Aparna Rajpurkar

Aparna Rajpurkar, PhD, is a Senior Scientist at Foundation Medicine since June 2023, having previously held senior scientist and computational biologist roles at Immuneering Corporation from February 2021 to June 2023. Aparna completed a PhD in Genetics at Stanford University School of Medicine from September 2016 to February 2021, where significant work included leading a deep learning project focused on chromatin structure and gene expression. Additionally, teaching assistantships at Stanford involved courses on computational analysis and genomics. Prior experience includes an internship at Genentech and a Junior Specialist position at the University of California, Davis, where machine learning applications in genomics were developed. Educational background includes a Bachelor of Science in Genetics and Genomics from the University of California, Davis.