Raunak Vijay
Graduate Student
Department of Data Science, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Raunak is a Master’s student in the Computational Biology and Quantitative Genetics program at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in Biotechnology from the University of New Hampshire at Manchester in 2023, with research interests in bioinformatics, microbiology, and machine learning. His current research focuses on utilizing machine learning and single-cell lineage tracing data to enhance phylogenetic inference in cancer evolution. Outside the lab, his interests include music, films, video games, reading, and biking.
Curriculum Vitae
Personal Information
| Name: | Raunak Vijay |
| Nationality: | American |
| Address: | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, CLS Building, 3 Blackfan Circle, Boston, MA 02115 |
| Email address: | rvijay [at] hsph.harvard.edu |
Education
| 2020 – 2023 | Bachelor of Science, Biotechnology, University of New Hampshire at Manchester |
| 2024 – present | Master of Science, Computational Biology and Quantitative Genetics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health |
Scientific Career
| 2021 – 2023 | Student Researcher, Department of Life Sciences, University of New Hampshire at Manchester |
| 2023 – 2024 | Bioinformatics Intern, Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, University of Maryland |
| 2025 – present | Student-Academic Year, Department of Data Science, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute |