Ayshwarya Subramanian
About Ayshwarya Subramanian
Ayshwarya Subramanian is a Senior Computational Scientist at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, specializing in computational biology and experimental design. She has extensive experience in research and academia, with a focus on cellular heterogeneity, single-cell omics, and systems immunology.
Work at Broad Institute
Ayshwarya Subramanian has been serving as a Senior Computational Scientist at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard since 2021. In this role, she focuses on the intersection of computational biology and experimental design, contributing to the understanding of complex biological systems. Prior to her current position, she worked as a Computational Scientist at the same institute from 2017 to 2021. Her work at Broad Institute emphasizes cellular heterogeneity and evolution, single-cell and meta-omics, systems immunology, kidney disease, and cancer.
Education and Expertise
Ayshwarya Subramanian earned her Doctor of Philosophy in Biology from Carnegie Mellon University, where she studied from 2007 to 2014. She also holds a Master of Science from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, obtained between 2004 and 2007. Her academic background includes extensive training in biostatistics and computational biology, which she applied during her postdoctoral positions at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
Background
Ayshwarya Subramanian's early career includes a role as a Pathology Intern at Sankara Nethralaya Medical Research Foundation in 2005 and participation as an Indian Academy of Science Summer Science Fellow at the Indian Institute of Science in 2006. She also completed a Senior Honors Thesis at the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems in 2007. Her diverse experiences have shaped her expertise in computational biology and experimental design.
Research Contributions
Subramanian's research focuses on the context-specificity of cell states across various scales, integrating high-throughput omics, applied statistics, and machine learning. She collaborates with notable researchers such as Aviv Regev, Vijay Kuchroo, and Ana Anderson at the Klarman Cell Observatory. Additionally, she contributes to the Human Cell Atlas project, specifically focusing on kidney research alongside Anna Greka.
Professional Roles and Teaching
In addition to her role at the Broad Institute, Ayshwarya Subramanian has been an Instructor in Neurology at Harvard Medical School since 2023. She has also served as a Teaching Fellow for an Intro to Data Science course at Harvard University in 2016. Her involvement in academia reflects her commitment to education and mentorship in the field of computational biology.