Siddharth Nimbalkar is a scientist on the NeuArray team at The Jackson Laboratory in New York, where he helps generate large‑scale induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) disease models using the NYSCF Global Stem Cell Array®. His work supports JAX’s mission by enabling rigorous, reproducible human in vitro systems to study neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative diseases.
Nimbalkar specializes in high‑throughput iPSC differentiation using automated platforms to create consistent batches of cell lines for disease modeling. His work contributes to research programs across JAX‑NYSCF, academic collaborators and federal partners.
He is particularly proud of generating iPSC‑derived nociceptors as part of the NIH HEAL Initiative, a cross‑agency effort to accelerate solutions to the national opioid and pain crises. He also contributes to a collaborative project with the National Institute of Mental Health to produce iPSC‑based models for studying mood and anxiety disorders.
Nimbalkar holds a master’s degree in biomedical engineering from Case Western Reserve University, where his thesis focused on biomaterials for 3D bioprinting. Before joining NYSCF and, subsequently, JAX, he worked as a research associate at the University of Central Florida developing “organ‑on‑a‑chip” systems and generating iPSC‑derived motor neurons for ALS disease models. His curiosity about automation in stem cell production led him to explore and ultimately join the NYSCF Global Stem Cell Array® platform.
He hopes his work will drive more accurate and efficient iPSC disease models that advance preclinical research.