Research: That Moves the Needle
Antibiotic Resistance — Genomic Signals (SSP)
Genomics
Selected into the prestigious Summer Science Program (SSP), I worked on an SSP-led bacterial-genomincs research project at the University of Guelph that combined wet-lab genomics (DNA extraction, PCR, library prep) with computational analysis (read trimming → assembly, mutation calling, comparative genomics). The study included a cross-dataset meta-analysis with collaborating groups, and my results contribute to a forthcoming SSP group manuscript. Practical goal: identify resistance-linked mutations to monitor for early surveillance of drug-resistant strains.

Journal
Restricted — available after group manuscript is published.
Role
Researcher · Co-Author
Status
Paper
Restricted — contribution included in forthcoming SSP group manuscript (available on request).
Code
Restricted — analysis scripts & pipelines will be released with the manuscript.
Research hours
315 hrs
Impact
Improves early detection and monitoring of antibiotic-resistance mutations, supporting public-health labs and clinicians in surveillance and response.
Enhancing RNA 3D Folding under Resource Constraints
Computational Biology
Open-source, resource-efficient RNA tertiary-structure pipeline that combines a RoPE-enhanced Transformer encoder with an EGNN refinement stage. Built to run accurate RNA 3D predictions on a single GPU—via careful memory/compute optimizations (attention approximations, slimmer MLPs, residual MLP refinements). Benchmarked with reproducible scripts and small pre-trained weights; shows lower RMSD vs. lightweight baselines.

Journal
bioRxiv – Preprint
Role
Researcher · Co-Author
Status
Under Review
Research hours
145 hrs
Impact
Democratizes high-quality RNA structure prediction by dramatically lowering compute needs — enabling academic labs, educators, and students to run state-of-the-art modeling without expensive hardware.
The Hallucination Muse for Medicine
Medical AI
Open, reproducible pipeline that reframes LLM “hallucinations” into useful biomedical ideation. The system automates prompting → candidate generation → scoring → light validation, using targeted prompt strategies and low-cost checks to encourage novelty while filtering obvious errors. Across multiple models and prompt variants it generated and curated ~400–500 candidate concepts, with reproducible metrics + human review showing more actionable leads than naïve prompting— all compute- and budget-friendly and designed with safety guardrails.

Journal
eiRxiv (JEI) – Preprint
Role
Researcher · Co-Author
Status
Under Review
Paper
Research hours
120 hrs
Impact
Lowers the barrier to early-stage biomedical ideation for students, clinicians, and small labs—surfacing promising directions quickly while preserving reproducibility and responsible-use safeguards.
Undoing the Damage — Holistic Interventions for Social-Media–Related Spinal & Mental Health
Public Health
A compact, practical intervention that pairs low-intensity aerobic training (MAF-180) with a structured Yoga Namaskar / posture program to counter spine pain and mood issues linked to prolonged social-media use. I designed and ran the independent study (participants, protocol, IRB-style documentation), collected pre/post quantitative measures (posture, pain scores, mobility) and subjective outcomes (energy, mood), and used basic stats to show consistent improvements across participants. Result: a low-cost toolkit appropriate for schools, community programs, and telehealth.

Journal
Journal of Student Research (JSR)
Role
Researcher · Co-Author
Status
Published
Research hours
170 hrs
Impact
Accessible, low-cost protocol to improve posture and reduce pain while supporting energy and mood—practical for schools, community clinics, and telehealth.
Beyond Borders in Fitness — Longitudinal Study of MAF-180’s Impact on Aerobic Efficiency
Sports Science
A three-year, real-world training log that tracks how consistent low-intensity (MAF-180) workouts change aerobic efficiency in a single-subject case study (South-Asian Male). I collected a longitudinal dataset (heart-rate, pace, adherence), ran heart-rate & pace analytics, and used statistical comparisons to show faster pace and better recovery at the same heart rate—while controlling for training volume and consistency. All methods were documented for reproducibility (analysis scripts prepared). The manuscript is accepted pending revisions by the Journal of Emerging Investigators (JEI).

Journal
Journal of Emerging Investigators (JEI)
Role
Researcher · Co-Author
Status
Accepted — revisions requested
Research hours
200 hrs
Impact
Evidence for low-intensity endurance training as a safe path to aerobic gains—useful for athletes, coaches, and community health programs seeking lower-risk, sustainable training strategies.
Early Prediction of Ortho-K Suitability — Case Study

Vision Science · Ophthalmology
A collaborative clinical study with ophthalmology specialists and a renowned Ortho-K expert, leveraging a multi-year real patient dataset to develop a practical early-screening workflow that predicts whether a candidate will respond successfully to overnight Orthokeratology (Ortho-K) lenses. Instead of relying on long, costly trial-and-error, the project focuses on baseline and short-term signals — corneal topography/shape, axial-length trends, lens centration/fit, corneal biomechanics, tear-film quality, and simple compliance/behavioral indicators. A secure dataset and analysis pipeline were built to correlate these features with early lens response, and we are piloting scoring rules and exploratory models to flag likely-success candidates within weeks rather than months.

Journal
N/A — study in progress; target venue TBD (clinical ophthalmology journal or conference).
Role
Researcher · Co-Author
Status
In Progress
Paper
Forthcoming — manuscript planned after evaluation/validation.
Code
Secure internal dataset & analysis scripts (not public yet). Plan to release an anonymized dataset and a reproducible repo with notebooks once results are validated.
Research hours
30 hrs
Impact
If validated, clinicians could stratify candidates quickly into high/low probability of Ortho-K success, cutting costs, lowering patient burden, and enabling more personalized myopia care.