VILINA MEHTA

Dynamic leader and founder with extensive experience in AI health solutions and public health initiatives. Proven ability to align product development with patient needs through expertise in clinical operations and advocacy.

Body Imaging Division, Stanford: Radiology Medical Scholar, 06/01/24 to present

• Project: Cystic artery velocity in the prediction of acute cholecystitis on ultrasound
• Presented at Society of Abdominal Research 2025 National Conference & American Roentgen Ray Society 2025 National Conference

Monje Lab, Stanford: Neuro-Oncology Research Assistant, 12/01/19 to 06/01/23

• Project: GABAergic neuron-to-glioma synapses in diffuse midline gliomas
• Presented at 6th Biennial Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Research Conference
• Published in Nature

Huang Lab, Stanford: Protein Engineering Research Assistant, 12/01/18 to 09/01/19

• Project: Engineering Self-Assembling Superantigens for Cancer Immunotherapy

Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), Phoenix, AZ: Helios Scholar & Ivy Neurological Sciences Intern, 11/01/16 to 07/01/20

• Project: Genomic Characterization of Patient-Derived Xenografts of Glioblastoma

• Evaluating transparency in AI/ML model characteristics for FDA-reviewed medical devices. NPJ digital medicine vol. 8,1 673. 17 Nov. 2025.
• Levetiracetam therapeutically targets GABAergic synapses in diffuse midline glioma. Oxford University Press vol. 69, 2025.
• GABAergic neuron-to-glioma synapses in diffuse midline gliomas. Nature vol. 639, pp. 1060–1068. 19 Feb. 2025.
• GABAergic neuron-to-glioma synapses in diffuse midline gliomas. Neuro-Oncology vol. 25, no. Suppl. 1, i11. June 2023.
• Targeting GABAergic neuron-glioma synapses in diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) through anti-epileptic drug repurposing. Oxford University Press, pp. 17–18. 2021.

• 2025 Society of Abdominal Research National Conference: selected as only medical student presenter
• 2025 American Roentgen Ray Society National Conference: selected as 1 of 4 medical student presenters in the US
• 2024 Marjorie Dann Medical Scholar, Stanford University
• 2023 Elks Foundation Gunther and Lee Weigel Medical School Scholarship recipient: one of 10 in the US
• 2021 6th Biennial Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Research Conference Award
• 2020 Recognizing Reinventors: Reinvented Magazine Published Article of the Year Finalist
• 2020 Stanford Bio-X Research Award
• 2019 Stanford Bioengineering REU Award
• 2019 NCWIT Collegiate Award Recipient: one of 19 winners out of 3500+ applicants
• 2018 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) INSPIRE: Humanities Research Semifinalist
• 2018 Arizona Study Program (ASP) for Piano Excellence, Superior Honors
• 2018 Elks National Foundation Most Valuable Student scholar
• 2018 Regeneron Science Talent Search (STS) Scholar: one of 300 selected from 1,818 applicants
• 2018 Flinn Scholarship Semifinalist: one of 80 semifinalists from 880+ applicants
• 2017 Future Innovator of the Year Award, Arizona Governor's Celebration of Innovation: one of 4 selected from the state of Arizona
• 2017 Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony Award: only recipient in the US
• 2016 Siemens Competition Semifinalist: one of 498 students selected from 1600 entries
• 2016 Translational Genomics Research Institute Excellence in Biomedical Research Award: only recipient of this award in the state of Arizona