Ajay Gandhi
Biomechanics: I focus on analyzing microglial cells after blast induced traumatic brain injury. Blast injuries are known to lead to increased activation in microglial cells in the brain, which are thought to be involved in chronic neuroinflammation potentially leading to neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease. Thus my research will focus on investigating how the initial pressure affects microglial cell activation.
Education
Third year undergraduate Biology student in the Albert Dorman Honors College and the College of Science and Liberal Arts at NJIT.
About Me
I am in the accelerated BS/MD program with New Jersey Medical School. I joined the Center for Injury Biomechanics, Materials, and Medicine in the spring semester of 2018. I received the Provost Summer Research Fellowship Award for the summer of 2018. I’m a part of the Honors Ambassadors program for the Honors College at NJIT. In addition, I am an EMT and I volunteer at the Saint Michael’s Medical Center.
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