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I am a graduate student at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, New York. I am pursuing my Masters here and hope, someday to make my own little contribution to the R&D industry. To get there, I started off with an Undergraduate degree in Biomedical Engineering from J B Institute of Engineering and Technology, Hyderabad, India. I am currently conducting my research under my advisor Dr. Stefan Judex, Biomedical Engineering Department, SUNY Stony Brook.

My research under the guidance of Professor Stefan Judex involves studying the effect of low magnitude mechanical stimuli on the musculoskeletal system. Being able to translate these benefits into viable treatment procedures for medical problems such as fracture healing or osteoporosis, requires the study and quantification all the underlying processes which affect the experimental outcomes and also the factors which influence bone loss itself, such as unloading. Genetics, gender, age, dietary intake, functional loading, baseline bone morphometry and site specificity are factors which influence bone loss and the response of the musculoskeletal system to high frequency low magnitude stimuli. In the graduate class of Professor Danny Bluestein I have been introduced to the application of continuum mechanics to living tissues and organs which I have found extremely helpful in understanding the biological processes which take place at the cellular level. Hence by tying up what I do in lab to what I learn in the classroom, I hope to take my research in the direction of finding a therapeutic repair mechanism for weakened bones.