Karisma Gupta

Majored in Biomedical Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology, Class of 2016
From Sammamish, WA

Education

Karisma in the News

Karisma Gupta Receives Degree from Georgia Tech

Karisma Gupta of Sammamish, WA, has earned a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. Gupta was among approximately 3,000 undergraduate an...

June, 14 2016 - Verified by Georgia Institute of Technology

Karisma Gupta Earns Faculty Honors at Georgia Tech

Karisma Gupta of Sammamish, WA earned the distinction of Faculty Honors for Spring 2015 at the Georgia Institute of Technology. This designation is awarded to undergraduate students who have a 4.0 ...

June, 17 2015 - Verified by Georgia Institute of Technology

Karisma Gupta Earns Faculty Honors at Georgia Tech

Karisma Gupta of Sammamish, WA earned the distinction of Faculty Honors for Fall 2014 at the Georgia Institute of Technology. This designation is awarded to undergraduate students who have a 4.0 ac...

February, 06 2015 - Verified by Georgia Institute of Technology

Karisma Gupta Earns Faculty Honors at Georgia Tech

Karisma Gupta of Sammamish, WA earned the distinction of Faculty Honors for Spring 2014 at the Georgia Institute of Technology. This designation is awarded to undergraduate students who have a 4.0 ...

June, 16 2014 - Verified by Georgia Institute of Technology

Karisma Gupta Earns Faculty Honors at Georgia Tech

Karisma Gupta of Sammamish, WA, earned the distinction of Faculty Honors for Fall 2013 at the Georgia Institute of Technology. This designation is awarded to undergraduate students who have a 4.0 a...

January, 24 2014 - Verified by Georgia Institute of Technology

Karisma Gupta Earns Faculty Honors at Georgia Tech

Karisma Gupta of Sammamish, WA, earned the distinction of Faculty Honors for Spring 2013 at the Georgia Institute of Technology. This designation is awarded to undergraduate students who have a 4.0...

July, 25 2013 - Verified by Georgia Institute of Technology

Karisma Gupta Earns Faculty Honors at Georgia Tech

Karisma Gupta of Sammamish, WA earned the distinction of Faculty Honors for Fall 2012 at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Undergraduate students earning a 4.00 academic average for the semest...

January, 16 2013 - Verified by Georgia Institute of Technology

Georgia Tech Welcomes Karisma Gupta to the Fall Freshman Class

The fall semester is underway at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Karisma Gupta, Biomedical Engineering major, of Sammamish, WA, is part of the largest, best-qualified and most diverse freshm...

September, 27 2012 - Verified by Georgia Institute of Technology

Activities

BME Teaching Assistant

Summer 2015 - Winter 2015 - Georgia Institute of Technology

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Petit Undergraduate Research Scholar

Spring 2015 - Winter 2015 - Georgia Institute of Technology

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Epic Intentions

re:loom is an Atlanta-based non-profit that is part of the Initiative for Affordable Housing. The mission is to employ and empower the homeless and low income individuals by providing an opportunity to learn and grow while earning a living wage. The mission of Epic Intentions Project re:loom mission is to execute service-oriented design projects to solve inventory, efficiency, and pricing problems for re:loom.

Spring 2015 - Georgia Institute of Technology

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Alpha Chi Sigma

Winter 2014 - Fall 2015 - Georgia Institute of Technology

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Engineering World Health (EWH)

Sort and package surplus medical supplies to be sent overseas. Repair medical devices (such as old or broken hospital beds) in order to send to developing nations who express a need for them.

Winter 2014 - Georgia Institute of Technology

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Office of Community Service (OCS)

The Community Service Council (CSC) is the newest service initiative on Georgia Tech's campus. Re-founded in August 2011, the CSC strives to foster a passion for and define a tradition of community service among all members of the Georgia Tech community. As the Financial Advocacy Chair, I present finances at CSC events and assist the Finance Chair with budget preparations. I am the formal liaison between Events Chair and Finance Chair.

