Madeleine Pachella and Axel Robinson, both Pelham Memorial High School seniors, were named to the list of the top 300 scholars in the Regeneron Science Talent Search 2025 run by the the Society for Science.

Pachella was chosen for her project “Analyzing B Cell Classification Changes in the Cerebrospinal Fluid and Blood Influenced by Ocrelizumab Treatment in Multiple Sclerosis,” while Robinson was named for his work titled “Insomnia Phenotypes and Their Adverse Health Effects.”

According to Wednesday’s announcement on the Society for Science’s website, scholars are chosen based on “outstanding research, leadership skills, community involvement, commitment to academics, creativity in asking scientific questions and exceptional promise as STEM leaders” in what is “the nation’s oldest and most prestigious science and math competition for high school seniors.”