She completed her education and training at the Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai and at Northwestern University, Chicago. She has established a new line of research in the field of ‘Cardiovascular Regenerative Medicine’ to study miniature vesicles secreted by cells called exosomes and their role in cardiac regeneration. Currently, with the help of NIH and AHA-funded research, Dr. Sahoo’s laboratory investigates cellular, tissue and organ level microcommunication mechanisms that can contribute to new therapeutic approaches to repair and regenerate the heart.