Vandana Veenit
About Vandana Veenit
Vandana Veenit is a Principal Scientist at BenevolentAI in Cambridge, England, with extensive international research experience in bioscience and neuroscience.
Current Title at BenevolentAI
Vandana Veenit currently holds the position of Principal Scientist at BenevolentAI. She is based in Cambridge, England, United Kingdom. This role involves contributing to the company's mission of using artificial intelligence to create and deliver life-changing medicines.
Previous Experience at AstraZeneca
Vandana Veenit previously worked as a Senior Scientist Bioscience at AstraZeneca. Her tenure there lasted 10 months from 2020 to 2021 in Gothenburg, Vastra Gotaland County, Sweden. At AstraZeneca, she focused on bioscience research initiatives, contributing to the development of therapeutic solutions.
Role at Randstad
At Randstad, Vandana Veenit served as Senior Scientist Bioscience, specifically focusing on Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD). She worked there for one year from 2019 to 2020 in Gothenburg, Sweden. Her responsibilities included conducting in-depth research and analysis on CKD, developing a deeper understanding of the disease pathways.
Postdoctoral Research at Karolinska Institutet
Vandana Veenit undertook postdoctoral research at the Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, from 2016 to 2019. During her three years in Stockholm, Sweden, she conducted advanced research in neuroscience, contributing to the institute’s mission of improving human health through impactful neuroscience research.
Educational Background
Vandana Veenit holds a Ph.D. from École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland, where she studied from 2009 to 2013. Prior to this, she completed her Master's degree in Neuroscience at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) in Mumbai, India, between 2006 and 2009. Her educational background provided her with a strong foundation in both theoretical and applied aspects of neuroscience.