Fall 2014 - Spring 2015 - Georgia Institute of Technology

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Women's Recruitment Team (WRT)

Work with the Office of Undergraduate Admissions to recruit women who are interested in Georgia Tech and STEM. Share experiences and stories with prospective students and families. Coordinate events with the Office of Undergraduate Admissions and engage in recruitment activities.

Fall 2014 - Winter 2015 - Georgia Institute of Technology

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Atlanta Day Shelter for Women and Children

· Assist the Medical Care Program to provide free on-site flu shots, immunizations, back to school check-ups, mental health counseling, podiatry services, and the purchase of prescription medications. · Teach nutrition classes to children, instruct girls on basic hygiene, monitor story-time, and supervise computer classes.

Spring 2014 - Winter 2015 - Georgia Institute of Technology

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Stamps Health Services Ambassadors (SHSA)

Mentor Georgia Tech peers who are placed on the spectrum. Receive training on mentor-mentee interactions and interview students about ASD. Meet mentee once a week to discuss what the progress he or she has made at Tech as a student. Set resolution goals on what the mentee would like to improve in his or her personal life.

Fall 2013 - Winter 2015 - Georgia Institute of Technology

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Alpha Gamma Delta (AGD)

Recognized for outstanding academic achievement by putting great effort into classes and valuing the importance of the Biomedical Engineering degree.

Fall 2013 - Winter 2015 - Georgia Institute of Technology

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Gamma Beta Phi

Fall 2013 - Georgia Institute of Technology

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Georgia Tech Medical Device Entrepreneurship Association

Fall 2013 - Georgia Institute of Technology

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bmedSAB

The board serves as the liaison between undergraduate students in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and faculty and staff. We strive to make a difference by representing the student body and helping improve the BME program. We host town hall meetings with students to discuss curriculum and experiences as BME majors and discuss findings of these meetings with faculty to improve BME experience.

Fall 2013 - Winter 2015 - Georgia Institute of Technology

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Pre-Health Consulate

Fall 2013 - Georgia Institute of Technology

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BMED 1000 Mentor

Fall 2013 - Georgia Institute of Technology

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Provost Scholar

One of thirty students selected in 2012 to receive the Provost Scholarship. Students selected as Provost Scholars are those who demonstrate extraordinary academic achievement, outstanding leadership skills, and have high potential to contribute inside and outside the classroom at Georgia Tech. The scholarship is for up to eight semesters of full time enrollment.

Fall 2012 - Winter 2015 - Georgia Institute of Technology

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Honors Program

One of 140 students accepted into the Honors Program at Georgia Tech. The Honors Program combines the challenging academic standards of one of the world's finest research universities with the closer student-faculty connections one might expect to find at smaller colleges. The mission is to create a lively environment in which students and faculty members learn from each other through a common commitment to intellectual inquiry, careful analysis, and energetic exchange of ideas.

Fall 2012 - Winter 2015 - Georgia Institute of Technology

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Work Experience

Petit Undergraduate Research Scholar at Parker H. Petit Institute

A competitive scholarship program that serves to develop the next generation of leading bioengineering and bioscience researchers by providing a comprehensive research experience for a full year. The program allows undergraduates to conduct independent research and develop their own research project within the term of January to December each year. I was chosen from 80 applicants to be one of 19 scholars. Current project: Fibrin-Microgel Composites For Enhanced Repair of Cardiomyopathy To test whether human CPCs (cardiac progenitor cells) from pediatric patients delivered within a hydrogel containing Notch signals can enhance survival, differentiation, regenerative ability, therefore leading to enhanced cardiac function in patients with cardiomyopathy.

January 2015 - Present

Lab Intern at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Accepted into the Radich Lab at Fred Hutchinson in order to research the possible causes of acute myeloid leukemia (AML), responsible for over 400 DNA samples dating from 1990 to the present, fashioned a project to test for mutations in the NRAS, KRAS, and JAX gene sequences. Continued research with Dr. Jerry Radich and with a local non-profit to find an efficient and cost-effective method to test for cancer in developing nations using minimal blood samples or saliva. Currently under consideration as coauthor for publication in Nature's Leukemia Journal.

June 2010 - Present

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