I’m Chinmay. I build medical devices, engineer organisms, and develop startup ventures. Currently scaling KAIRS and researching at UNC Chapel Hill.
The narrative, hobbies, and adventures driving the mission.
Driven by the goal of becoming a physician-engineer. Building at the intersection of neuroscience, rehabilitation technology, and hardware design.
Applying a strategic mindset to everyday life—from navigating new cultures globally to beating the clock in escape rooms.
Exploring embedded systems, microcontrollers, and retro-tech displays beyond the laboratory.
Engineering solutions from the wet lab to the marketplace.
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Co-Founder. Developing a knee rehabilitation sleeve using AI to track patient recovery.
Winner: NC State VenturePack Grand Prize 2025.
Global First Runner-Up: 2024 Medtronic/BMES Student Design Competition.
Wet Lab Lead. Managed a team of 6 researchers to synthesize novel probiotic to uptake PFAS.
Co-Founder & Host. Interviewed leaders like Dr. Robert Langer, Directors of the NIH, and more.
President and Founder. Organized UNC's inaugural 'Engineer-A-Thon'.
Project Lead. Designed VR environment and haptic feedback glove for stroke rehab.
Center for Bioengineering Innovation and Design (CBID)
Incoming M.S.E. candidate selected for a highly competitive translational engineering program. Focus on clinical observation, global health inequities, and developing commercializable medical devices.
Lampe Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering
Pursuing a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering with a Minor in Data Science. Awarded Dean's List honors for 7 consecutive semesters. Campus leader serving as President of Engineering World Health and Wet-Lab Lead for the Gold-Medal winning UNC iGEM team.
High School Diploma
Selected to attend the nation's top-ranked public residential high school for gifted students. Completed rigorous, specialized coursework in advanced STEM principles, laying the foundational framework for a career in bioengineering.
Lampe Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University
Instructing students on Unreal Engine 5 for biomedical applications in virtual reality, as well as mammalian and bacterial cell culture techniques.
Lampe Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University
Conducting scFv antibody research under mentorship of Dr. Madoka Nagata to develop pH-specific antibodies for diabetes sensing in continuous glucose monitor development. Leveraging AlphaFold to predict 3D structures and cultivating genetically modified E. coli.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Cultivated and differentiated brain organoids from iPSCs to examine biomarkers of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and cortical hyperexpansion. Assisted with mycoplasma testing via gel electrophoresis.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Studied effects of spinal macrophages on nociceptive pain. Induced cytokine secretion via agonist antibodies and quantified results using Fiji and ImageJ. Quantified cell counts in sex-specific RAG induction of mouse spinal cords. Examined effects of azoxystrobin on mice brains.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Assisted with the Carolina Breast Cancer Study's Third Phase. Documented data, analyzed tumors, and utilized NanoDrop machines to record DNA concentrations. Conducted research on epigenetics and racial disparities among breast cancer patients.
NC State VenturePack 2025
Won $12,000 in non-dilutive funding for KAIRS.
BMES/Medtronic Design Comp
AI/ML in Sports Injury Treatment track.
NC State VenturePack
Voted best startup by audience.
Entrepreneurial Mindset
UNC BEAM MakerFest Fall 2024.
Academic Excellence
Awarded 7 consecutive semesters.
Open to discussing medical device innovation, synthetic biology, and new ventures.
