I am a third-year PhD candidate at the University of Washington’s Institute for Public Health Genetics, working in the Miller lab. My research interests lie at the intersection of bioinformatics, statistical genetics, and health economics, with a focus on advancing translational research. My dissertation centers on evaluating long-read sequencing for clinical care and developing applications that leverage this technology to improve patient outcomes.
Throughout my academic journey, I’ve engaged in diverse projects that bridge disciplines like statistics, genetics, cancer biology, biochemistry, machine learning, and public health. I am passionate about using these interdisciplinary skills to drive innovations in precision medicine.
Beyond research, I enjoy hiking, kayaking, practicing archery, and playing the violin.
Education
- University of Washington School of Public Health | PhD in Public Health Genetics | 2022 - present
Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health | M.S in Biostatistics-Statistical Genetics | 2020 - 2022
Indian Institute of Technology Madras | B.S-M.S in Biological Sciences-Computational Biology | 2015-2020
Experience
UW School of Medicine | Research Assistant | January 2023 - present
UW School of Pharmacy | Biostatistician | March 2023 - September 2023
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | Research Assistant | February 2022 - September 2022
Inflammatix inc. | Computational Biology intern | August 2021 - September 2021
Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center | Research Assistant | October 2020 - April 2022
Stanford University School of Medicine | Summer intern | May 2019 - August 2019
Stanford University School of Medicine | Summer intern | May 2018 - August 2018
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research | Summer intern | May 2017 - August 2017
News
I successfully passed my PhD general exam (proposal defense)! | February 2025
I was interviewed as a part of the ‘Promising Young Scientist’ series by Brotman Baty Institute for Precision Medicine. Read more: Article | January 2025
Our latest manuscript showing the concordance of whole genome nanopore sequencing with standard clinical testing for Prader-Willi and Angelman syndrome is now online at the Journal of Molecular Diagnostics. Read more: Paper | December 2024
Analysis of the first 100 genomes sequenced as a part of the 1000 Genomes ONT Sequencing Consortium is published in Genome Research! Read more: Paper | November 2024
I spent a week as a TA for the Computational Genomics 2024 course at Cold Spring Harbor, NY | November 2024
Presented a poster on my phasing work using 1000G-ONT data at the American Society of Human Genetics meeting 2024 in Denver, CO. | November 2024
Presented a talk on evaluating phasing and showcased a workflow demo on behalf of the Miller Lab at the Nanopore Community Meeting in Boston. Talk: Evaluating the quality of long-read phasing methods in clinically relevant genes | September 2024
My phasing stats shiny app is now online! Link: Website | August 2024
Presented a talk at Cascadia R Conference. Talk: R-tificial Intelligence, A guide to using R for ML | July 2024
I successfully passed my PhD prelim exams! | June 2024
Our latest preprint showing the concordance of whole genome nanopore sequencing with standard clinical testing for Prader-Willi and Angelman syndrome is out. Read more: Preprint | April 2024