[9][12] As a child, she enjoyed "taking apart TVs and building these giant Tinkertoy towers, playing with static electricity, and experimenting on [her] class for science fairs.

[4] While completing her undergraduate education, she built an electronic musical instrument which is played through human bodies' electromagnetic waves.

[4] There, she worked on the development of LibraNose, analyzing "patient breath samples to determine the feasibility of a noninvasive cancer-smelling device.

[11] In 2006, she started graduate work at the Boston School, she quickly changed to follow her mentor, Professor Gordana Vunjak- Novakovice.

[12] As a biomedical engineer, Tandon worked at Columbia University to force growth and stimulation of cells, using electrical currents.

[12] Currently, she has grown cells on rat hearts, to beat, but her ultimate goal is to have the ability to create a process where scientists can grow entire human organs.

The Problem: Currently, millions of bone graft surgeries are performed in the United States, albeit this procedure is in its primitive stages.

[16] Nina's invention is crucial because it proposes not only a less risky solution but one that will transform the field of regenerative medicine, which has largely been focused on tissue regeneration.

EpiBone received Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval in 2023 to begin testing its lab-grown bones in humans.

[17] This is a significant step forward, as EpiBone will be able to evaluate the effectiveness of its innovation and get real-life feedback from medical professionals and the patient.

Her medical career was inspired by her siblings; her brother has an eye disease and struggles to see clearly, and both sisters have issues with seeing colors, thus changing our perceptions of the outside world.

Previously, she worked as an associate postdoctoral researcher for Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering Laboratory at Columbia University, where she attended school as well.