Rupal Mehta, PhD, is a physician-scientist and associate professor at Rush University Department of Pathology and the Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center (RADC). She completed residency in Anatomic Pathology and fellowship in Neuropathology at the University of California at Los Angeles and subsequently completed a visiting fellowship at Indiana University Alzheimer’s Disease Center. Her research focuses on cerebrovascular anatomy and pathophysiology of stroke and cerebral small vessel diseases. Mehta’s mission is to identify novel tissue markers to facilitate diagnosis of diseases associated with vascular dysfunction, brain waste accumulation and brain aging. Her research has been recognized through several awards, including those sponsored by USPHS, United States Navy/Marine Corp, Microcirculatory Society, Patent and Trademark Office Society, and the American Association of Neuropathologists, and has been published in peer-reviewed scientific journals such as Science, Stroke, Annals of Neurology, Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology, and Journal of Patient Safety. Mehta belongs to various professional groups including the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) and the American Association of Neuropathologists (AANP).