Dipendra Gyawali currently works as a Senior Scientist in the LNP Process Development department at Moderna, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He obtained his Master of Science degree in 2009 from UT-Southwestern Medical Center/UT-Arlington, specializing in Bioengineering with a focus on Biomaterial and Drug Delivery. He has co-authored 25 peer-reviewed scientific journal papers, contributed to 3 book chapters, and participated in invited interviews with over 1500 citations to his work. Additionally, he holds 4 US and international patents. His primary research involves understanding the significance of biomaterials in mRNA delivery and overseeing the detailed characterization of lipid nanoparticles employed in mediating mRNA delivery.