Surbhi Baghotia — HTGAA Spring 2026
About me
I love nature and am fascinated by its beauty. I am also interested in space and how the space environment affects living beings, specifically humans.
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Homework
1 Describe a biological engineering application or tool you want to develop and why.
The following ideas come to my mind when i think of all the deep dives in biology that i took over the course of my life. These are based on personal experiences and things i saw in the world that intrigued me. I care about finding answers to the following questions and hope that i can build on one of these during this course:
mindmap
root (My bio deep dives)
Melanin pigment deficiency like Vitiligo, leucoderma and albinism -> Skin cell & UV-induced DNA damage
Can genetically increased production of melanin reduce the risk of Skin cancer?
Test in microbes?
Disc herniation
Ozone therapy + Bioadhesives/Bioactive scaffolds for faster repair
Generate bioadhesive/bioactive scaffold & test its strength in tissue cultures