Yash Sawant — HTGAA Spring 2026

About me

Hi, I’m Yash Sawant, a biotechnology postgraduate student from Mumbai, India. I am also a HTGAA 2025 graduate. I am currently a Global Teaching Assistant in How to Grow (Almost) Anything (HTGAA) 2026 as part of Bioclub Tokyo

My interests lie at the intersection of synthetic biology and bioinformatics,. I am particularly interested in building biological systems that can solve real world health problems.

For my HTGAA 2025 final project, I designed a synthetic riboswitch-based genetic circuit to detect acetone as a volatile biomarker for diabetes monitoring.

Other than this, I enjoy Good music, films, and teaching, and I am always looking forward to collaborating with people working in computational biology.

Contact info

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BioClub Global TA MoU

HTGAA Teaching Assistant (TA) Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)

By signing this form, I agree to fulfill the following responsibilities as a teaching assistant for How To Grow Almost Anything (HTGAA) 2026.

As an HTGAA Teaching Assistant, I agree to:

  • Collaboration: Work with the instructor team at my node to carry out agreed-upon tasks throughout the semester and ensure students at my node understand all requirements for success.
  • Safety: Adhere to all applicable local, regional, and national health and safety guidelines.
  • Communication: Communicate clearly with students and instructors, raising any issues or concerns promptly.
  • Respect: Promote a respectful, inclusive, and welcoming learning environment, encouraging curiosity and peer support.
  • Integrity: Demonstrate integrity as a scientist and educator by keeping data accurate, complete, and truthful.
  • Attribution: Grant HTGAA permission to share my work produced for the course, with appropriate attribution.
  • Mentorship: Mentor students with a continuous learning mindset, supporting their curiosity, growth, and resilience, and celebrating their achievements.
  • Initiative: Proactively contribute ideas and solutions to enhance the course, lab experiences, and student learning.
  • Adaptability: Approach challenges with flexibility and problem-solving, modeling resilience in a dynamic learning environment.

Node-Specific Agreements

I also agree to carry out responsibilities assigned to support my node’s success, including:

  • Engagement: Participate in required node meetings and coordinate with your node team to support planning, collaboration, and student success.
  • Preparation: Preparing instructional materials ahead of classes and labs and running validation experiments to strengthen the learning experience.
  • Support: Maintaining availability to support students through established communication channels (e.g., email, Discourse).
  • Review: Reviewing student homework and providing regular, constructive feedback.
  • Attendance: Tracking and maintaining accurate attendance records for students at my node.

Signed by committing this file in my repository,

Yash Sawant

13-03-2026