Sanskriti Saxena — HTGAA Spring 2026
Hi, I’m Sanskriti — Powered by neurons, caffeine, and questionable hypotheses🌱🧠
Early‑career scientist obsessed with stem cells, developmental biology, and computational tricks to understand living systems.
About me
Hello! I am Sanskriti Saxena, a BS–MS graduate from IISER Tirupati, India, and currently pursuing my PhD at the Van Andel Institute, Michigan.
Topics I love
- Stem cells and developmental biology
- Computational biology and bioinformatics
- Biophysics and quantitative modelling
An amateur singer and dancer, “Always open to discussions on food, music, movies and philosophy 😀”.
What I want to grow this year
Details
- Design and run one experiment that genuinely surprises me
- Learn enough digital fabrication to prototype a “living device”
- Collaborate with at least two classmates outside my comfort zone
Outside the lab
- Singing and choreography for Indian classical / fusion
- Hunting for good vegetarian food spots near GR
- Occasional essays on science, society, and philosophy on Substack