Gargi received her Bachelor's degree in Dental Surgery in India and her Master of Public Health in Epidemiology from Texas A&M University. She is currently a third-year PhD Epidemiology student and a Graduate Research Assistant in the Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology. Before joining the PhD program, she worked on clinical trials for breast cancer screenings in India. Over the past two years, Gargi has focused her research on examining early outbreak warnings for infectious diseases through wastewater surveillance. She is particularly interested in understanding the impact of key determinants of emerging vector-borne diseases, such as climate change, landscape and vegetation changes, and the complex interactions between host animals and humans. Her recent work has centered on investigating the determinants of tick-borne and mosquito-borne diseases prevalent in the US and incorporating a One Health approach to design effective surveillance strategies. In her free time she enjoys running, reading and talking to family and friends.