Fellowships and Awards:
Rackham Conference Travel Grant [2025]
Michigan Institute for Computational Discovery and Engineering Fellowship ($4,500 USD), University of Michigan [2024]
U-M Regenerative Medicine Translational Research Fellowship ($30,000 USD), University of Michigan [2024]
Claudia Joan Alexander Trailblazer Award, University of Michigan [2024]
Rackham Pre-Doctoral Research Grant, University of Michigan [2024]
Finalist, Towner Prize for Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor, University of Michigan [2023]
Second Prize in Nanotalks, Biointerface Institute Annual Symposium, University of Michigan [2023]
Dwight Benton Fellowship, Biomedical Engineering Department, University of Michigan [2022]
Undergraduate Research Award, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay [2020]
Best Teaching Assistant Award, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay [2020]
Teaching Experience:
Graduate Student Instructor, Quantitative Cell Biology (BIOMEDE 418), University of Michigan [2023]
Head Teaching Assistant, Biology For Engineers (BB101), Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay [2019-22]
Teaching Assistant, Differential Equations (MA108), Department of Mathematics, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay [2019]
Mentoring Experience:
Research Mentor, Shea Lab Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan:
Mentored 6 trainees (4 undergraduate, 2 graduate) through one-on-one guidance and project supervision, supporting their development in experimental design, data analysis, and scientific communication.
Lillian Holman, Master of Science, Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan
Current Position: Electrophysiology Clinical Associate, Abbott
Yifei Jiang, Bachelor of Science, Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan
Current Position: Senior, Biomedical Engineering
Shahzad Sohail, Bachelor of Science, Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan
Current Position: Incoming M.D. Candidate, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Amod Talekar, Bachelor of Science, Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan
Current Position: Senior, Biomedical Engineering
Brianna Ha, Bachelor of Science, Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan
Current Position: Co-Op, Medpace Inc.
Antonio Holmes, Master of Science, Biostatistics, University of Maryland
Current Position: BMED, Morgan State University
GAAP Mentor, Graduate Application Assistance Program Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan [2023]