Biomedical engineer and professional dancer Dr. Shriya Srinivasan sits down with host Ilya Vidrin to discuss the embodied cognition in dance and engineering. 

Dr. Shriya Srinivasan is an Assistant Professor at the John A. Paulson Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. She is the founder and director of the Biohybrid Organs and Neuroprosthetics (BIONIC) Lab where engineers, neuroscientists, roboticists, surgeons, and rehabilitation experts solve challenges in neural control and rehabilitation.  Shriya has been awarded the Delsys Prize, the Lemelson-MIT Student Prize for her innovative work, and recognized by Forbes and the MIT Technology Review as one of 30 innovators under 30. Alongside her research practice, Shriya is a professional dancer and produces socially relevant pieces with the Anubhava Dance Company.