We are a group of young people who are passionate about improving women's healthcare in Philly and beyond.
We are a group of young people who are passionate about improving women's healthcare in Philly and beyond.
Sriya Teerdhala is a senior in Penn's Life Sciences & Management Program. She is interested in both fetal and maternal health, and conducts research developing fetal gene therapies at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
Aarav Kukreja is a senior in Penn's Life Sciences & Management Program. He is passionate about research, having worked at Nationwide Children's Hospital & Penn Medicine. He has also worked in life sciences investing at Sixth Street.
Prableen Kaur is a senior in Penn's Life Sciences & Management Program. In addition to researching novel HIV therapeutics in her lab at Penn, she also advises biotech companies on commercial launch as a part of Snider Consulting.
Shiva Teerdhala is an alumnus of Penn's Life Sciences & Management Program. He currently works on the Strategy team at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, where he focuses on optimizing care delivery to children across the PA/NJ/DE area.
Our Advisor
Dr. Zachary Kosak, M.D. is the Assistant Professor of Clinical Family Medicine and Community Health at Penn's Perelman School of Medicine. He is an expert on both primary care / family medicine and community health initiatives and has provided the team with invaluable guidance on how to design the Philadelphia Women's Hypertension Initiative to have maximal impact on the West Phildelphia community.
Further support
We are supported by Penn's Vagelos Life Sciences and Management Program, which has awarded us the Local Humanitarian Venture Fund Award to support our efforts in improving hypertension outcomes in West Philadelphia.