1. Nina Tandon is an adjunct professor of Electrical Engineering at Cooper Union and is a senior fellow at the Lab for Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering at Columbia.
16 Facts About Nina Tandon
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Nina Tandon was a 2011 TED Fellow and a 2012 senior TED Fellow.
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Nina Tandon grew up on Roosevelt Island in New York City.
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Nina Tandon attended college at Cooper Union, graduating with a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering in 2007.
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From 2003 to 2004, Nina Tandon attended University of Rome Tor Vergata, having received a Fulbright scholarship.
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Nina Tandon then studied at Columbia University, graduating in 2009 with a PhD in Biomedical Engineering, with a concentration in Cardiac Tissue Engineering.
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Nina Tandon said that she wanted to bridge the gap between the possibilities of her research, and actually making them happen, and this is made possible with a business degree.
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Nina Tandon's invention is crucial because it proposes not only a less risky solution but one that will transform the field of regenerative medicine, which has largely been focused on tissue regeneration.
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Nina Tandon started her career when she was hired by a telecommunications company, where she ended up doing customer service.
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Nina Tandon worked at Avaya Labs, developing communications software before specializing in biomedical engineering.
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Nina Tandon's career was inspired by her mother, who encouraged science from a very young age.
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Nina Tandon is a TED Senior fellow, speaking there several times.
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Nina Tandon has long advocated for using biology as a tool to innovate, not just for scientists but for all.
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Nina Tandon has taught courses as an adjunct professor of electrical engineering at Cooper Union.
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Nina Tandon was a recipient of Marie Claire's Women on Top Awards in 2013.
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Nina Tandon was named a Wired innovation fellow and a 2015 Global Thinker by Foreign Policy.