Selected as one of 15 fellows to work with biotech companies in New Haven, where I contributed to innovation, incubation, and process assistance. Additionally, participated in talks and speaker series with national leaders in the biotech industry.

Each year 100 students from the U.S. are selected to become a U.S. Youth Ambassador. As part of the program, students take part in an all-expenses paid tour of Latin America and create a 6-month community project

Helped develop HerStent, the world's first degradable vaginal stent. Personally obtained three grants totaling $50,000 and co-authored a tangential paper on developing a wound healing model for vaginal fibrosis.

Along with my partner Anwitha Kumbham, we created a device that can detect second hand smoke inhalation from a persons breath. After generating initial concepts of the device, we collaborated with Duke University to complete the project. This device is specifically targeted to people in countries with developing infrastructure.