{"id":13402,"date":"2016-05-27T15:29:35","date_gmt":"2016-05-27T15:29:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogbox.indianeagle.com\/?p=13402"},"modified":"2016-05-27T15:50:51","modified_gmt":"2016-05-27T15:50:51","slug":"university-of-washington-bothell-lecturer-keya-sen-awarded-fulbright-scholar-grant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/university-of-washington-bothell-lecturer-keya-sen-awarded-fulbright-scholar-grant\/","title":{"rendered":"Washington University Lecturer Keya Sen Awarded for Public Health Research in India"},"content":{"rendered":"
Indian American lecturer Keya Sen, a master of science from the University College of Science in Kolkata, is awarded the Fulbright Global Scholar grant for her research on public health in India, Bangladesh and China<\/strong>. Keya Sen is a lecturer and scientific adviser in the University of Washington Bothell (UW Bothell), one of the three campuses of Washington University.<\/p>\n Keya Sen began her public health research project in 2014 in Bothell campus of the university. She did research on pathogen campylobacter, a type of bacteria, carried by crows that nestle in the university campus<\/strong>. Those infected by the bacteria can suffer from gastroenteritis, a nausea-causing inflammation, diarrhea and abdominal cramp. But the infection may not necessarily be spread by the crow. Keya Sen explores this theory at the genetic level in her research.<\/p>\n She is a public health microbiologist too, with a PhD degree in biological science from the School of Medicine, New York<\/a><\/span> University.<\/strong> She previously worked for the US\u2019 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Food & Drug Administration.<\/p>\n Lecturer Keya Sen, a resident of greater Seattle area, is the 7th<\/sup> recipient of the Fulbright Global Scholar award from the University of Washington<\/a><\/span> Bothell.<\/strong> Given in recognition of one\u2019s academic achievement, the award supports teaching and research professionals\u2019 academic trips to three countries in pursuit of globally relevant topics.<\/p>\n Also Check<\/strong>\u00a0Stories of Indians in America<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n