Meet the CEO
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Ruchi Shah Founder/CEO My name is Ruchi and I’m a fourth year medical student at Stony Brook University. These past seven years have been an incredible journey, turning a problem I saw into inspiration for my science project and now my company. I have been able to combine my passion for science research, public health, science communication and social entrepreneurship throughout this journey. I am grateful to have a team of passionate interns to help bring this all-natural mosquito repellent to parts of the world that need it. |
Meet The Interns
Nidhi Shah
COO/Head Intern
Major: Psychology
Growing up, my family and I frequently took trips to India, where the effects of mosquito borne illnesses are extremely prevalent. I am passionate about working at the intersection of business and science fields, and working with Mosquitoes Be Gone LLC allows me to develop my skills and use them to give back to communities and improve the health of people around the world.
Pooja Lamba
Head Intern
Major: Biology
Minor: Health and Wellness
I am honored to be working with Mosquitoes Be Gone because I am able to combine my love for scientific thinking along with my passion to help others. As a pre-med student, I am dedicated to improving the health care of others and I personally feel that this organization is one way to help me do that. Having seen first-hand the problems faced by developing countries, I became inspired to do what I can do help I am glad to be a part of this team and I look forward to all that Mosquitos Be Gone will accomplish.
Nirmala Persaud
Intern
Major: Biochemistry
I am a current international student at Stony Brook University, pursuing a degree in Biochemistry. I am from Guyana, South America, where mosquitoes are most prevalent. To be able to be a part of an initiative that could provide an all-natural mosquito repellent to my country, and many other countries that suffer the same fate as ours, would make my educational journey so much more fulfilling.
Kunal Shah
Intern
Major: Biology
Minor: Chemistry
Hearing about Mosquitoes Be Gone LLC through Stony Brook University’s Scholars for Medicine program has drawn me to the company and its purpose. As a frequent visitor to India’s impoverished villages, I have also witnessed firsthand the toll mosquito-transmitted diseases can take throughout an unprotected community. An all-natural repellant can thus benefit this community and millions of communities like it without harming the ecosystem. As a part of a zealous Mosquitoes Be Gone team, I will indulge myself in the cause by contributing my science research skills. By working efficiently and cooperatively with a team of like-minded enthusiasts, I aim to further the company’s inevitable outreach and bring it steps closer to its goal of aiding the disadvantaged.
Intern
Major: Biology
Minor: Chemistry
Hearing about Mosquitoes Be Gone LLC through Stony Brook University’s Scholars for Medicine program has drawn me to the company and its purpose. As a frequent visitor to India’s impoverished villages, I have also witnessed firsthand the toll mosquito-transmitted diseases can take throughout an unprotected community. An all-natural repellant can thus benefit this community and millions of communities like it without harming the ecosystem. As a part of a zealous Mosquitoes Be Gone team, I will indulge myself in the cause by contributing my science research skills. By working efficiently and cooperatively with a team of like-minded enthusiasts, I aim to further the company’s inevitable outreach and bring it steps closer to its goal of aiding the disadvantaged.