Upasana Sunil Arvindam

Upasana Sunil Arvindam has a diverse work experience spanning several years. Upasana is currently employed as a Scientist at Prime Medicine, Inc. since 2022. Prior to this, they worked as a Researcher PHD Student at the Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota from 2017 to 2022. Upasana also gained experience as a Clinical Research Intern at Regions Hospital from 2014 to 2015.

Before that, Upasana held multiple roles at the Developmental Biology Center, University of Minnesota. Upasana worked as a Junior Research Scientist from 2014 to 2015, Research Assistant from 2014 to 2014, and Undergrad Research Assistant from 2010 to 2014. In these positions, they conducted directed differentiation experiments using human iPS cells, coordinated experiments as a project leader, evaluated markers on stem cell lines, and analyzed immune system responses in cellular therapies.

Additionally, Upasana worked as a Peer Assisted Learning (PAL) Facilitator at the University of Minnesota Libraries in 2013 and as a Research Intern at Oncostem Diagnostics in 2011.

Upasana Sunil Arvindam completed their Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Cancer Immunology from the University of Minnesota between 2016 and 2022. Before that, they obtained their Master's degree in Translational Medical Research from Heidelberg University in 2015-2016. Prior to their master's degree, Upasana graduated with a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Genetics, Cell Biology, and Development (Magna Cum Laude) from the University of Minnesota, where the exact years of study were between 2010 and 2014.