{"id":360030,"date":"2017-11-02T12:56:46","date_gmt":"2017-11-02T07:26:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/student-stories\/?p=360030"},"modified":"2017-11-02T12:56:46","modified_gmt":"2017-11-02T07:26:46","slug":"samay-godika-autophagy-ss-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/student-stories\/samay-godika-autophagy-ss-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"“Breakthrough” -15-year-old ‘Child Prodigy’ From Bangalore Uses Conventional Methods To Fight Cancer & Alzheimer’s !"},"content":{"rendered":"

Samay Godika, Class X Student is all set to make India proud in the Breakthrough Junior Challenge sponsored by FACEBOOK, GOOGLE & KHAN ACADEMY. <\/strong>He is the only Indian candidate selected for the competition who is now one of the 30 semi-finalists selected from 8,000 entries across the globe. He chose\u00a0to work on\u00a0life sciences,\u00a0the fascinating topic of \u2019Autophagy\u2019<\/strong>, which also happens to be the\u00a02016\u00a0Nobel Prize-winning work<\/strong>. Samay, was born in Boston and is currently a student at the National Public School, Bangalore<\/strong>. While students at his age find it difficult to manage exams and assignments, this teenager took inspiration from his own family to do something remarkable at such a young age.<\/p>\n

In his video for the challenge, Samay explains this\u00a0biological\u00a0process\u00a0through a clever combination of humorous animated storytelling and informative scientific explanations.\u00a0‘Autophagy’<\/strong> is the science behind fasting and a\u00a0topic that\u00a0would\u00a0resonate with many Indians as it supports the ancient tradition of fasting\u00a0to stay healthy and live longer.\u00a0On much same lines, researchers\u00a0show that Autophagy,\u00a0a self-cleaning mechanism, could\u00a0help\u00a0fight\u00a0dreaded diseases like Cancer,\u00a0Alzheimer\u2019s,\u00a0Parkinson\u2019s and may even help in Anti-Ageing<\/strong>. The Breakthrough Challenge looks for\u00a0four\u00a0main areas that the videos should cover: Engagement, Creativity, Illumination and Difficulty<\/strong>.\u00a0Not an easy task for teenagers but Samay has managed to cover them all through his hard work.<\/p>\n

The Breakthrough Challenge<\/strong> is an Annual Competition,\u00a0with\u00a0the objective of inspiring creative thinking about science.\u00a0Students from the ages 13 to 18 from all across the world research, create and submit original videos\u00a0on complex topics in the field of life sciences, physics or mathematics. The winner\u00a0gets awarded the prestigious scholarship prize money of $2,50,000<\/strong> in a glittering ceremony\u00a0in Los Angeles,\u00a0attended by\u00a0the\u00a0A-listers of Hollywood and the Silicon Valley.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0In conversation with the Enterprising 15 year old- Samay Godka:<\/h3>\n

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Samay, how does it feel to be selected for \u2018Breakthrough Junior Challenge\u2019, sponsored by the founders of Facebook, Google and the Khan Academy?<\/h3>\n

It feels really great. I feel very happy, but at the same time, I am looking forward to the next step and stage in the Challenge. I am really passionate about science, and I took up the challenge. The only round before the semi-finals was the Peer-to-Peer Review, where the participants themselves reviewed other submissions and that was really exciting.<\/p>\n

What are your views on the complex neurological diseases, mankind is suffering from today?<\/h3>\n

In every culture, there is a tradition of intermittent fasting. Turns out, our forefathers were right after all! Intermittent fasting is very healthy, and it accelerates the rate of Autophagy as well. I feel really bad for those who suffer from such diseases, and that is what inspired me to research about preventions for these diseases in the first place.<\/p>\n

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Your video for the challenge is getting great views, what was the inspiration behind the same?<\/h3>\n

A few relatives in my family suffer from neurological diseases. This inspired me to do research about preventions. This is how I came across the topic \u2014 Autophagy. It is a process which occurs inside our body, which breaks down dead and decaying organelles, and converts them to energy. If Autophagy is executed regularly, it can have the power to prevent (not cure, just prevent) diseases such as Cancer and Alzheimer\u2019s.<\/p>\n

What is the main concept\/ idea behind your video?<\/h3>\n

\u201cAutophagy makes us more efficient machines to get rid of faulty parts, stop cancerous growths, and stop metabolic dysfunction like obesity and diabetes.\u201d\u00a0I have explained this concept in my video which is a complex biological self-cleansing process that occurs in every cell of our body.<\/p>\n

Video of Samay Godika : AUTOPHAGY<\/h3>\n
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