Graduate Research Assistant
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, Florida, United States
Shalaka Konjalwar, B.S., B.A. is a graduate student at Florida Atlantic University pursuing her Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering. She received her Bachelor of Science in Biology and Bachelor of Arts in Spanish from the University of Florida. Currently, she is a member of the Biophotonics Laboratory under director Dr. Mahsa Ranji. The group focuses their research on optical technology development used for biomedical applications to gain a clearer understanding of injuries such as cancer, diabetes, and heart disease, especially in developing new treatments. Shalaka uses her biology background and engineering knowledge to help design and create optoelectronic systems to monitor the metabolisms of organs using light. She is involved in optical imaging, development of experimental protocols, creating and providing image processing algorithms, and interpreting experimental results. Her research interests include monitoring metabolic states of cancer cells under treatment with time-lapse fluorescence microscopy, biomedical instrumentation, and wound imaging.
Friday, October 13, 2023
9:00 AM – 9:15 AM PDT