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Shwayta Kukreti, MD, PhD

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Dr. Shwayta Kukreti, MD, PhD is resident who will be training in Radiology at UCLA. Currently she is pursuing her preliminary medicine year at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. In 2011 she completed the Medical Scholars MD/PhD Program at the University of Illinois-Urbana, Champaign. She received her PhD in Biophysics and Computational Biology in 2007 working at the Laboratory for Fluorescence Dynamics in collaboration with the Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic at the University of California-Irvine. Dr. Kukreti's research focus is in biomedical devices, which has led to a patent. More specifically, using lasers she is interested in developing methods for breast imaging and analysis using optical spectroscopy. Dr. Kukreti graduated Bronze Tablet, Summa Cum Laude, with Bachelors of Sciences degrees in Honors Biology and Biochemistry from the University of Illinois-Urbana, Champaign in 2003. She serves a mentor for undergraduate students interested in math, science and engineering. Dr. Kukreti joined APSA as Vice President from 2007-2008. Currently she serves on the Nominations Committee of the APSA Board of Directors.