Research conducted in the Departments of Neurosurgery at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). BWH: Studying the application of quantitative imaging to understand the biological behavior and clinical outcomes of skull base tumors. Developing machine and deep learning approaches, mapping tumor locations, and correlating with molecular alterations. Working on translational genomics applications for CNS tumors, developing bioinformatic pipelines to… Show more Research conducted in the Departments of Neurosurgery at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). BWH: Studying the application of quantitative imaging to understand the biological behavior and clinical outcomes of skull base tumors. Developing machine and deep learning approaches, mapping tumor locations, and correlating with molecular alterations. Working on translational genomics applications for CNS tumors, developing bioinformatic pipelines to understand genomic heterogeneity. Further, applying network science methodology to understand care patterns for patients with brain tumors.MGH: Examining the development of gene therapies for neurodegenerative and neurodevelopment conditions. Show less

Working as part of the Global Neurosurgery Initiative in the Program for Global Surgery and Social Change at Harvard Medical School. Examining neuro-oncologic care systems in Low- and Middle-Income countries and the financial implications of neurosurgical procedures.

Strategic Initiatives:Consult for TEDxJHU to continue growing relationship with Baltimore City businesses, political leaders, and activists. Serve in advisory role for curators planning 2019-2020 salon and main events.Co-Curator (2018-2019):Directed and guided vision for TEDxJHU Fall 2018 and Spring 2019 events: Postscript and Connect the Dots. Largest salon and main events to date in terms of audience attendance, digital engagement, and community outreach. Built lasting… Show more Strategic Initiatives:Consult for TEDxJHU to continue growing relationship with Baltimore City businesses, political leaders, and activists. Serve in advisory role for curators planning 2019-2020 salon and main events.Co-Curator (2018-2019):Directed and guided vision for TEDxJHU Fall 2018 and Spring 2019 events: Postscript and Connect the Dots. Largest salon and main events to date in terms of audience attendance, digital engagement, and community outreach. Built lasting connections with Baltimore organizations to grow the TEDxJHU platform in the city.Director of Communications (2017-2018): Executive board position (1 yr term) with responsibilities that included speaker acquisition, talk development, liaison management, budget allocation, and communications outreach.Speaker Liaison (2016-2017):Worked on the communications team with speakers to help them develop ideas into successful TEDx talks. Managed speaker coordination, talk revisions, and communications outreach. Show less

Research focus on pediatric neurological diseases, sleep, and recovery from critical illness in the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine. Work in both translational and clinical domains with Drs. Sujatha Kannan and Sapna Kudchadkar. Engaged in national and international meetings to spread impact of our investigations.Kannan Group: Studied neuroinflammatory consequences in cerebral palsy and Rett syndrome models, validated novel nanotherapy to improve functional… Show more Research focus on pediatric neurological diseases, sleep, and recovery from critical illness in the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine. Work in both translational and clinical domains with Drs. Sujatha Kannan and Sapna Kudchadkar. Engaged in national and international meetings to spread impact of our investigations.Kannan Group: Studied neuroinflammatory consequences in cerebral palsy and Rett syndrome models, validated novel nanotherapy to improve functional outcomes. Led EEG integration and sleep analysis across disease models and assessing therapy impact.Kudchadkar Group: Designed and spearhead project assessing the early mobilization and rehabilitation program 'PICU Up!', created to enhance recovery for critically ill children. Examined sleep maintenance in the pediatric intensive care unit. Show less

Teaching assistant for core neuroscience courses including Cognitive Neuroscience, Neuroscience Cellular and Systems 1/2.

Clinical research intern for the Functional and Cognitive Neurophysiology lab led by Dr. Sameer Sheth. Worked in conjunction with Google DeepMind to investigate the neural circuits that enable human brains to undergo one-shot learning or 'ad hoc self-programming'.

Research assistant in the Solomon H Snyder Department of Neuroscience with Dr. Philip Wong and Dr. Resham Chhabra to examine the role of C9orf72 protein and its ultimate relation to Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).

Research assistant at the Rutgers Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute through the Liberty Science Center Partners in Science Research Program. Worked with the Buckley lab to help lead investigations into environmental exposure of bisphenol analogues and zeranols using chemical analytics.