meet the Founders - aditya Indla

Aditya Indla is one of the founders of Project Aegle.  He is currently working as a research volunteer at UCSF Tobacco Research Center under Dr. Suzaynn Schick, to support the conduct of clinical research on the health effects of exposure to secondhand and thirdhand cigarette smoke.

He was one of the 30 anti-tobacco advocates invited to join Gov. Gavin Newsom in August 2020, for the signing ceremony of SB 793, legislation to ban the sale of flavored tobacco in California. 
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He has been actively engaged with elected officials at state and national levels towards implementing anti-tobacco policies

• Testified before the CA Senate Health Committee in May 2020, as one of the three witnesses in support of SB793 to ban flavored tobacco sale in California, along with the Lt.Governer of California Ms. Eleni Kunalakis, and Dr.Halpern-Felsher of Stanford Tobacco Prevention Toolkit.  
• Met with Rep. Swalwell's staff to advocate for HR2993  – Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act of 2019
• Met with Asm. Bill Quirk's staff to request co-sponsorship for SB793

He is an Emerging Community Leader Intern for the UCAN-ACT project with Breathe California, working towards updating Tobacco retail policies in various cities in Alameda county. 

He holds multiple leadership positions in youth and general public oriented anti-tobacco activist organizations.

• Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids National Youth Ambassador for California. 
• American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Legislative Ambassador for CA State Assembly District 20, and State Senate District 10.
• Member of the Alameda County Tobacco Control Coalition and part of the By-laws and Website working groups
• California Youth Advocacy Network trained Anti-Tobacco Advocate 

He conducted multiple presentations and workshops to raise awareness of the dangers of tobacco and attended various conferences to gain increased understanding of tobacco issues.​​

He is currently a junior at Bellarmine College Preparatory School in San Jose, CA. He has been recognized by the U.N. Secretary General's Envoy on Youth as one of the "Young Leaders who Inspire you to Change the World" for his work to supply PPEs during the COVID-19 pandemic.