Forbes 30 Under 30
Google Science Fair Grand Prize Winner

Shree Bose

Harvard BA ’16 | Duke MD/PhD ’23
Piper Founder

About Me

At 17 years old, Shree triumphed over 10,000 competitors to become the Grand Prize Winner of the first-ever Google Science Fair in 2011. She presented her winning work to President Obama and directors of the National Institutes of Health, as well as students around the world.

Through these experiences, Shree also became a passionate advocate for better STEM education, which led her to create Piper Learning, Inc., a company creating educational toys for kids. She currently serves as founder and advisor.

After graduating from Harvard University in 2016, she joined the MD/PhD program at Duke University School of Medicine, where her dissertation work focused on ovarian cancer and the metabolic changes that drive tumor growth and metastasis. She graduated with her MD/PhD in May 2023. She completed her internal medicine residency and is now a hematology/oncology fellow at the University of Chicago.

She was honored on the 2023 Forbes 30 Under 30 for Science list.

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As Seen In

Featured in the following selected publications:

Microsoft
Windows 10 Ad

I was honored to be featured in Microsoft's global 2017 campaign for Windows 10 and the cool new features being developed for PowerPoint and Office.

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Speeches

Selected speeches from events around the world.

For speaking engagements, please contact press@shreebose.com.

STEM Advocacy
For All Students

I have been fortunate to speak to students around the world who have inspired my work as a mentor and STEM advocate. This was the motivation for my work with Girlstart, other STEM organizations, and Piper Learning, Inc.

Famous Faces of Support

I have been fortunate to meet remarkable influential role models in my STEM advocacy journey, including President Obama, Bill Nye, and many more. Their dedication towards our shared goal of better tools for STEM education has been inspiring to me.

A Selfie with Bill Nye, the Science Guy
(White House Science Fair)
President Obama's Mention
(National Medals of Science and Technology)
On Stage with Lisa Ling, Journalist
(TEDxWomen, Beverly Hills, CA)
President Obama's Mention
(National Women's Law Center)
Meeting Obama with Bill Nye
(White House Science Fair)
Honored by Senator John Cornyn
(Fort Worth Museum of Science and History)

On stage at Clinton Global Initiative University with President Bill Clinton, Senator John McCain, Jimmy Wales and Manal Al-Sharif — On Stage with President Bill Clinton, Senator John McCain, Wikipedia Founder Jimmy Wales, Right2Dignity and BlueNetworks' Manal Al-Sharif
(Clinton Global Initiative University 2014)

Piper Learning

Founder

Inspired by her early experiences in science and research, Shree co-founded Piper in 2014 to bring engaging tools to the next generation of innovators and technologists. Through hands-on building, virtual play, and a unique approach to storytelling, Piper inspires kids to learn and invent with technology.

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