Ankita Singh

Alma Mater: UC Berkeley, B.A.

Matriculation Year: 2021

Current Stage: GS2

Graduate Group: Molecular, Cellular and Integrative Physiology

Ph.D. Mentor: Kyle Fink

About Ankita: Ankita is an MD/PhD student in the Molecular, Cellular and Integrative Physiology graduate group. She received her bachelor’s degree from UC Berkeley in Molecular and Cell Biology. At Berkeley, Ankita developed an interest in using genome engineering tools such as the CRISPR-Cas system for therapeutic development and biological discovery.  Prior to starting her MD/PhD, Ankita worked as a research associate in Dr. Feng Zhang’s lab at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard where she worked on using CRISPR-Cas tools for functional genomic screening.  In her free time, Ankita enjoys watching sports, playing and listening to music, watching movies, baking, and spending time with her cat Mochi. 

Research Interests: Ankita is passionate about advancing and improving next-generation therapeutics using technologies such as CRISPR-Cas9. she is particularly interested in designing new delivery modalities that allow for safe and efficient delivery of such therapeutics to the brain

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