Bena is currently a PhD student in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, National University of Singapore, under the Singapore-MIT Alliance Graduate Fellowship at Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART). She studies the biophysical interactions involved in malaria sequestration and works with collaborators from various disciplines on biomechanical problems. Apart from conducting experiments, she also enjoys discussions on the impact of technology on society. She is happy to be part of the FLI Chinese outreach team ?