Dr. Mona Minkara

Dr. Mona Minkara is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Bioengineering at Northeastern where she heads the COMBINE (Computational Modeling for BioINterface Engineering) Lab. Her group uses computational chemistry to investigate pulmonary surfactant, the complex protein-lipid substance that lines the alveoli in the lungs, as well as the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. Dr. Minkara is also one of the only blind professors in the field of bioengineering. Previously, Dr. Minkara completed her undergraduate studies at Wellesley College, PhD at the University of Florida, and postdoctoral research at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. More information is available at https://www.monaminkara.com.