The "Informal" me
I spent my formative years in the beautiful city of Dubai, UAE. Spending close to 15 years in UAE and the last 4 years in Chennai, I've had the opportunity of mastering Arabic and Tamil, both languages that have a very rich history! I enjoy solving math-puzzles, reading short stories, watching movies and playing chess. As I entered IIT Madras, I was unaware of the existence of TV shows, and like any other hostel-confined college student, I took the opportunity to bring myself up-to-date on every possible TV show. One of my favorites is M.D House; probably one of the many reasons, why I enjoy the field of diagnostics and the medicine associated with it. I enjoyed quizzing at school, but realized it wasn't my cup of tea once I reached college, and instead spent most of my time learning to play sports I never had the opportunity to play back in Dubai (Thanks to the sheer cost of coaching :P ). Most of my travels outside UAE/India have been on educational grounds; To Malaysia (for an International Abacus Competition representing UAE), to Turkey (for a Model United Nations conference) and to Japan (for my latest Summer Internship at Kyoto University). I've also gone holiday'ing with my family to Kodaikanal and Ooty.
I am currently pursuing my M.S (Research option) in Biomedical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, having received my B.Tech (Bachelors in Technology) from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (Class of 2015).
My academic interests range from building biomedical devices -to- devising novel techniques for studying biological phenomena, with the hope that this information can be used for early intervention.
It is well known that malfunctioning organelles cause cellular disorders; But, cellular disorders are relatively rare, implying that most dysfunctional organelles do not go unchecked. We know, this is enabled by a suite of proteins and co-factors, but we believe that organelles communicate locally with each other & maintain a robust interaction network. I'm currently working with Dr. Ge Yang on a project that focuses on studying the presence of such organelle interaction networks in the cell.
I have hosted samples of my previous work and my CV on this website!
I am currently pursuing my M.S (Research option) in Biomedical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, having received my B.Tech (Bachelors in Technology) from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (Class of 2015).
My academic interests range from building biomedical devices -to- devising novel techniques for studying biological phenomena, with the hope that this information can be used for early intervention.
It is well known that malfunctioning organelles cause cellular disorders; But, cellular disorders are relatively rare, implying that most dysfunctional organelles do not go unchecked. We know, this is enabled by a suite of proteins and co-factors, but we believe that organelles communicate locally with each other & maintain a robust interaction network. I'm currently working with Dr. Ge Yang on a project that focuses on studying the presence of such organelle interaction networks in the cell.
I have hosted samples of my previous work and my CV on this website!