Hi! My name is Aniya Taneja and I'm a senior in high school. I will be majoring in biomedical engineering in Fall 2025 at Johns Hopkins University. With a passion for volunteering, advocating for Women in STEM, and with a love for science, I aspire to focus on research in women's health, aiming to mitigate the inequalities in studies that lead to misdiagnosis in women. I also hope to continue to inspire women, like I have with my Girls Who Code club in my town, into becoming leaders and founders, not just employees in the STEM field. I believe in taking leadership to the next level, making a positive impact on as many women as I can.

• Advocacy
• Volunteering
• Entrepreneurship

• Tennis

  Varsity · 1 award

  2021 – Present

  Awards:

  Varsity Letter

• Research Assistant

  Worked with MD/PhD Student at Stony Brook University · Medicine

  2023 – 2024

  Research topic:

  Skin Cancer Research Analysis

• Research Assistant

  Northeastern University · Computer Science

  2023 – 2025

  Research topic:

  Analysis of Transcription Errors in IoT & Social Media

• Build Team Lead & Head of Engineering Portfolio Team

  Volunteering · First Tech Challenge Robotics & North Reading Robotics Organization

  2022 – Present

  Mission:

  I led many outreach events targeted towards younger students, introducing them to STEM at a young age to “make STEM less scary.”

• Tutor

  Volunteering · National Honor Society

  2025 – Present

  Mission:

  Tutoring high school freshmen with their homework during school to help them adjust to high school.

• Mentor

  Volunteering · Young Adult Programs at Flint Memorial Library

  2022 – Present

  Mission:

  Mentored middle and elementary students with their homework after school each week during the fall and beginning of spring sessions.

• President & Chairperson of Service/International Understanding Committee

  Volunteering · North Reading High School Interact Club

  2021 – Present

  Mission:

  Joined in freshman year and elected as chairperson in sophomore year. As chairperson and active member, I introduced the Yuda Bands Project into my school, funding the education of a girl in Guatemala with dreams of becoming a dentist. Other projects include organizing a Care Package drive to donate hygiene bags to those in need through a non-profit organization and serving the elderly in town by leaf raking every fall from freshman-senior year. Elected president of the club in senior year to continue these projects and more.

• Founder & Teacher

  Volunteering · Edith a. O’Leary Senior Center

  2023 – Present

  Mission:

  Founded a tech support session at local senior center to help seniors citizens become comfortable with technology they didn’t grow up with.

• Founder of Chapter & Teacher

  Volunteering · Girls Who Code

  2023 – Present

  Mission:

  Founded this club at my local library for middle school girls to empower them in STEM by providing a supportive atmosphere to boost confidence in coding and inspiring them to become future leaders in the field.