Student Details

Ami Mehta has completed her B.Tech Biotechnology from SRM University, Chennai and Masters (By Research) in Biotechnology degree from The Australian National University, Australia. With a combined five years of research experience at CSIR-Central Leather Research Institute and Right Hospital Skin Bank, Chennai, she has seven SCI publications and one Indian patent to her credit. At IITB-Monash Research Academy, her doctoral research is based on developing 3D model of blood brain barrier (BBB) on a chip, which would serve as a model for screening chemotherapeutics against brain tumour. Her doctoral research will be carried out under the guidance of Prof. Prasanna S Gandhi, Dr. Prakriti Tayalia and Prof Nicolas Voelcker. Her interests include reading fiction and non-fiction, writing short stories and travelling.