Ayshwarya Subramanian
Assistant Professor, Molecular Biology and Genetics
Academic focus:
Context-specificity of cell states using computational systems biology
Current research project:
Understanding how to define the state of a cell from its internal and external cues
Previous positions:
- Instructor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, 2023
- Computational Scientist, Klarman Cell Observatory & Kidney Disease Initiative, Broad Institute, Gene Lay Institute for Inflammation and Immunology, Brigham and Women's Institute and Harvard Medical School, 2017-2023
- Postdoctoral scholar, Department of Biostatistics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Department of Data Science, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, 2014-2017
Academic background:
- Ph.D., Biological sciences (focus: computational biology), Carnegie Mellon University, 2014
- M.Sc. (Hons), (integrated undergraduate degree), Biological sciences. Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS)-Pilani, India, 2007
In your own time/when not working:
Dreaming, travel, exploring nature
Last book read:
"Chop Wood Carry Water" by Joshua Medcalf
Courses you’re most looking forward to teaching:
Computational Biology
What most excites you about Cornell:
The diversity of and crosstalk among disciplines, deep-thinking colleagues and the inclusive community
Social media:
@ayshwaryas
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