Dr. Monica A. Kapil earned her Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from San Jose State University. She went on to earn a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from UC Berkeley and her doctorate in bioengineering via a joint program through UC Berkeley and UCSF as an NSF Graduate Research Fellow.
Monica is currently a Device Engineer at Gilead Sciences, a bio-pharmaceutical company, working on drug delivery systems across Gilead’s portfolio. There, she is involved with innovative, early development design of drug delivery devices from concept to successful clinical studies and launch for both large and small molecules.
Monica also actively works to increase access, diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEM education and careers through her outreach work.