Nikhil was very curious about many things as growing up and always wanted to understand the physiology behind the human body. Nikhil went to Europe to pursue his passion in medicine and public health and fulfill his passion to be a great researcher in Infectious Diseases and prevention of STDs. Nikhil enjoys the Natural Beauty, Culture, and the Food of New Mexico. Aside from working at UNM and enjoying the outdoors with family and friends, he is working on an independent project to end illiteracy in rural villages of India. The working title for the project is “Liberation through technology”