Currently, I am pursuing a PhD in medical engineering at the California Institute of Technology. I decided to pursue a doctorate in medical engineering as the interdisciplinary work between engineering and medicine is essential to progress our current medical equipment. In particular, my main focus is on wearable technology, developing affordable in-home diagnostic tools for stress and depression prediction.
I am also interested in entrepreneurship. While the theoretical work of my studies excites me, what drives me is the opportunity to use my knowledge to make a real impact on the world today. Through my startups (Augmedic, Mind Network, Vili, etc), I hope to apply what I learned directly to my community.
Nonetheless, I am always open to learn new material because I believe that the combination of knowledge leads to advances in medicine. To broaden my education outside of the classroom, I have pursued biological research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), biochemistry research at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and nuclear research at MIT’s Laboratory for Nuclear Science. I am very eager to continue my research, to continue learning and developing a broad, in depth, range of skills.
