National Leadership Team
Jaskereet Gujral
Founder & CEO
Jaskeerat Gujral is a rising senior studying neuroscience and submatriculating in the Bioengineering Master’s Program at Penn. He is heavily involved in research, conducting his undergraduate thesis on novel Deep Brain Stimulation targets and gender disparities at the Penn Healthcare System. He is also a researcher at the Center for Neurodegenerative disease Research (CNDR), conducting PD and ALS research under the mentorship of Dr. Virginia Lee. In his free time, Jaskeerat enjoys playing basketball and spending time with friends!
Udit Garg
Founder & President
Udit is a junior at the University of Pennsylvania studying Bioengineering. He is extremely passionate for helping those who are suffering from Parkinson's and Neurodegenerative Diseases. In the past he has designed and built medical devices for those living with Parkinson's.
His passion stems from his Grandmother who was affected by neurodegenerative diseases. He now wants to provide a support system between the youth and people living with Parkinson's in his local communities.
Om Gandhi
Head of Outreach
Om is a junior from Barrington, IL studying bioengineering, neuroscience, and public health at the University of Pennsylvania.
At Penn Medicine and CHOP, he’s developing immune & metabolic therapies for neurological malignancies, while also conducting research on clinical neuroscience outcomes and community health models. Om’s interest in Parkinson’s disease emerged from volunteering with Parkinson’s patients in high school, where he saw how social isolation can affect their quality of life.
Partners
Board of Advisors
Whitley Aamodt, MD, MPH
Neurology, Penn Medicine
Nabila Dahodwala, MD, MS
Neurology, Penn Medicine
Suzanne Reichwein, MSW
Manager of Research and Clinical Programs at Penn Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center
Kayla Ferguson
Grants Program Manager, Davis Phinney Foundation