Alena Analeigh Wicker

Alena Analeigh (Wicker) McQuarter (born November 19, 2008) is an American student who is the youngest Black person to be accepted into medical school in the United States, and the second-youngest person to be accepted into medical school overall. She is also the youngest person ever to work as an intern at NASA. and she has two sisters. and developed a love for Lego the following year. In elementary school, she was bullied, She initially double-majored in astronomical and planetary science and chemistry, hoping to one day be a NASA engineer. After a trip to Jordan with the Brown STEM Girl foundation, she became interested in viral immunology and switched her major to pre-med.

Awards and honors Because of Wicker's work, multiple mayors have proclaimed April 30 "Brown STEM Girl STEM in the City Day Honoring Women of Color in STEM." The governor of Texas has also included a proclamation. 2022 Global Child Prodigy Awards World in Science Recipient 2022 United States of America President’s Volunteer Service Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient 2022 Ebony HBCU STEM Queen Recipient