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Shriya Srinivasan

Shriya Srinivasan is a biomedical engineer whose work combines neural interfaces and adaptive control algorithms to connect engineered devices with human physiology. She earned a doctorate through Harvard–MIT’s Health Sciences and Technology program in 2020, developed prosthetic interfaces, and won the Lemelson-MIT Student Prize for her inventions. After launching Project Prana in 2021, she joined Harvard in 2023 and founded the BIONICS Lab, whose work now includes ingestible bioelectronics and adaptive control for gut–brain signaling. The National Academy of Engineering awarded her the Gilbreth Lectureship in 2025, and she is an Assistant Professor of Bioengineering at Harvard.

Works
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Timeline

  1. January 2020

    Case Western to Harvard–MIT

    She earns a BS in biomedical engineering with a biomaterials concentration at Case Western Reserve University, then receives a doctoral degree in medical engineering and medical physics through Harvard–MIT’s Health Sciences and Technology program in January 2020.

  2. 2020

    A Lemelson-MIT prize

    In 2020, she wins the $15,000 “Cure it!” Lemelson-MIT Student Prize for a portfolio that includes the Cutaneous Mechanoneural Interface, a surgical method designed to restore touch for prosthesis users.

  3. 2020

    A Schmidt Science Fellowship

    After leading a COVID-19 ventilator project in 2020, she pursues postdoctoral research as a Schmidt Science Fellow at MIT’s Langer Lab, where she pivots toward gastrointestinal motility.

  4. 2021

    Project Prana ventilator

    In 2021, she launches the Project Prana Foundation to bring the iSAVE ventilator multiplexer to market, then works with IndVenter to commercialize it in India.

  5. 2023

    Founding the BIONICS Lab

    In 2023, she joins the SEAS faculty and founds and directs the Biohybrid Organs and Neuroprosthetics (BIONICS) Lab. Its team studies how body-wide neural circuits control functions such as sensing and digestion.

  6. 2025

    Single-injection neurotechnology

    In 2025, her lab develops neurostimulation devices designed for precise implantation through one skin injection. Rat prototypes read high-resolution neural signals and stimulate discrete muscles for fine motor control.

  7. 2025

    A Gilbreth Lectureship

    In 2025, she receives the Gilbreth Lectureship from the National Academy of Engineering.

  8. 2026

    Adaptive gut-brain devices

    In 2026, her lab develops ingestible bioelectronic devices to stimulate neural pathways in the gut and pairs them with adaptive control algorithms that monitor physiological state.

  9. As of October 2026

    Assistant Professor at Harvard

    As of October 2026, she is an Assistant Professor of Bioengineering at Harvard University.

Career

  1. NowHarvard UniversityAssistant Professor of Bioengineering
  2. NowHarvard UniversityDirector, Biohybrid Organs and Neuroprosthetics (BIONICS) Lab
  3. From 2023Harvard UniversityFaculty member
  4. From 2023Harvard UniversityFounder and Director of the Biohybrid Organs and Neuroprosthetics (BIONICS) Lab
  5. From 2021Project Prana FoundationFounder
  6. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPostdoctoral Researcher

Education

  1. 2020Harvard UniversityDoctoral degree in Medical Engineering and Medical Physics
  2. 2020Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyDoctoral degree in Medical Engineering and Medical Physics
  3. Case Western Reserve UniversityBS in Biomedical Engineering (Biomaterials concentration)

From the biography.

Checked career sources: hsph.harvard.edu, lemelson.mit.edu, seas.harvard.edu, bioniclab.seas.harvard.edu.

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  1. Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Shriya Srinivasan | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health hsph.harvard.edu. Checked 27 October 2026.
  2. Shriya Srinivasan | Lemelson lemelson.mit.edu. Checked 27 October 2026.
  3. 2020 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize Winner Named an MIT Technology Review 2021 Innovator Under 35 lemelson.mit.edu. Checked 27 October 2026.
  4. 2020 Fellow leads work to increase ventilator provision for COVID-19 patients • Schmidt Science Fellows schmidtsciencefellows.org. Checked 27 October 2026.
  5. Shriya Srinivasan • Schmidt Science Fellows schmidtsciencefellows.org. Checked 27 October 2026.
  6. Shriya Srinivasan Named 2026 Sloan Research Fellow seas.harvard.edu. Checked 27 October 2026.
  7. Aramont Fellowships champion research at forefront of innovation — Harvard Gazette news.harvard.edu. Checked 27 October 2026.
  8. Prof. Shriya Srinivasan – Harvard Bionics Lab bioniclab.seas.harvard.edu. Checked 27 October 2026.