Sona Shah Email & Phone Number

New York

Neopenda is a low-cost neonatal vital signs monitor designed for low resource settings to reduce neonatal mortality. As a co-founder of Neopenda, an early stage startup, I have helped design the technology and prototype that will be evaluated in an initial assessment trip in Uganda. The vital signs monitor measures heart rate, respiratory rate, blood.

• Drug discovery:
• Review new research opportunities for anti-tuberculosis drug discovery
• Create a database for several compound classes in lead optimizationCommunity engagement:
• Create a pediatric tuberculosis toolkit including a video, presentation, and full curriculum with activities to educate children and their families about risk factors, prevention of, and treatment of childhood.

New York, New York

• Determine a suitable positive control for a point-of-care low-cost microfluidic device (mChip) for diagnosis of HIV and Syphilis with the ultimate goal of improving the health of people in developing countries

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

• Served as lead investigator and researcher for all engineering and technical support for the buffer and media makeup area in the BR&D pilot plant
• Created a database using Access ® to store all buffer formulations, which enhanced the technical transfer process between multiple groups
• Designed and executed multiple technical studies to improve the technical transfer process and reduce cost
• Provided on-the-floor technical support and leadership to cell culture operations staff, acting as the main operations contact to other technical resources leading to the production of Bulk API for development and.
• Spearheaded a knowledge management website that allows for cross-functional collaboration and knowledge retention
• Helped with engineering recruiting efforts at Georgia Tech and interviewing process

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

• Automated a purification step and analyzed the potential use of buffer concentrates to improve productivity

University Of Central Florida

• Analyzed Adatom Self- Diffusion Barriers using model potentials under Talat Rahman, Ph.D and Handan Yildirim, Ph.D

Master'S Degree, Biomedical Engineering

Activities and Societies: • Graduate BME Society (GraBME) • Society for Biomaterials

Bachelor'S Degree, Chemical Engineering

Activities and Societies: • Alpha Phi Omega • Engineers Without Borders • Society for Women Engineers