Along with a PhD in Physics from Harvard University and an MD from the Harvard-MIT Division of health Sciences and Technology (HST), Anita is also a Fellow of the World Technology Network and a Fellow-at-Large of the Santa Fe Institute and a Trustee and Scientific Advisor to India-Nano, an organisation devoted to bridging breakthrough advances in nanotechnology with the burgeoning Indian nanotech sector.

The young, dynamic lady studies the tiny proteins that edge their way along DNA, reading and copying the genes inside each cell and believes, "Many obstacles can come on the road from the first inner conception of an idea to its actual material realisation. But a resolute purpose, faith, hope, and a calm steady effort can enable even seemingly ordinary people to accomplish extraordinary feats. But you must never consider yourself to be just ordinary."

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