I'm a scientist-in-training who is interested in understanding the fundamental principles of nature, from the behavior of quantum systems to the remarkable complexity of living things.
A little more about meMy mission is to develop engineering platforms that can enable scientists to ask fundamental questions about the biological and physical world with greater precision.
Where I come from: I grew up in Bareilly, northern India, attending a small neighborhood school without functioning science laboratories or a well-stocked library. I spent much of my childhood borrowing my mother's old fiction books, and at 17, bought my first laptop to explore machine learning and genetic engineering. At 18, I became the first person in my close family to leave the country to study in the United States, supported by scholarships and grants.
Research experiences and notes from things I've been exploring.
Bacteriophages are the most evolutionarily diverse species on the planet and provide an efficient chassis for testing molecular engineering strategies, helping me develop a modular understanding of protein and genome design.
The domestication of archaea in ancient bacteria allowed for the rise of multi-cellular species because of the development of an internal control node, today known as the mitochondria. Engineering it can unlock potential for longevity, neuroplasticity, and more.
I wanted to apply the methods I learned in molecular cloning to tissue-engineering problems in healthcare and interface more with biophysics, through endothelial mechanobiology.
Reading notes, questions, and short essays will live here.
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