Akshita Prakash Pillai

Akshita Prakash Pillai is a Senior Quality Control Analyst at STEMCELL Technologies since October 2022, with prior experience as a Research Technician at Virogin Biotech Ltd from August 2019 to October 2022, where responsibilities included conducting cell-based assays and validating oncolytic virus payloads. Previous roles also include Research Technician II at Fred Hutch, contributing to the development of T-cell receptor-based cancer therapies, and Graduate Student Researcher at the University of Illinois College of Medicine, focusing on prostate cancer mechanisms and topoisomerase mutants. Akshita began a research career as an Undergraduate Student Researcher at Vellore Institute of Technology, studying multi-drug resistant bacteria. Academic credentials include a Master's Degree in Medical Biotechnology and an Engineer's Degree in Biotechnology.