| 2004 |
'50 People to Watch in 2004' San Diego Magazine |
| 2004 |
Global Indus Technovators Award (20 most innovative scientists worldwide of Indus origin) |
| 2003 |
Y.C. Fung Young Investigator Award, American Society of Mechanical Engineers |
| 2003 |
MIT Technology Review TR100 (100 most innovative young scientists)
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| 2003 |
YWCA's Tribute to Women in Industry (TWIN) Award - Outstanding Contribution to UCSD |
| 2002 |
"Best of What's New" Award, Popular Science Magazine (Sailor/Bhatia) |
| 2002 |
NSF Career Award |
| 2001 |
Scientific Leadership Award; BioMEMS & Biomedical Nanotechnology WORLD |
| 2001 |
Teacher of the Year Award, Jacobs School of Engineering, Department of Bioengineering, UCSD |
| 2000 |
America's Notable Women |
| 2000 |
Who's Who in Science and Engineering |
| 2000 |
Invited Participant: Frontiers of Science, National Academy of Science. |
| 2000 |
Invited Participant: Frontiers in Engineering, National Academy of Engineering |
| 1999-2004 |
David and Lucile Packard Fellow |
| 1999 |
Harvard Medical School Diversity Award |
| 1999 |
Nominated to run for election to MIT Foundation |
| 1998 |
John F. and Virginia A. Taplin Fellow in Health Sciences and Technology |
| 1997 |
Marvin A. Asnes Fellow in Health Sciences and Technology |
| 1996 |
Whitaker Graduate Student Award in BiomedicalEngineering |
| 1996 |
American Association of University Women Selected Professions Fellow |
| 1994 |
Pfizer Fellow in Medical Engineering, Harvard-MIT |
| 1991-1994 |
Office of Naval Research Fellow, American Society for Engineering Education |
| 1990 |
Magna cum laude, Brown University |
| 1990 |
Sigma Xi, Scientific Honor Society |
| 1989 |
Tau Beta Pi, Engineering Honor Society |