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San Francisco, California, United States

San Diego Metropolitan Area

Facilitated sections on ‘Climate Justice & American Politics’ and ‘Ethics in STEM’ for Warren College Undergraduates. Reporting to Program Director Dr. Jeffrey Gagnon.

San Diego Metropolitan Area

Assisted Dr. Geert Schmid-Schonbein with graduate level course BENG226: Foundations of Bioengineering - Biomechanics. Conducted weekly Office Hours, graded homeworks and tests, provided constructive feedback to students.

Interned with the IDEA Center to foster community among graduate engineers, organized Professional Development Workshops in collaboration with the UCSD Career Center, hosted social mixers for engineering community development; worked closely with the Dean of JSOE, to compile valuable student resources to ensure a seamless and enriching journey through grad school at UCSD.

Worked in Dr. Ester Kwon's lab as a Researcher. Synthesized a fluorogenic protease activity nanosensor that targets the brain endothelium post-TBI.http://kwon.ucsd.edu/

San Diego, California, United States

Assisted Dr. Andrew McCulloch with BENG110 - Musculoskeletal Biomechanics. Held weekly office hours and facilitated discussion sections for problem-solving. Graded homeworks, evaluated assignments and projects, and delivered constructive feedback to undergrads.

San Francisco Bay Area

- Conducted Secondary Research and performed Competitive Intelligence for Opportunity & Demand Assessment projects in wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration (wAMD), Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), and Ovarian Cancer- Curated Target Product Profiles (TPPs) based on key metrics: Treatment, Dosing, Route of Administration, Mechanism of Action, Efficacy, Safety, Storage- Created discussion guides to capture Healthcare Professional (HCP) sentiments driving adoption of the client's drug - Assisted in primary market research (PMR) interviews with payers and drafted the payer sentiment story

San Diego County, California, United States

Assisted Dr. Robert Sah in the graduate level course BENG232 Musculoskeletal System in Health, Injury, Disease. Responsibilities encompassed facilitating office hours and discussion sessions, evaluating assignments and exams, and delivering constructive feedback.

India

Worked on building a simplified in-silico model of Liver Fibrosis using MATLAB to track disease pathology, progression etc.Skills: 1. Differential Calculus 2. MATLAB 3. Technical Report Writing

Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Worked in the Transplant Immunology Laboratory and gained hands-on experience in the following protocols: 1. Serum Protein Electrophoresis2. HLA Typing (ABDR) 3. ELISA (Neuronal, TRAb) 4. CDC Crossmatch

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

- Analyzed reagent specifications and updated the global LIMS database thereby optimizing the search process by 50%- Performed secondary research to understand audience engagement and curated relevant communication- Relaunched digital pharmaceutical communications that led to 500+ active readers across the organization

Udupi, Karnataka

Worked in Dr. Bharath Raja Guru's Drug Delivery Laboratory, focusing on the nanoencapsulation of NSAIDs Ibuprofen and Diclofenac.Performed experiments to quantify cell inflammation by assessing COX-2 inhibition on A549 cell lines.Aimed to enhance understanding of drug delivery systems and their impact on inflammation management through the nanoencapsulation approach.

Conducted extensive literature review on Oral Submucous Fibrosis (OSMF) within the Infection Bioengineering group of Dr. Hem C Jha, under the guidance of Dr. Tarun Verma, PMRF, PhD IIT, Indore.Analyzed and synthesized research findings on OSMF, focusing on its precancerous nature in the lamina propria.Identified and proposed conclusive research methodologies to advance the understanding and management of OSMF.

Master Of Science - Ms, Bioengineering And Biomedical Engineering, 4.0

Activities and Societies: Bioengineering Graduate Society, Breakfast With Industry Organizing Committee Relevant Coursework: Tissue.

Bachelor Of Technology - Btech, Minor In Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Biotechnology, 9.5/10 (Gold Medalist)

Activities and Societies: AIESEC, Research Society Manipal, IE - Biotechnology, Chords & Co.

High School, 91.3% (Wbbse, Top 1% Of The State), 94.4% (Hs - Cbse)