one of his science teachers, even while juggling an intense research schedule.” His project, on how stomata react to increased carbon dioxide and soil acidification, won first place in Plant Physiology at the New York City Science and Engineering Fair.
About that quill symbol: He was one of 12 winning artists from 30 competing countries to #UnmuteIndia by raising money to bring creativity to education. Behruz and his 11 friends all worked together with companies in India, including MojoRojo, and successfully raised 79,22,699 rupees ($99,852). His interest in education and policy soon branched out to writing speeches in a poetic way, lifting his poem “Democracy in COVID” to television on PIX11 news. As to what comes next, ever since he was published as one of the “30 youths in 30 years” of Uzbekistan, he has been working with the Global Health and Policy administration there to promote legislative action that promotes the health and well-being of youth. At Harvard, he is the Operations Manager at HCURA and WPC as well as the Marketing Manager at HSA — a 10 million dollar student-led company.
At Barrett Academies, Behruz hopes to connect with high school students and use his skills in communication to help teach material in ways that are most comprehensible to people of all backgrounds and levels of education, while guiding his students to their dream schools.
