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Aryan Roghani
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Aryan Roghani
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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 programMajors:
- Biomedical/Medical Engineering
Minors:
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
Frenship High School
High SchoolMiscellaneous
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
Career
Dream career field:
- Biotechnology
Dream career goals:
Biotech Entrepreneur/Researcher
Campus Strategist / Ambassador
Perplexity2025 – Present1 yearDirector of Research & Development
Longhorn Neurotech2024 – Present2 yearsCo-Founder / Chief Strategy Officer
MoltGrid2026 – Present8 monthsBagger
United Supermarkets2021 – 2021
Sports
Mixed Martial Arts
Club2024 – Present2 years
Golf
Club2024 – Present2 years
Soccer
Varsity2020 – Present6 years
Awards
- Fall 2024 Intramural Men's A Champions
Research
Neurobiology and Neurosciences
Neurable (Research Contract) — Lead Researcher / Study Designer2026 – PresentEnvironmental/Environmental Health Engineering
Texas Tech University Maddox Engineering Research Center - Dr. Danny Reible — High School Research Intern2023 – 2025Neurobiology and Neurosciences
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center - Dr. Hemachandra Reddy — Intern Scientific Writer/Researcher2023 – Present
Public services
Volunteering
Perplexity Campus Strategist Program — Campus Ambassador2025 – PresentVolunteering
Longhorn Neurotech — Director of Research & Development2024 – PresentVolunteering
HOSA — President2022 – 2024Volunteering
Frenship Tutoring — Founder/President2022 – 2024