Greens Farms Academy Senior is Intel Semifinalist

Francesca (Frankie) Garofalo, 18, a senior at Greens Farms Academy in Westport, was named a semifinalist in the Intel Science Talent Search, the nation’s most prestigious pre-college science competition. She was cited for her research entitled “Chemosensitization of High-grade Serous Ovarian Carcinoma via Calcium Signaling.” Frankie began the research while part of the Discovery to Cure Internship program at Yale School of Medicine last summer. The Intel Science Talent Search chose 300 semifinalists this year, nine of whom are seniors in Connecticut schools with Greenwich High School having four of them. Frankie will be attending Columbia University in the fall. See complete list here. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Contributed photo