Choudhury, who studied Molecular Biology, Biophysics and Genetics in India before getting her PhD in the US, was one of 54 people awarded the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's "Grand Challenge in Global Health" grant to create affordable, latex-free condoms to fight HIV.
These HIV fighting condoms are currently in the prototype stage, and several companies are already interested in working with the team. Choudhury estimates that the condoms will be on the market in one year and will be very affordable at around $1.