Understanding the Interrelationship of Pharmaceuticals & Gut Microbiota Using Biocomputing — Too much of one thing is never a good thing, and the adage continues to hold true when we look at modern medicine. As the father of toxicology, Paracelsus says: “All things are poison and nothing is without poison; only the dose makes a thing not a poison.” This is…

Increased medical waste poses a threat to public health & the future of our planet — When we think of climate change, we often point to industries such as energy, transportation, and agriculture as big contributors to global emissions. However, there is one player that is often overlooked: healthcare. If healthcare were a country, it would be the fifth-largest emitter of greenhouse gases on the planet…

Returning to an ‘old school’ model of computation is the future — This is a review article that briefly goes over different aspects of this topic. Just a couple of quick points: — circuits // when I refer to circuits, it’s based on the analogy of comparing cellular pathways to electronic circuits. These ‘circuits’ create a chain reaction of events that lead…

An Overview of B-cells & Immunological Memory — With the pandemic getting under control and people getting vaccinated, we are building up herd immunity and getting one step closer to returning to normal. As a result, it is just as timely to talk about the amazing power of immunological memory which allows for vaccines to be successful in…

Creating a future where people can get 1/6 of their life back… — Over 65% of people across the United States wake up in the morning feeling tired and sleep-deprived. Whether you’re a student who has to study for finals, a new parent who needs to take care of a newborn baby, or you have trouble falling asleep due to stress, sleep is…

Completing my first biocomputing project — A while back, I wrote an article titled, The Future of Biology: Biocomputing. For those of you who are new, biocomputing is the idea of using biological parts (i.e. DNA, RNA, proteins) to create biological computers. When I say computer, we’re not talking about the physical device that you are…

Note: This was written for the EduPolicy Hackathon event hosted by Harvard. Following this project, we felt like this is such an important issue to discuss and to try our hand at an op-ed. Special shoutout to Amanda Sherman & Moniola Odunsi for being amazing teammates throughout the process! There…

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths among men and women, making up about 25% of all deaths caused by cancer. Every year, more people die of lung cancer than colon cancer, prostate cancer, and breast cancer combined. Cancer is a disease where mutated cells divide uncontrollably and…

Throughout history, mankind has continued to usher in new inventions and technologies that led to radical changes in the way people lived their lives and viewed the world. The ever-universal question of “Who am I?” has remained just as elusive on both a literal and internal level. There are countless…