Ira Kulkarni Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

• Drove UE LifeSciences’ B2B expansion by building a lead list of 500+ start-ups, significantly enhancing outreach and corporate engagement strategies• Streamlined corporate outreach by designing automated LinkedIn and email engagement journeys on MailChimp• Collaborated with GCI Health to craft press releases for 10 key milestones, including World Cancer Congress session and BBC short film release enhancing brand visibility

Los Angeles, California, United States

• Digitized 1,000+ files, enhancing accessibility for UCLA researchers and increasing cross-lab collaboration by 40% • Automated the donor mailing system using Mailchimp, reducing administrative time by three hours per week• Coordinated logistics of neuroscience outreach events, LA Brain Bee and Neurocamp, engaging 1,000+ lower income K-12 students to spark an early interest in STEM

We built a wearable magnetoelastic generator (MEG) embedded in a compression shirt for real-time respiratory monitoring. Integration with an Arduino circuit facilitated data transmission directly to a laptop, highlighting the system’s portability and potential for real-time monitoring applications. Despite challenges in Bluetooth connectivity, the final MEG design shows promise for health monitoring in athletes and the general population, offering a non-toxic, biocompatible, and durable alternative to traditional battery-powered systems.

The management of Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) requires administration of insulin to maintain blood glucose at safe levels. Current methods of insulin delivery, primarily through injections or pumps, can be invasive, inconvenient, and challenging. Our project aims at designing, synthesizing, and testing a smart, multi-layered hydrogel system for the oral delivery of insulin to diabetic patients. We will look to improve the specificity, bioavailability, and release kinetics of insulin, which are limitations in current oral systems, so diabetes management can be more efficient and user-friendly. First, hydrogel beads were synthesized capable of encapsulating insulin, ensuring its protection through the acidic gastric environment and controlled release in the small intestine. Concurrently, the delivery team developed a multilayer capsule, utilizing positively charged nanoliposomes for insulin stabilization and a chitosan coating to facilitate absorption across the intestinal epithelium. Expected outcomes include improved bioavailability and specificity of insulin delivery, mimicking physiological pathways and offering a groundbreaking alternative to current invasive methods. The successful implementation of this oral insulin delivery system promises to transform T1D management by providing a more effective, less invasive, and user-friendly treatment option, significantly impacting the quality of life for patients.

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

• Building Go to Market Strategy for California based VC backed startups to use Qrata’s global delivery centres for hiring talent.• Designed an innovative talent scorecard to present employees beyond the resume (trust, communication, soft skills), leading to a 42% increase in client adoption as they could gain deeper insights into future employees. • Completed research of funded startups and VCs in the Indian ecosystem (using CrunchBase, Venture Loop) and built an email marketing system framework resulting in 25 new customers.

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

• Developed and rebranded content to market subscriptions including shorts for live and prerecorded wellness programs, landing pages for events and social media posts that resulted in a 4k increase in follower count and development of a new demographic of perimenopausal women.• Created an online store-based revenue channel with prerecorded programs and products that tripled revenue from (₹30k to ₹90k) within 30 days.

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Media Campaign • Conceptualized and led a campaign, The Stigma Series, to mitigate the stigma surrounding mental illness, centered around the interview series. Our interdisciplinary team designed original comic strips and infographics to increase engagement. Tripled social media following on Instagram and Facebook, increasing donations by 45%. Music Therapy Program •Developed a music therapy program, where the girls in India can interact and connect with mentally ill women through music. Organized games, created communication frameworks, and genre-based posters. Led 24 sessions connecting over 20 students to 100 patients.

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

• For 3 months, worked as an intern leading large group recreational sessions involving games and discussion activities. Also, planned and conducted individual sessions for clients who had difficulty with speech, concentration, and comprehension. • Conducted a 10-part interview series with the director of the foundation, Binaifer Jesia, to discuss roots and solutions for prejudice against the mentally ill.

• Conducted independent research, focusing on the use of local, affordable Indian ingredients as amylase inhibitors to help manage diabetes mellitus type 2 in low-income environments. Results used to design effective diet strategies at the Digestive Health Institute (DHI)• Recognition as a 'visiting scholar' from renowned DHI owner Muffi Lakdawala

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Interned with leading bariatric surgeon Muffazal Lakdawala. Observed his out-patient department, rounds, and surgeries. Surgeries were laparoscopic and robotic. Learnt the inguinal and umbilical hernial anatomy. Also learnt the procedure for roux-en-y gastric bypass and hernia removal surgery. Observed treatment and diagnosis plans for low-income populations. Provided nutrition and wellness education for patients diagnosed with diabetes, hypertension, and anaemia. Got CPR certified. Learnt how to monitor vital signs such as blood pressure, heartbeat, and respiration. Inspired research into affordable diabetes treatment.

Bachelor Of Engineering - Be, Bioengineering And Biomedical Engineering

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