Washington: Two Indian Americans, Padmini Pillai of Boston and Nalini Tata of New York, were named on Thursday to the 2024-2025 class of White House Fellows.
In total, 15 exceptionally talented people from across the United States have been named to this prestigious program. Fellows spend a year working with senior White House officials, Cabinet secretaries and other high-ranking administration officials, and leave the administration equipped to serve as better leaders in their communities.
While Tata is in the White House Office of Cabinet Affairs, Pillai is in the Social Security Administration, the White House said in a news release.
Newton, Massachusetts, Pillai is an immunological engineer bridging the gap between discoveries in immunology and advances in the design of biomaterials to treat human diseases.
He has led a team at MIT developing a tumor-selective nanotherapy to eliminate difficult-to-treat cancers. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Pillai appeared on several media outlets, including “CNBC,” “The Atlantic,” and “The New York Times,” to discuss vaccination, immunity, and the disproportionate impact of the pandemic on communities. vulnerable.
Pillai received his PhD in immunobiology from Yale University and his BS in biochemistry from Regis College.
Tata is a neurosurgery resident at New York-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center/Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, where he helps treat the spectrum of elective and emergency neurosurgical conditions between a Level 1 trauma center and a world-renowned cancer institute. .
Her published work spans clinical and non-scientific journals, focusing on promoting equity in access to care. His career in neurosurgery and long-standing interest in public policy are closely tied to a deep-rooted dedication to public service. He received his bachelor’s degree in neurobiology from Brown University, his master’s degree in Philosophy from the University of Cambridge, his master’s degree in Medicine from Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, and his master’s degree in Democracy, Politics, and Institutions from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government.
According to the White House, this year’s fellows advanced through a highly competitive selection process and are a remarkably talented, passionate and accomplished group. These fellows bring expertise from across the country and from a broad cross-section of professions, including the private sector, state government, academia, nonprofit organizations, medicine and the military, he said.
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