Ted began to participate in the Packer Science Research Project when he was in the Ninth Grade. As the research evolved, Ted became increasingly interested in the human genome project. Ted familiarized himself with the three dimensional structures of proteins, wrote a paper in which he compiled his protein research, and submitted his work to the Sali lab of biophysics at Rockefeller University. With the help of Bonnie Kaiser, Head of the Science Outreach Project at Rockefeller, Ted landed a summer laboratory internship and a mentor, Andrej Sali. In order to participate in this exciting project, Ted has made himself proficient in both physics and computer programming.
Scientists working manually can take two to three years to determine one piece of one protein.
Recently, Ted received early admission to Yale University, and while he is open to pursuing laboratory science in college, he is excited about upcoming educational opportunities in a wider variety of academic disciplines. Ted has been attending Packer since he was three years old, and since that time members of his family have become active and visible in the school community. In the spirit of community involvement, Ted's grandmother, Aileen Wittenstein, is a veteran Brooklyn Heights resident who, for decades, has volunteered much of her time and energy to local community service endeavors.