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Aryan Roghani

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Bio

I'm a UT Austin Biomedical Engineering Honors student (minor in Entrepreneurship, GPA 3.91) focused on neurotechnology, AI, and neurodegenerative disease research. I research molecular mechanisms of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease in Dr. Hemachandra Reddy's lab (TTUHSC), and microplastic contamination methodology in Dr. Danny Reible's lab (TTU). As Director of R&D at Longhorn Neurotech, I lead a 60-person team building a 16-channel wireless EEG-based BCI headset for ALS patients, scaling the org from 30 to 200 members and securing a Neurable partnership plus $15k in funding. I'm also running an independent EEG research contract with Neurable's CEO on auditory selective attention, and co-founded MoltGrid, an AI agent infrastructure startup. I'm a Perplexity Campus Strategist reaching 900+ students through workshops. Outside research, I compete in chess (Top 50, Texas Super State Tournament), play soccer and golf, and train in MMA/BJJ. I founded a peer tutoring program and served as HOSA chapter president. Achievements: 2x IMDO Gold Medalist and Team USA member; Top 75 at HMMT; 2x USABO Semifinalist; 2x AIME Qualifier (1x with Distinction); SAE Phil and Jean Myers Award. Author of 6 peer-reviewed publications spanning neurodegeneration, AI in medicine, and environmental science, including a first-author paper in Ageing Research Reviews (IF 15).

Education

The University of Texas at Austin

Bachelor's degree program
2024 - 2028
  • Majors:
    • Biomedical/Medical Engineering
  • Minors:
    • Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations

Frenship High School

High School
2020 - 2024

Miscellaneous

  • Desired degree level:

    Doctoral degree program (PhD, MD, JD, etc.)

  • Graduate schools of interest:

  • Transfer schools of interest:

  • Majors of interest:

    • Biomedical/Medical Engineering
    • Neurobiology and Neurosciences
    • Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
  • Planning to go to medical school
  • Career

    • Dream career field:

      • Biotechnology
    • Dream career goals:

      Biotech Entrepreneur/Researcher

    • Campus Strategist / Ambassador

      Perplexity
      2025 – Present1 year
    • Director of Research & Development

      Longhorn Neurotech
      2024 – Present2 years
    • Co-Founder / Chief Strategy Officer

      MoltGrid
      2026 – Present8 months
    • Bagger

      United Supermarkets
      2021 – 2021

    Sports

    Mixed Martial Arts

    Club
    2024 – Present2 years

    Golf

    Club
    2024 – Present2 years

    Soccer

    Varsity
    2020 – Present6 years

    Awards

    • Fall 2024 Intramural Men's A Champions

    Research

    • Neurobiology and Neurosciences

      Neurable (Research Contract) — Lead Researcher / Study Designer
      2026 – Present
    • Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering

      Texas Tech University Maddox Engineering Research Center - Dr. Danny Reible — High School Research Intern
      2023 – 2025
    • Neurobiology and Neurosciences

      Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center - Dr. Hemachandra Reddy — Intern Scientific Writer/Researcher
      2023 – Present

    Public services

    • Volunteering

      Perplexity Campus Strategist Program — Campus Ambassador
      2025 – Present
    • Volunteering

      Longhorn Neurotech — Director of Research & Development
      2024 – Present
    • Volunteering

      HOSA — President
      2022 – 2024
    • Volunteering

      Frenship Tutoring — Founder/President
      2022 – 2024

    Future Interests

    Advocacy

    Volunteering

    Philanthropy

    Entrepreneurship