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I am a MD/PhD Candidate (MSTP) in Dr. Atul Chopra’s Lab[1]
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I am studying the neural pathways that asprosin is involved in and how asprosin can be targeted to design new therapies.
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I am studying the neural pathways that asprosin is involved in and how asprosin can be targeted to design new therapies.[1]
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Identity: Bijoya Basu
Bijoya Basu What is your student/job title? I am a MD/PhD Candidate (MSTP) in Dr. Atul Chopra’s Lab What is your fellowship project? I am studying the neural pathways that asprosin is involved in and how asprosin can be targeted to design new therapies. What is your favorite part of entrepreneurship? What excites me about science is also what excites me about entrepreneurship – creativity. Finding a completely new way to approach a question or answer an unmet need is really exciting to me. Do you have an entrepreneurial role model? If so, who? There are a lot of brilliant entrepreneurs out there, but I am always really inspired by women who take a creative new approach to shake up an existing marketplace, especially when they create a product that empowers others. One of my favorite stories is that of Whitney Wolfe Herd, who founded the dating app Bumble that let women make the first move. By changing the dynamics of how dating apps existed she became wildly successful and became the world’s youngest female self-made billionaire (at 32!) when her company went public. What is your favorite location to visit in Cleveland? I grew up in the Pacific Northwest and love being outdoors and hiking so I’m a huge fan of the Metropark system as well as Cuyahoga Valley National Park. What is your favorite way to spend your day off? I am usually spending my days off indulging in one of my creative hobbies (painting, scrapbooking, or pottery), thrifting rare books or if the weather is nice exploring a new Metropark trail!
Professional role: I am a MD/PhD Candidate (MSTP) in Dr. Atul Chopra’s Lab
Bijoya Basu What is your student/job title? I am a MD/PhD Candidate (MSTP) in Dr. Atul Chopra’s Lab What is your fellowship project? I am studying the neural pathways that asprosin is involved in and how asprosin can be targeted to design new therapies. What is your favorite part of entrepreneurship? What excites me about science is also what excites me about entrepreneurship – creativity. Finding a completely new way to approach a question or answer an unmet need is really exciting to me. Do you have an entrepreneurial role model? If so, who? There are a lot of brilliant entrepreneurs out there, but I am always really inspired by women who take a creative new approach to shake up an existing marketplace, especially when they create a product that empowers others. One of my favorite stories is that of Whitney Wolfe Herd, who founded the dating app Bumble that let women make the first move. By changing the dynamics of how dating apps existed she became wildly successful and became the world’s youngest female self-made billionaire (at 32!) when her company went public. What is your favorite location to visit in Cleveland? I grew up in the Pacific Northwest and love being outdoors and hiking so I’m a huge fan of the Metropark system as well as Cuyahoga Valley National Park. What is your favorite way to spend your day off? I am usually spending my days off indulging in one of my creative hobbies (painting, scrapbooking, or pottery), thrifting rare books or if the weather is nice exploring a new Metropark trail!
Research interests: I am studying the neural pathways that asprosin is involved in and how asprosin can be targeted to design new therapies.
Bijoya Basu What is your student/job title? I am a MD/PhD Candidate (MSTP) in Dr. Atul Chopra’s Lab What is your fellowship project? I am studying the neural pathways that asprosin is involved in and how asprosin can be targeted to design new therapies. What is your favorite part of entrepreneurship? What excites me about science is also what excites me about entrepreneurship – creativity. Finding a completely new way to approach a question or answer an unmet need is really exciting to me. Do you have an entrepreneurial role model? If so, who? There are a lot of brilliant entrepreneurs out there, but I am always really inspired by women who take a creative new approach to shake up an existing marketplace, especially when they create a product that empowers others. One of my favorite stories is that of Whitney Wolfe Herd, who founded the dating app Bumble that let women make the first move. By changing the dynamics of how dating apps existed she became wildly successful and became the world’s youngest female self-made billionaire (at 32!) when her company went public. What is your favorite location to visit in Cleveland? I grew up in the Pacific Northwest and love being outdoors and hiking so I’m a huge fan of the Metropark system as well as Cuyahoga Valley National Park. What is your favorite way to spend your day off? I am usually spending my days off indulging in one of my creative hobbies (painting, scrapbooking, or pottery), thrifting rare books or if the weather is nice exploring a new Metropark trail!