Ruchi Bajpai is an experienced academic currently serving as an Assistant Professor at the University of Southern California since 2011. Prior to this role, Ruchi Bajpai worked as a Research Associate at Stanford University School of Medicine from 2007 to March 2011, and as a Postdoc at the Sanford Burnham Institute for Medical Research from 2003 to 2006. Ruchi Bajpai holds a PhD from the Center for Cellular and Molecular Biology (1996 - 2002) and an MS in Biochemistry from North-Eastern Hill University (1994 - 1996), along with a BS in Botany, Zoology, and Chemistry from St Mary's College. Ruchi Bajpai's foundational education includes the ICSE from Pine Mount School.