Amita Gupta and Sujata Bhatia: Doing a World of Good

Post Date: 
2018-08-29
Source: 
American Institute of Chemical Engineers

In this episode of the Foundation’s Doing a World of Good podcast, you'll meet Amita Gupta and Sujata Bhatia, two fascinating women using their considerable talents to help radically transform the medical and public health sectors.

Dr. Amita Gupta is the Deputy Director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Clinical Global Health Education, and Associate Professor of Infectious Diseases at the John Hopkins School of Medicine, with a joint appointment in International Health at the John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Dr. Sujata Bhatia is a professional engineer, physician, and Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Delaware, where she focuses on teaching engineering analysis as a means toward solving human health issues.

In the podcast, Amita and Sujata discuss approaching medical and public health issues as engineering problems, the impact of this type of work, and the future of this methodology.