Human Rights Activism

Helping young people dream of a better world and empowering them to build it

Alexandria Brady-Miné founded the Human Projects, one of the world’s largest youth run nonprofits in human rights, at the age of 17. She developed a nonprofit model intertwining a grassroots approach to global human rights education with STEM principles to build and rapidly scale human rights educational programs that empower young people to make a difference. Over 1.6 million people have participated in Human Projects Programs through a network of over 22,000 schools, nonprofits, educators, and volunteers. She is a Jane Goodall Institute Fund II Fellow, National Liberty Museum Young Hero, Vital Voices HER Lead Fellow, TEDx Speaker, and Florida’s Top High School Volunteer (2018).

Research

Engineering for Impact

Alexandria’s engineering and research interests are centered around positive impact. She is a Goldwater Scholar, the most prestigious undergraduate award in the United States for scientific research. The award was established by Congress in 1986 to provide a continuing source of highly qualified scientists, mathematicians, and engineers. She began engineering research in high school where she studied a novel 3D bioprinting method with future applications in 3D printing complex structures such as tissues and organs. Her current research focuses on controlling cell adhesion to pNIPAAm, a smart polymer used in medical devices and tissue engineering. She is a published researcher and has presented her work at national and international conferences. Alexandria received the prestigious National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship in 2021. She is currently participating in the 2022 MIT Summer Research Program where she is spending the summer researching in the Harvard-MIT Biomedical Engineering Center.