Aditi Gupta

235 Albany St. #5112B, Cambridge, MA 02139

818-815-8875 | adgupta@mit.edu

EDUCATION
Sep 2015 Present
Jun 2015

PhD Candidate, Medical Engineering & Medical Physics

Harvard-MIT Health Sciences & Technology
BS Bioengineering: Biotechnology, magna cum laude
University of California, San Diego

RESEARCH & PROJECTS

Sep 2015

Jun 2014
Jun 2015

Sep 2013
Jun 2015

Summer 2014

Apr 2013
Jun 2014

Jan 2012
Oct 2012

Electrical Stimulation Device for Muscle Actuation

Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital Hackathon Project
Designed an electrode-embedded sleeve to improve upon existing electrical stimulation products used
for rehabilitation in stroke and spinal cord injury patients
Won 1st place at the hackathon and will be presenting to the national AAPM&R conference in Boston
Automatic Analysis of Red Blood Cell Quality
Senior Design Project
Designed and fabricated a novel medical device for automated analysis of erythrocyte quality upon
donation in collaboration with a team
Tested methods of enzyme immobilization to create disposable test cuvette
Low-Cost HIV Viral Load Test
UC San Diego Chapter of Engineering World Health
Built and tested a thermocycler device for use as part of an extremely affordable HIV viral load test for
use in our partnering hospital in Mozambique
Collaboration within an interdisciplinary student team
Wrote and presented complex technical information to funding sources
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Drug Discovery Institute, Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
Investigated the efficacy of a Chinese herbal medicine on depression using a mouse model to
accelerate the drug development process and bring this drug to market
Utilized molecular biotechnology techniques to quantify effects of the drug at a molecular level
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Christman Lab, Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine
Optimized fabrication method for an injectable hydrogel biomaterial to help move an in vivo cardiac
study toward human trials
Sectioned and stained rat heart tissue for visualization of injected biomaterials and effects
Undergraduate Researcher
Nitz Lab, UC San Diego
Studied brain patterns in rats through utilization of electrophysiological data collection techniques
Fabricated fine mechanical sensors for implantation in the rat brains

LEADERSHIP & TEACHING

May 2014
Apr 2015

Jan 2015
Mar 2015

Co-Founder
Meego Technologies
Developed the concept behind the first motion-activated laptop alarm on the market
Won multiple pitch competitions as well as raised seed funding to develop our first prototype
Designed the marketing package used to advertise and fundraise
Teaching Assistant
Department of Bioengineering, UC San Diego
Educated first-year and transfer students in current bioengineering research
Led weekly sections to assist students with small-scale technical design projects
Planned and led homework discussions and graded project presentations

May 2014
Jun 2015
Member Sep 2013
Jun 2015

Sep 2013
Jun 2014
Member Sep 2012
Jun 2015
Jun 2013
Jun 2014
Member Sep 2011
Jun 201

Hackathon Chair
Engineering World Health, UC San Diego Chapter
Developed the concept behind and led planning of EWH HealthHack, a community-wide,
interdisciplinary hackathon to give students practical experience in engineering
Fostered campus and industry partnerships through sponsorship and event mentorship
Attracted 150 students from all different departments and elicited 20 project proposals
Bioengineering Day Chair
Biomedical Engineering Society, UC San Diego Chapter
Planned and organized Bioengineering Day 2014, an annual student-run conference
Raised about $14,000 for the 500-person conference
Managed subcommittee of fellow students and collaborated with other organizations
President
UC San Diego Scholars Society
Doubled membership in one year through publicity and community building, as well as initiatives such
as mentoring programs and professional development events
Collaborated with UCSD Alumni throughout the year to host large-scale networking and recognition
events for scholars, alumni and donors

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Mar 2015
Poster
Aug 2012
Talk
Oct 2009
Poster

Borglin, Z., Dolk, K., Fadavi, D., Gupta, A., Munoz, I., Ruggiero, K. Automatic Analysis of Red Blood Cell
Quality. Clinton Global Initiative University, Miami, FL.
Gupta, A., Nitz, DA. Basal forebrain neuron firing action patterns and their relationship with learning.
Calit2 Summer Research Conference, San Diego, CA.
Gupta, A., Probert, C. Use of carbon isotopes in determining the photosynthetic pathways of various
plants. California Nobel Laureate Dinner, Los Angeles, CA.

HONORS & AWARDS

Jun 2011-Jun 2015
Jun 2014-Jun 2015
Mar 2015
Dec 2011-Jun 2015
Summer 2012
Apr 2013 Present
Jun 2014 - Present

UC Regents Scholarship, UC San Diego

Gordon Scholar, Gordon Engineering Leadership Center
Gordon Engineering Leadership Fellow, Gordon Engineering Leadership Center
Revelle College Provost Honors, UC San Diego
Summer Research Scholarship, Calit2 (now: Qualcomm Inc.)
Tau Beta Pi, CA Psi Chapter
Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Chapter