Anna Wadhwa

Anna Wadhwa is a graduate student in aeronautics and astronautics and a medical student in the Harvard-MIT Program in Health Sciences and Technology. Her research examines the impact of spaceflight on the human body. Using brain organoids to model the brain in microgravity, she aims to uncover the biological mechanisms behind cognitive and sensorimotor decline during extended space missions. As a MathWorks Fellow, Anna will use MATLAB to process electrophysiological signals, quantify neural morphology, and analyze the effects of simulated microgravity. By integrating experimental neuroscience with aerospace engineering, her work is on track to guide the development of countermeasures that protect astronaut health, inform the design of future space missions, and expand our understanding of how gravity, or its absence, shapes human biology.