Neil Batra joined the CSL in late 2022 as a Senior Research Program Coordinator. He graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a Bachelor of Science in biology in 2013 and has been working in medical research since 2009. Over the past decade and a half, his research has focused on vascular and adipose biology with an emphasis on inflammation, oxidative stress, and atherosclerosis as well as mechanisms of atherothrombosis and optimization of antithrombotic therapies. Neil came to Johns Hopkins University in October 2020 and joined the Healthy Aging Studies Unit as a Research Program Coordinator within the Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology. He is currently enrolled in the Medical Cannabis and Science and Therapeutics Master of Science program at the UMB School of Pharmacy and hopes to use his experience to help older adults with complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Eventually, he hopes to pursue a Ph.D. in medicine chemistry and drug discovery. When not in the office, you can find Neil hiking in the mountains around the DMV, performing at the Baltimore Improv Group theater, or playing with his two cats Kale and Arugula.