Renuka Ramanathan
About Renuka Ramanathan
Renuka Ramanathan is a Cancer Biology Training Program Fellow at Yale University, where she has been working since 2021. She holds a PhD in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology from Yale and has extensive research experience across various institutions, including Stanford University and UCLA.
Current Role at Yale University
Renuka Ramanathan is currently a Cancer Biology Training Program Fellow at Yale University, a position she has held since 2021. Her work focuses on advancing research in cancer biology, contributing to the academic and scientific community at Yale. In addition to her fellowship, she is also a Graduate Student at Yale, pursuing a Doctor of Philosophy in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, which she began in 2020.
Previous Experience at Stanford University
Before her current role, Renuka Ramanathan worked as a Summer Research Intern at Stanford University School of Medicine in 2018. During her two-month internship at the Reiter Lab within the Canary Center at Stanford, she gained valuable experience in cancer research methodologies and laboratory practices.
Research Experience in California
Renuka Ramanathan has held several research positions in California. She served as a Research Study Assistant at Lactation Lab from 2020 to 2021. Prior to that, she worked as an Undergraduate Research Assistant at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in the Pajonk Lab from 2017 to 2018 and in the Prins Lab from 2018 to 2020. Additionally, she was a Learning Assistant in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at UCLA in 2019.
Educational Background
Renuka Ramanathan completed her Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry at the University of California, Los Angeles from 2016 to 2020. She is currently pursuing her Doctor of Philosophy in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology at Yale University, expected to complete her degree in 2025.
International Research Internships
Renuka Ramanathan has participated in several international research internships. In 2019, she interned at The Francis Crick Institute in London for two months in the Schumann Lab. Earlier, she completed internships at the Indian Institute of Science and Mazumdar Shaw Cancer Center in Bangalore, India, in 2014 and 2015, respectively.