Rachna Vipparla

Rachna Vipparla is a student at Washington University in St.Louis studying Neuroscience and Studio Art. She is a peer counselor trained in crisis intervention and risk assessment. She volunteers at the Alzheimer's Association, Yale New Haven Hospital, and the Milford Health and Recreational Center to aid the nursing home patients that struggle with Dementia. Her passion for neurology, medicine, and mental health has inspired her to invent a product that improves cognitive responses in Alzheimer’s patients. Rachna intends to pursue a major in Neurology and plans to attend Medical School.