Nikita Patil

Nikita grew up on the Red Sea coast in Saudi Arabia where she saw the beautiful beaches change over time from human influence. She has a passion for marine conservation that is being developed into a career. Nikita earned her Ph.D. in biomedical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin where her research focused on the cardiovascular benefits of an algal derivative. Before that she received her bachelor’s in biomedical engineering from Boston University. In her free time, she likes reading, going on walks and practicing karate.