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About Research Girl, Inc.

Research Girl, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit scientific, educational organization that provides the free resources necessary for students to conduct scientific research, from start to finish. The organization was founded on May 7, 2024. The website offers content on everything from finding an academic research lab to writing scientific literature. The STEM Research Mentorship Program connects students to student researchers and research scientists at academic, medical, and public health institutions, including Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons (VP&S), Weill Cornell Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (RWJMS), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and National Institutes of Health (NIH). At Research Girl, Inc., the community served identifies as women/womyn/womxn and with intersecting identities, including BIPOC; first-generation or low-income (FGLI); LGBTQIA+; and/or neurodivergent and/or disabled. The Fall 2024 STEM Research Mentorship Program Cohort identified as 91.7% women/womyn/womxn; 67.6% BIPOC; 63% FGLI; 29.6% LGBTQIA+; and 17.6% neurodivergent and/or disabled. Academia collaborations include Columbia University VP&S, on "Adolescents Caring for COMmunity by Promoting Literacy on Insurance, Stroke, Health Education, Emergencies, and Dementia (ACComPLISHED)" and the International Young Researchers' Conference (IYRC); Harvard Medical School (HMS), on Harvard Brain Science Initiative events; and University of Central Florida (UCF), on Psi Chi, the International Honor Society in Psychology events. Through content, mentorship, and academic and non-academic collaborations, the team strives to bridge the accessibility gap between underrepresented students and scientific fields.