On Feb. 22, Naomi Rajput started her day by giving a TedX Talk in Northeastern University’s ISEC building. Rajput is fourth-year biological neuroscience major on a pre-med track; her 15-minute lecture, “The Growth Blueprint,” makes the case that facing challenges can make a person’s neural networks stronger, weaving together scientific studies and anecdotes from her own life.
“With effort, we can quite literally rewire our brains,” she argued in front of slides alternating brain scans and personal childhood photos. “The harder things you do, the stronger your mind becomes.”
Giving a Ted Talk would be a highlight of most undergraduate careers, but Rajput didn’t have much time to savor it. Later that day, she took part via Zoom in TigerLaunch — a national entrepreneurship competition for college students — pitching Eden, the AI health care startup she co-founded last year.
“We’re reimagining health care administration and bringing human connection back through AI,” says Rajput, recounting the company’s elevator pitch. The central idea is to leverage artificial intelligence to sort and complete mundane administrative tasks, like intake forms and call screening, so health care professionals have more face time with patients. It received an honorable mention at TigerLaunch.
And those two generally all-encompassing pursuits — a pre-med course load and research; building a startup — nevertheless represent a small part of Rajput’s interests and activities.
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