Om Gandhi

Biography

Om H. Gandhi, South Barrington, is a senior at the University of Pennsylvania where he is completing a B.A. in Neuroscience and Public Health as well as an M.S. in Bioengineering. He conducts cancer therapy research at Penn's Center for Cellular Immunotherapies, Penn Medicine's Neurosurgery/Radiology departments, and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. He has co-authored over 10 peer-reviewed papers and received multiple research grants. On campus, Gandhi directs Locust Bioventures, presides over the Wharton Undergraduate Healthcare Club, and serves as vice president of the Penn Undergraduate Biotech Society. He teaches organic chemistry and tissue engineering while tutoring statistics. As president of Penn's Hindu-Jain Organization, he organizes cultural celebrations. At Oxford, Gandhi plans to pursue a DPhil in pediatrics/oncology, before attending medical school.