Amit Prasad

Amit Prasad is an Associate Professor at the School of History and Sociology within the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts at Georgia Institute of Technology. His research focuses on global, transnational, and postcolonial perspectives in the history and sociology of science, technology, and medicine. He examines how colonial legacies influence contemporary scientific practices and knowledge production.

• Expertise: Global Science Studies, Postcolonial Theory, Medical Ethics
• Key Works: Books include Imperial Technoscience (2014) and Science Studies Meets Colonialism (2022)
• Funding: NSF, NIH, American Institute of Indian Studies

His research spans topics like the socio-political dimensions of medical technologies (MRI, stem cell therapies), colonial impacts on scientific cultures, and scientific misinformation. He also engages with visual culture in medicine and the ethics of global health initiatives.