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Quest in a Nutshell

Quest Student Research Institute is a US tax-exempt 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Gifts are tax-deductible as allowed by law.

​Advisory Board
Malary Saltzman, NJ (Nonprofit Development)
Necmi Mutlu, Ph.D, NVCC, VA (Information Technology)
Janet Matanguihan, Ph.D, Messiah College, PA (Biology)
Nadeem Vellore, Ph.D, Johnson & Johnson, CA (Computational Bioengineering)
Zhe Jia, Ph.D, eHealth Inc., CA (Data Science, Computational Biophysics)
Executive Director
​Tugba Kucukkal, Ph.D, Gallaudet University, DC (Computational Chemistry)
Program Support Specialist: Irem Guner (iguner@questsri.org)

Our Goals

  • Provide research opportunities for high school and undergraduate students under the guidance of higher education professionals, primarily in STEM and education to meet the current and future challenges of our nation. We particularly strive to provide opportunities for minorities, women and persons with disabilities. 
  • Promote, organize, and conduct seminars and symposia addressing current issues in STEM and education
  • Plan and arrange scholar and student exchange programs among institutions of higher learning and disseminate knowledge through scholarly publications.

Financial Management & Transparency

  • We strive to reduce costs that are not directly related to student research
  • Once you donate to us, you can request a full report on exactly where your money was spent
  • Currently, there are no administrative costs and 100% of donations are used for programs and services
  • See our DONATE page for current financial breakdown of our spending for public donations. 

Commitment to Diversity

We strongly believe that the best science is accomplished in diverse and collaborative groups with excellent growth benefits to student researchers. With this in mind, each of our projects are accomplished with a group of 4-6 student researchers. First, a pool of students is made for each project based on eligibility and merit. Then, the second selection process is done to make student research groups that are academically, culturally, economically and otherwise diverse. In addition, there are excellent leadership opportunities for UG & returning HS students. 
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