Shriya S. Srinivasan

Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard University

Papers

Total Citations

157

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About

Shriya S. Srinivasan is a pioneering biomedical engineer whose research spans bio-inspired robotics, drug delivery, and advanced sensing for human movement. Her work addresses critical challenges at the intersection of mechanical engineering and medicine, developing novel technologies to overcome biological barriers and enhance human performance. Dr. Srinivasan’s most notable contribution is the development of **RoboCap**, a robotic mucus-clearing capsule that dramatically improves oral drug delivery for protein-based therapeutics. This innovation, detailed in her highly cited 2022 paper (114 citations), tackles the longstanding problem of poor absorption in the gastrointestinal tract by using a rotating, mucus-penetrating mechanism to deliver drugs directly to the intestinal wall. In parallel, she introduced **Magnetomicrometry** (43 citations), a groundbreaking wearable sensor system that uses magnetic beads implanted in muscle to continuously track tendon and bone motion in real time—offering unprecedented potential for rehabilitation, prosthetics, and athletic monitoring. Her work has been recognized with multiple awards and features in top-tier journals, positioning her as a leading voice in translational bioengineering. For students and researchers, Srinivasan exemplifies how creative, interdisciplinary thinking can transform fundamental biological constraints into tangible clinical solutions.