Meera Nagarsheth, University of Miami

Meera Nagarsheth, a sophomore at the University of Miami, is a passionate student leader engaged in finding solutions to the public health challenges afflicting local and global communities. A Microbiology and Immunology major, Meera serves eight student organizations while maintaining a research internship with UM’s Department of Public Health and Epidemiology and a volunteer internship with Neighborhood Housing Services of South Florida, where she conducts community-based participatory research on health disparities in Miami’s most distressed communities. Meera believes that service must go beyond a one-time action and become a life-long commitment to fighting for positive, sustainable change and social justice.