Nandan Nerurkar Principal Investigator Education 2005 – 2010: Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania, Mechanical Engineering & Applied Mechanics, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences 2003 – 2005: M.S. Washington University in St. Louis, Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences 1999 – 2003: B.S. University of Maryland at College Park, Biological Engineering, A. James Clark School of Engineering Professional Experience 2025 – Present: Associate Professor,Department Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University 2018 – 2024: Assistant Professor, Department Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University 2011 – 2017: Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School Favorite Bird The Koel Favorite Free Activity/Splurge in NYC Seeing world class art at the MET/Eating lunch at the MET Fun Fact My yoga instructor once called me a 'permanent beginner'