Dissertation Work My work in the Kirschner lab focused on the pathogenesis of HIV-1 infection. My thesis work "A Systems Biology Approach to Understanding Cellular Dynamics During HIV-1 Infection and Progression to AIDS" focused on various mechanisms for the gradual depletion of CD4+ T cells in the blood, through studying alterations in cell circulation, immune activation, and lymph node dynamics. Peer-Reviewed Publications SH Bajaria, DE Kirschner. CTL action during HIV-1 is determined via interactions with multiple cell types. Deterministic and Stochastic Models for AIDS Epidemics and HIV Infection with Interventions (in press) SH Bajaria, GF Webb, DE Kirschner. Predicting differential responses to structured treatment interruption during HAART. Bulletin of Mathematical Biology 2004; 66:1093-1118 SH Bajaria, GF Webb, M Cloyd, DE Kirschner. Dynamics of naive and memory CD4+ T lymphocytes in HIV-1 disease progression. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome 2002; 30:41-58 SH Bajaria, A Bellare. Deformation, morphology, and wear behavior of polyethylene used in orthopedic implants. Biomedical Plastics and Biomaterials 1998, March/April Current Plans I am currently looking for a position in computational modeling, which application to health care and therapeutics. Here are my Resume and Curriculum Vitae. About Me I graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1997 with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. For two years, I worked as a Design and Test Engineer at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space in Silicon Valley, California. I came to the University of Michigan in 1999 and received my Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering in December 2000 and my Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering in December 2004.