Veebha Havaldar
Cleveland,OH
Summary
Undergraduate student in pursuit of a biomedical engineering degree with expected graduation in May 2025. Hands-on research experience, strong drive for results and continuous improvement.
Planning to apply to MD-PhD dual degree programs.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Undergraduate Researcher
Lerner Research Institute
Cleveland, OH
06.2022 - Current
- Optimization of peptide drug delivery mechanisms using nanoparticle and hydrogel carriers (May 2022 – February 2023)
- Awarded funding from the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center's CanSUR program for Summer 2023 and 2024 to work on a project related to melanoma prevention (February 2023 – present)
- CWRU Innovations Week 2023 Elevator Pitch winner
- Presentations at CWRU Intersections (x3), LRI Summer Student Poster Sessions (x2), CWRU Innovations Week 2023, BMES 2023
Peer Advisor
Case School Of Engineering
Cleveland, OH
08.2023 - Current
- Support for all undergraduate students in the Case School of Engineering by providing general engineering and major-specific advice in a number of areas
- Strengthening the relationship between the undergraduate biomedical engineering department and the Case School of Engineering
Student Image Analyst
University Hospitals Cleveland
Cleveland, OH
06.2022 - 01.2024
- Reading of ophthalmic images for multi-center clinical trials using image analysis software and image standards
Intern
Cleveland Medical Devices, Inc. (CleveMed)
Cleveland, OH
01.2022 - 05.2022
- General responsibilities included scheduling sleep studies, programming sleep monitors, and entering data into cloud-based software
- My first experience in biomedical engineering outside of coursework
Education
Biomedical Engineering (pre-medical)
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH05-2025
Timeline
Peer Advisor
Case School Of Engineering
08.2023 - Current
Undergraduate Researcher
Lerner Research Institute
06.2022 - Current
Student Image Analyst
University Hospitals Cleveland
06.2022 - 01.2024
Intern
Cleveland Medical Devices, Inc. (CleveMed)
01.2022 - 05.2022
Biomedical Engineering (pre-medical)
Case Western Reserve University