Prachee Avasthi

Prachee Avasthi is a distinguished professional in the fields of biochemistry, cell biology, and neuroscience, currently serving as Co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer at Arcadia Science since July 2021. In addition, Prachee Avasthi holds the position of Head of Open Science at Astera Institute beginning in January 2024. Prior experience includes serving as an Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Cell Biology at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth from August 2020 to July 2024 and as an Assistant Professor of Anatomy & Cell Biology at the University of Kansas Medical Center from July 2015 to July 2020. Prachee Avasthi completed postgraduate research as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of California, San Francisco, from April 2009 to June 2015. Educational credentials include a PhD in Neuroscience from the University of Utah and a BS in Molecular and Integrative Physiology from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.