The Team
Four biomedical engineering students working towards one mission
CEO: Dhristie Bhagat
Dhristie is a senior biomedical engineering student on the cell and tissue engineering track. She is expected to graduate in May 2013. Dhristie joined Spinatap Tech in 2012 where she contributes her experience of management and communications from her previous work with Engineers Without Borders. Next year, Dhristie is looking to participate in a teaching fellowship in either Boston or Washington D.C.
CCO: Salomeh Salari
Salomeh, also known as Sally, is a senior biomedical engineering student on the biomechanics track. She is expected to graduate in May 2013. Salomeh joined Spinatap Tech in 2012 where she contributes her clinical experience from her work in pediatrics at the University of Michigan and Weill Cornell. Next year, Sally will be joining the Mount Sinai community where she will be earning her masters in biomedical sciences. Sally also plans to continue working towards Spinatap Tech's mission of improving infant LPs.
COO: Allison Lieblein
Allison is a senior biomedical engineering student on the biomechanics track. She is expected to graduate in May 2013. Allison joined SpinaTap Tech in 2012 where she contributes her supply chain and manufacturing experience from her previous work with AmGen, Unilever and General Motors. Next year, Allison will be moving to Columbus, Ohio where she will be working at General Mills as a manufacturing and engineering associate.
CFO: Caroline Shang
Caroline Shang is a senior biomedical engineering student on the biomechanics track. She is expected to graduate in May 2013. Caroline joined SpinaTap Tech in 2012 where she contributes her clinical experience from her previous work with physicians at Columbia University Medical Center and her management and communications experience from her work with Engineers Without Borders. Next year, Caroline will be in Los Angeles, California working for Teach for America.
The Advisors
Senior Design Instructor: Aaron Kyle
Laboratory Manager: Keith Yeager
Teaching Assistant: Jon Bernhard
Teaching Assistant: Viktor Gamarnik
Faculty Advisor: Ed Guo
Medical Advisor: Dr. David Kessler (CUMC)
Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Biomedical Engineering Senior Design
Biomedical Engineering Senior Design