EDUCATION:
Present: Research Associate Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University
Present: Research Associate Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University
- Primary supervisor: Professor Andrew Clark, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics; NIH NRSA fellowship
- Tata Cornell Institute: Professor Prabhu Pingali
- Tata Cornell Institute: Professor Prabhu Pingali
- 07/2016-Present: Visiting professor, Center for Human Genetics, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
- 09/2016-Present: Visiting scholar, Department of Genetics, University of Pennsylvania, PA
- Primary supervisor: Dr. Toomas Kivisild, Department of Biological Anthropology
- Primary supervisors: Professor Rosalind Harding, Dr. Anthony Boyce, Professor David Coleman
POSITIONS & AFFILIATIONS:
1. Member, American Society of Human Genetics (2012-)
2. Member, Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution (2012-)
3. Vice-President, Cambridge University Biological Society, 2008-9
4. President, Oxford University Biological Society, 2005-6
5. Fellow, Cambridge Philosophical Society, elected 2009
6. Life Member, Oxford Union Society, from 2004
1. Member, American Society of Human Genetics (2012-)
2. Member, Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution (2012-)
3. Vice-President, Cambridge University Biological Society, 2008-9
4. President, Oxford University Biological Society, 2005-6
5. Fellow, Cambridge Philosophical Society, elected 2009
6. Life Member, Oxford Union Society, from 2004
, TEACHING:
1. Supervisor of undergraduate research: W. Cheng ’16, Corey Ng ’17, A. Pei ’18, R. Ekanayake '20
2. BIOMG 4870 – Human Genomics, Cornell University (guest lecturer)
3. BA3: Genetics of Human Adaptations, University of Cambridge (supervisor)
4. BA10: Evolution of Human Phenotypes and Behaviour, University of Cambridge (supervisor)
1. Supervisor of undergraduate research: W. Cheng ’16, Corey Ng ’17, A. Pei ’18, R. Ekanayake '20
2. BIOMG 4870 – Human Genomics, Cornell University (guest lecturer)
3. BA3: Genetics of Human Adaptations, University of Cambridge (supervisor)
4. BA10: Evolution of Human Phenotypes and Behaviour, University of Cambridge (supervisor)
AWARDS AND HONOURS (selected):
2020:
- Reviewers’ Choice award, American Society of Human Genetics, Oct 27-30, 2020.
· British Council Alumni of the Year for Professional Achievement, USA, March 2018.
2017:
· Invited member of the final NAKFI conference, Irvine, CA, November 2017
· Society of Molecular Biology and Evolution Young Investigator Award, Austin, TX
· Spotlight Health Scholar, Aspen Festival of Ideas, Aspen, CO
· Forbes 30 under 30, Healthcare
2016:
- Invited Participant to Women in the World, Inaugural New Delhi meeting (declined)
- Ruth L. Kirschstein NIH NRSA fellowship (April 2014-2017)
- National Academy of Sciences Keck Futures Initiative Fellow
2011: BioVision.Nxt Fellow – Biovision-the World Life Sciences Forum, March 27-29, 2011 Lyon, France
2010: Jane Moore Award for Most Outstanding Student, British Association for Biological Anthropology and Osteoarchaeology, 12th annual conference. September17-19, 2010, Cambridge,UK
2007: Cambridge Gates Scholarship (Fall 2007 through 2011)
2005-2006: President, Oxford University Biological Society
2004: International BioGENEius Challenge, 2nd place
For complete information, please contact: smr46 at cornell.edu