About
Akash Kulgod is a cognitive scientist and co-founder of Dognosis, where he serves as Chief Canine Comrade and works on canine olfaction and early cancer detection. He studied Cognitive Science at UC Berkeley, where his thesis on a 4E cognitive model of canine olfaction received the Robert J. Glushko Prize for Distinguished Undergraduate Research, and he served as commencement speaker for the 2022 Cognitive Science class. He has conducted research with eight groups across five countries, is first author of multiple publications and a PCT patent, and has been named a two-time Emergent Ventures India grantee and a 2025 Foresight Institute Neurotechnology Fellow.
Founder at Dognosis
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Experience
- DognosisChief Canine Comradecurrent2022 — present
- Rajalakshmi Children FoundationCheerleadercurrent2016 — present
- Soulmates VetCheerleadercurrent2024 — presentBelagavi, Karnataka, India
- 1517 FundPortfolio Foundercurrent2024 — present
- Mercatus Center at George Mason UniversityGranteecurrent2022 — present
- Medical Detection DogsVisiting Researcher2023
- Eötvös Loránd UniversityVisiting Researcher2023Budapest, Hungary
- Tech4AnimalsVisiting Researcher2023Haifa, Haifa District, Israel
- UC Berkeley Center for the Science of PsychedelicsUndergraduate Researcher2021 — 2022
- Okinawa Institute of Science and TechnologyResearch Intern2021Okinawa, Japan
- UC Berkeley College of Letters & ScienceUndergraduate Researcher2019 — 2021Berkeley, California, United States
- Innovative Genomics InstituteUndergraduate Researcher2019
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- Who is Akash Kulgod?
- Akash Kulgod is a cognitive scientist and co-founder of Dognosis, where he serves as Chief Canine Comrade and works on canine olfaction and early cancer detection. He studied Cognitive Science at UC Berkeley, where his thesis on a 4E cognitive model of canine olfaction received the Robert J. Glushko Prize for Distinguished Undergraduate Research, and he served as commencement speaker for the 2022 Cognitive Science class. He has conducted research with eight groups across five countries, is first author of multiple publications and a PCT patent, and has been named a two-time Emergent Ventures India grantee and a 2025 Foresight Institute Neurotechnology Fellow.
- Where does Akash Kulgod work?
- Akash Kulgod is Founder of Dognosis.
- What companies did Akash Kulgod found?
- Akash Kulgod founded Dognosis.
- Where did Akash Kulgod go to school?
- Akash Kulgod studied at University of California, Berkeley (Bachelor's degree, Cognitive Science).
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