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Meet Ridah Shaista Shanavas – A Biomedical Engineering Student at CalTech, California

Ridah is an aspiring surgeon, serial innovator, global healthcare specialist, poet, researcher, and photographer.

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DiscoverSTEM Batch Information:

ILM 2017-21 batch
Currently Studying Biomedical Engineering (2022-26) at CalTech, California.

Innovated:

  1. Drug Abuse Prevention Device and a Method thereof (Patent Granted | USPTO Publication Number: US11464462B1)
  2. System and Method for Mental State Determination (Patent Pending | USPTO Publication Number: US20220386914A1)
  3. High-speed air pressure-based propulsion system for transporting resources (Patent Pending | USPTO Publication Number: US20220388788A1)

About Ridah:

Ridah is an aspiring surgeon, serial innovator, global healthcare specialist, poet, researcher, and photographer.

She has research experience in cardiology, social science, pharmacology, biotechnology, bioinformatics, public health, and drug development. Ridah’s work has also been published in several reputed journals.

She has given presentations at the 4th World Heart Summit (2021), the 36th European Cardiology Congress (2021), and the 21st Sigma Xi Student Research Conference (2021).

Ridah has clinical shadowing experience in leading hospitals in India and the USA. When it comes to Entrepreneurship, Ridah has been a part of the TiE Global Entrepreneurship Program (2018-19), THL Swiss Education Group (2020), and Sannam S4 SDG Conclave (2021). Ridah has always been at the forefront when it comes to leadership.